‘Vogue’ Magazine Has No Intention of Working With Kanye West Again After Controversies

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Following Kanye West’s recent controversies, Vogue has cut its ties with the Yeezy designer.Neither the outlet nor editor-in-chief Anna Wintour have future intentions to work with West, 45, again, a spokesperson for the magazine told Page Six in a statement on Friday, October 21.The Chicago native had a long history with the 72-year-old fashion icon, stemming from his first Met Gala invitation ahead of the 2009 benefit.

Five years later, West and ex-wife Kim Kardashian made their Vogue debut when they posed on the magazine’s cover following their Italian wedding. (The now-exes split in February 2021 and were declared legally single one year later.) Wintour has even attended numerous Yeezy fashion shows, sitting in the front row, through the years.While neither Vogue nor the fashion journalist have addressed how they plan to cease their working relationship with West, it comes shortly after the Grammy winner’s Paris Fashion Week controversy.

Earlier this month, West and Candace Owens wore “White Lives Matter” shirts at his Yeezy show, sparking criticism from Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin), Gigi Hadid and Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson.“I do certain things from a feeling, I just channel the energy.

It just feels right. It’s using a gut instinct, a connection with God and just brilliance,” the “Heartless” rapper defended his sartorial choices during a Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight appearance on October 6. “People, they’re looking for an explanation and [they] say, ‘Well, as an artist you don’t have to give an explanation,’ but as a leader, you do.