Kanye West claims LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault ‘killed’ Virgil Abloh in wild rant

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unveiled “White Lives Matter” T-shirts in his YZYSZN9 fashion show on Monday, Ye defended his designs in a series of Instagram rants.In one of his tirades, the 45-year-old self-proclaimed genius claimed Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy CEO Bernard Arnault “killed” the late and beloved Off-White designer, who died of cancer in 2021 at age 41.“SPANK MY HAND WITH THE RULER(S) I’LL GO SIT IN THE ‘PRINCIPAL(S)’ OFFICE,” West captioned a photo of a statue. “CAN’T WE TALK ABOUT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS?

LIKE HOW LATE THE SHOW WAS, OR HOW BERNARD ARNAULT KILLED MY BEST FRIEND.”“EVERYONE’S GOT A RIGHT TO AN OPINION RIGHT THERE’S MINE,” he added.The Post has reached out to reps for West and Louis Vuitton for comment.Abloh, who gained a loyal following in the fashion world thanks to his streetwear brand Off-White, died on Nov.

28, 2021, after a two-year private battle with cancer.Abloh became the first black person to ever be appointed the artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear in May 2018.

In July 2021, he was given greater creative control across the LVMH brand, which also purchased a 60% stake in Off-White.He and West were friends and creative collaborators — Abloh was even a groomsman in West’s wedding to Kim Kardashian — and the two shared a sweet, viral embrace at the end of Abloh’s first LV menswear show.