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Kanye West’s surprise Yeezy show, announced the night before and held during Paris Fashion Week to a strict guestlist of 50 people, was initially one of the week’s most buzzed-about moments. But even before the show started, and West debuted those ‘white lives matter’ tees, the night had begun to go downhill. First, West left attendees waiting for two hours — some, such as Anna Wintour and John Galliano — left after one, while others waited for the show to begin before they saw the harmful slogan emblazoned on the back of model’s shirts and quickly made for the door.
One such person who opted out mid-way through was Jaden Smith. On Twitter, the 24-year-old wrote that he “had to dip” from the show, later adding in a separate tweet, “I Don’t Care Who’s It Is If I Don’t Feel The Message I’m Out. Black Lives Matter.”
I Don’t Care Who’s It Is If I Don’t Feel The Message I’m Out.
— Jaden (@jaden) October 3, 2022
Smith later tweeted that people should “Follow Your Own Morals Instead Of People” and that West “Does Not Have The Full Support Of The Youth. |||”
Adding her support in a subtle way, Kendall Jenner, whose sister, Kim Kardashian, was married to West for eight years, liked Smith’s post. Meanwhile, her friend Gigi Hadid went fully vocal on West, commenting publicly on a post of the rapper bullying Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson for her criticism of the show.
“You wish u had a percentage of her intellect,” Hadid wrote under one of his posts. “You have no idea haha…. If there’s actually a point to any of your shitt. She might be the only person that could save u. As if the ‘honour’ of being invited to your show should keep someone from giving their opinion? Lol.” Yes, Gigi, obsessed.
