Rams star Cooper Kupp rips Balenciaga over children’s ‘BDSM’ ad campaign
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Rams star Cooper Kupp rips luxury fashion brand Balenciaga over scandalous ad campaign featuring a child holding a teddy bear dressed in a BDSM outfit: ‘Make yourself aware of the attack on our young people’
Injured Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp assaults luxury fashion brand Balenciaga during a recent photo shoot featuring a child holding a teddy bear dressed in a BDSM outfit.
The Super Bowl LVI MVP released a statement on social media on Saturday: “To try to be a voice for our children, who rely on the protection of the men and women who are entrusted with the responsibility of nurturing and raising them.” : Please make yourself aware of @balenciaga’s attack on our young people, and make sure they are held accountable for it.
“For those of us in positions to create change in the way companies manipulate people and advertise evil, stand up!”
Injured Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp attacks luxury fashion brand Balenciaga during a recent photo shoot featuring a child holding a teddy bear dressed in a BDSM outfit
Fashion brand Balenciaga apologizes for what many believe is a photoshoot that amounts to child pornography, featuring a child holding a teddy bear dressed in a BDSM outfit
The photo depicts a young girl holding a teddy bear in bondage-style gear, which has been removed from the gift shop section of the Balenciaga website
The Super Bowl LVI MVP released a statement on social media on Saturday
Balenciaga, a globally known Spanish fashion house that dresses Kim Kardashian and Nicole Kidman, among others, apologized for the adult-themed children’s photo shoot. The company also filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers who came up with the ad campaign.
Perhaps even more bizarre, a Twitter user discovered that one of the photos in a separate shoot included an excerpt from the 2008 U.S. Supreme Court opinion in the United States v. Williams case, which struck down part of a federal child pornography law. enforced.
The ruling determined that offering or soliciting to transfer, sell, supply or trade child pornography did not violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, even if a person charged under the code did not in fact have child pornography possessed to trade with. The late Justice Antonin Scalia specifically noted that offers to engage in illegal transactions are categorically excluded from First Amendment protection.
Balenciaga released a statement on Tuesday apologizing for both photoshoots and seemingly suggesting they take legal action against everyone else involved.
The statement read: “We sincerely apologize for any offense our holiday campaign may have caused. Our plush bear bags should not have been placed with children in this campaign. We have immediately removed the campaign from all platforms.
We apologize for displaying disturbing documents in our campaign. We take this matter very seriously and are taking legal action against the parties responsible for creating the set and including non-approved items for our Spring 23 campaign photo shoot. We strongly condemn abuse of children in any form. We stand for the safety and well-being of children.”
Italian photographer Galimberti promoted the images as part of a project series he called “Toy Stories,” an obvious reference to the Disney/Pixar film series.
They later clarified in a statement to DailyMail.com that neither photographers Gabriele Galimberti nor photographer Chris Maggio would be part of any legal action. A spokesperson said they would sue the creatives hired for the Spring 23 photo collection.
Balenciaga told DailyMail.com: ‘Balenciaga is not taking legal action against Gabriele Galimberti, the photographer of the holiday campaign, which included a child holding a teddy bear bag.
“Gabriele Galimberti was in no way involved in the Spring 23 campaign over disturbing documents in an office.”
Galimberti has since claimed the images were part of a series called “Toy Stories,” he wrote on his Instagram page.
Kupp, 29, is a former third-round pick who has gone on to become one of the NFL’s premiere receivers. He was named MVP of February’s Super Bowl victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, but was placed on injured reserve on November 15 due to an ankle problem.
Balenciaga, a globally known Spanish fashion house that dresses Kim Kardashian and Nicole Kidman, among others, apologized for the adult-themed children’s photo shoot. The company also filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers who came up with the ad campaign
