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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Eve Upton-Clark

What is the Balenciaga scandal? From shocking pictures of kids with bondage teddies to Kim Kardashian statement

Fashion house Balenciaga is in hot water and has a number of celebrities distancing themselves from the brand amid a scandal over photographs in a campaign of children holding teddies dressed in bondage.

The hashtag #CancelBalenciaga has been trending on Twitter and TikTok in response to the photographs.

Critics have accused the company and its creative director, Demna, of condoning paedophilia and child exploitation by using such the images in question while a number of celebrities have also responded.

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