New York Post

Kim is not with the brand

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THE fashion fury continues over Balenciaga’s offensive kiddie campaign.

The fashion house condemned child abuse in its apology yesterday for its ads featuring kids and BDSM parapherna­lia, after Kim Kardashian said she’s “re-evaluating” her relationsh­ip with the company.

Kardashian blasted the brand, with which she’s worked since her marriage to Kanye West, saying in a statement Sunday: “I have been quiet for the past few days, not because I haven’t been disgusted and outraged by the recent Balenciaga campaigns, but because I wanted an opportunit­y to speak to their team to understand for myself how this could have happened.” She added in a tweet: “As a mother of four, I have been shaken by the disturbing images . . . As for my future with Balenciaga, I am currently re-evaluating my relationsh­ip with the brand, basing it off their willingnes­s to accept accountabi­lity for something that should have never happened to begin with — & the actions I am expecting to see them take to protect children,” she wrote.

Balenciaga, for its part, wrote: “We would like to address the controvers­ies surroundin­g our recent ad campaigns. We strongly condemn child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in our narrative . . . Two separate ad campaigns in question reflect a series of grievous errors for which Balenciaga takes responsibi­lity.”

The creepy ads featured children holding teddy bears in bondage gear. The company is now suing “third parties” it said made the ads for “reckless negligence” and participat­ing in internal and external investigat­ions.

The company offered its “sincere apologies for the offense we have caused.” Kardashian also added: “I appreciate Balenciaga’s removal of the campaigns and apology.”

West, who himself was dropped by the brand for his anti-Semitic comments, blasted celebs who’ve stayed silent on the situation, telling TMZ, “You don’t see no celebritie­s talking about the Balenciaga situation.”

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