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Balenciaga claimed that ‘all of the props’ in the now infamous July photoshoot featuring SCOTUS child porn documents were provided by a ‘third party’
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The fashion house apologized for its ‘lack of oversight and control’ and said ‘we could have done things differently’, but maintains it was not a deliberate creative decision
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Ad production company North Six says it’s being made to be a ‘scapegoat’ for the brand
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‘Everyone from Balenciaga was on the shoot and was present on every shot and worked on the edit of every image in post-production,’ Gabriela Moussaieff, an agent for set director Nicholas Des Jardins, said
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The brand has apologized for a separate holiday campaign which featured young children with bondage bears
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Balenciaga is facing a major boycott from fans and celebrities who were disgusted by the two campaigns
Balenciaga issued a lengthy statement on Monday claiming it had no control over the props used in its Spring ’23 ad campaign where a printout of a SCOTUS ruling on child porn was photographed behind a handbag, after filing a notice that it planned to sue the production company responsible.
The fashion house from Spain is suing ad production company North Six Inc., as well as set designer Nicholas Des Jardins and his own brand for including images of legal documents on the US Supreme Court’s decision on child pornography laws in the ad campaign.
Uproar over the campaign came days after the brand was called out over a separate ad campaign that was entirely its own doing, which showed young children posing with bondage-clad teddy bears.
In an Instagram statement on Monday, Balenciaga once again doubled down on the claim that it had nothing to do with the SCOTUS ruling making it into the shot that ended up on its website.
In an Instagram statement on Monday, Balenciaga once again doubled down on the claim that it had nothing to do with the SCOTUS ruling making it into the shot that ended up on its website
‘All the items included in this shooting were provided by third parties that confirmed in writing these props were fake…they turned out to be real most likely coming from the filming of a television drama. The inclusion of these unapproved documents was the result of reckless negligence for which Balenciaga has filed a complaint,’ it said.
The statement went on: ‘We take full accountability for our lack of oversight and control of the documents in the background and we could have done things differently.’
RELATED: Balenciaga plans to file $25m lawsuit against producers of controversial handbag ad that included SCOTUS child porn ruling… after apologizing over bondage teddy bears
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Balenciaga filed a notice of summons in New York on Friday, signaling that it plans to sue North Six
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North Six produced a the Spring 23 ad campaign for Balenciaga which featured the SCOTUS papers in one image
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It surfaced last week after Balenciaga was criticized for a separate campaign involving children
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The Toy Stories Holiday campaign saw child models posing with its plush bear bags which wear BDSM harnesses
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Taken together, many said the campaigns point to a disturbing pattern of child porn and sexual references
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Balenciaga apologizes for the bears ad but insists it didn’t know about the content of the SCOTUS printout
- https://nypost.com/2022/11/25/balenciaga-files-25m-suit-against-bdsm-teddy-bear-ad-producers/
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11474945/Balenciaga-files-25M-suit-against-producers-controversial-BDSM-teddy-bear-ad-campaign.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/28/balenciaga-campaign-ad-scandal-lawsuit-porn/
- https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/balenciaga-ad-scandal-lawsuit-bear-b2234703.html
- https://news.yahoo.com/balenciaga-sues-production-company-25m-185545760.html
RELATED: As Balenciaga faces backlash over its bondage-themed campaign featuring children, FEMAIL reveals its controversial history – from fetish masks to bizarre horror-themed ads
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Balenciaga shared advert showing child holding a teddy dressed in BDSM outfit
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Globally renowned Spanish fashion house dresses the likes of Kim Kardashian
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However it is far from the first time the fashion house has courted controversy
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Here FEMAIL reveals the other shocking moments from brand’s history
Balenciaga may be facing backlash after sharing a campaign which featured a child holding a teddy bear dressed in a BDSM outfit, but it’s far from the first time the label has courted controversy.
Balenciaga was founded by Spanish monarchist Cristobal Balenciaga in 1991. The current creative director of the brand is Georgia native Demna Gvasalia.
In 2001, the company, which quotes annual revenues of nearly two billion, was acquired by Kering from Gucci.
REFERENCE:
- https://flipboard.com/topic/balenciaga/balenciaga-claims-it-had-no-control-over-the-props-in-photoshoot-where-scotus-ch/a-THb3caYBTayk-Srl55MKVg%3Aa%3A2679760903-9a91a660f7%2Fco.uk
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11478639/Balenciaga-claims-no-control-props-photoshoot-including-child-porn-ruling.html
By: Miss Cherry May Timbol – Independent Reporter
