Kanye West Photoshops ‘White Lives Matter’ onto Bella Hadid’s dress
Don’t expect to see the Hadids at any future Yeezy shows.
Late Wednesday night, Kanye West posted an Instagram photo of Bella Hadid’s viral spray-on dress from the Coperni show during Paris Fashion Week.
But the rapper, 45, added the words “White Lives Matter” to the front of Hadid’s headline-making look — a nod to the controversial T-shirts he sent down his own runway on Monday, which were printed with the same offensive slogan.
“OH AND I DID A T SHIRT DRESS TOOOOOOOO GOOD ARTIST BORROW GREAT ARTIST STEEEEEAL I’M THE LOUVRE,” the Yeezy founder captioned the post.
West’s jab at Bella comes after her older sister Gigi blasted the rapper for ridiculing Vogue editor and stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who had called the “White Lives Matter” shirts “deeply offensive, violent and dangerous.”
“You wish u had a percentage of her intellect. You have no idea haha…If there’s actually a point to any of your s–t she might be the only person that could save u,” Hadid, 27, commented on one of West’s posts.
“As if the ‘honor’ of being invited to your show should keep someone from giving their opinion..? Lol. You’re a bully and a joke.”
After Karefa-Johnson shared her criticism of West’s collection, the musician mocked her personal style on social media, driving many industry insiders — including the Hadids, who have worked with Karefa-Johnson on a variety of projects — to show their support for the stylist.
West later said that he and the stylist sat down and made amends.
“GABBY IS MY SISTER,” Ye wrote on Instagram Tuesday night. “IM NOT LETTING PEOPLE GO TO BED THINKING I DIDN’T MEET WITH GABRIELLE AT 5 PM TODAY FOR 2 HOURS THEN WE WENT TO DINNER.”
He also claimed that the conversation was filmed by “Elvis” director Baz Luhrmann at the request of Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour.
“WE APOLOGIZED TO EACH OTHER FOR THE WAY WE MADE EACH OTHER FEEL WE ACTUALLY GOT ALONG AND HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE FIGHT FOR ACCEPTANCE IN A WORLD THAT’S NOT OUR OWN,” he added.
But Gigi jumped into the comments, taking issue with how West addressed the editor so colloquially after his attacks.
“It’s Gabriella,” she commented on his post.
Karefa-Johnson spoke out amid the drama Tuesday evening, sharing on her Instagram Stories, “One thing about me: I will always speak my mind, and always try to honor my truth. My thoughts are my own, and I stand by them. Thank you all for supporting me in that.”
Other stars who’ve publicly denounced West’s “White Lives Matter” shirts include Hailey Bieber, Jaden Smith, Kendall Jenner and Jodie Turner-Smith. Sean “Diddy” Combs also weighed in, calling West a “free thinker” but criticizing his tees as “tone-deaf.”
Drake, meanwhile, seemed to show his support for West when he liked Ye’s Instagram post trolling Bieber; the “Praise God” provocateur proudly shared a screenshot of his fellow rapper’s approval.
“EVERYONE KNOWS ME AND DRAKE HAVE HAD A RIVALRY IN THE PAST IT REALLY WARMED MY HEART TO SEE DRAKE LIKE ONE OF MY POST WE STILL NEED THE DONDA TEAM TO PLAY NOCTA ALL DRAKE MUSIC WILL BE PLAYED AT DONDA GAMES MOVING FORWARD,” West captioned the post.
Through it all, West has continued to defend his “White Lives Matter” designs.
