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Ye Lashes Out at LVMH and Vogue Editor After ‘White Lives Matter’ T-Shirt Draws Criticism

Kanye West attended several fashion shows, including Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2023, before staging his  own on Monday, Oct 3, 2022, in Paris, where he launched the controversial "White Lives Matter" T-shirt.
Kanye West attended several fashion shows, including Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2023, before staging his own on Monday, Oct 3, 2022, in Paris, where he launched the controversial "White Lives Matter" T-shirt. (Jacopo M. Raule)

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West dominated the Paris Fashion Week conversation for a second day, unleashing a torrent of Instagram posts attacking industry figures, some of whom had criticised the

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