Vanderpump Rules prima Lala Kent also spoke retired astir the manner location erstwhile the pictures archetypal surfaced online, penning connected her Instagram Stories Nov. 21, "If you zoom in, it SEEMS to authorities immoderate horrifying words. Y'all—we request to bash better. The well-being of our satellite and it's guiltless beings depends connected it."

Balenciaga's advertisement campaign, which debuted Nov. 22, came nether occurrence for featuring what appeared to beryllium BDSM-inspired teddy bears successful photos with children. The marque later deleted the images from its Instagram relationship and released a connection apologizing for the images the aforesaid day. On Nov. 28, they issued a second apology. 

"We powerfully condemn kid abuse; it was ne'er our intent to see it successful our narrative," the institution said successful the statement. "The 2 abstracted advertisement campaigns successful question bespeak a bid of grievous errors for which Balenciaga takes responsibility."

Amid the backlash, the marque has since filed a suit against the campaign's accumulation institution North Six Inc. arsenic good arsenic its cause and acceptable decorator Nicholas Des Jardins, according to documents filed connected Nov. 25 and obtained by E! News.

A typical for North Six declined remark connected the summons.

Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian who has often partnered with the brand has besides spoken out astir the controversy.

"I person been quiescent the past fewer days, not due to the fact that I haven't been shocked and outraged by the caller Balenciaga campaigns, but due to the fact that I wanted an accidental to talk to their squad to recognize for myself however this could person happened," she wrote connected her Instagram Stories Nov. 27. "As a parent of four, I person been shaken by those disturbing images. The information of children indispensable beryllium held with the highest respect and thing against it should person nary spot successful our society-period."