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After appearing at the front and centre of Balenciaga's SS23 show, Ye then hosted an off-schedule Paris Fashion Week solo Yeezy show, where he opted to display t-shirts with the phrase 'White Lives Matter' printed on the back. The stunt sparked a large-scale online discussion and widespread criticism, with Ye then once again taking to social media to publicly denounce anyone who disapproved of the Golden Goose Francy move, resulting in further backlash from industry experts and veterans. After making even further racist and anti-semitic remarks, Ye finally lost his contracts with Adidas, Gap and Balenciaga, each of which had noted they didn't align with his views upon cutting ties.

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