{"id":516107,"date":"2022-11-26T00:25:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T21:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/balenciaga-files-25m-suit-against-bdsm-teddy-bear-ad-producers\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T00:25:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T21:25:53","slug":"balenciaga-files-25m-suit-against-bdsm-teddy-bear-ad-producers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/balenciaga-files-25m-suit-against-bdsm-teddy-bear-ad-producers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Balenciaga files $25M suit against &#8216;BDSM teddy bear&#8217; ad producers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3eba9a1a526\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3eba9a1a526\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/balenciaga-files-25m-suit-against-bdsm-teddy-bear-ad-producers\/#%E2%80%9CBalenciaga_files_25M_suit_against_%E2%80%98BDSM_teddy_bear_ad_producers%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Balenciaga files $25M suit against &#8216;BDSM teddy bear&#8217; ad producers&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBalenciaga_files_25M_suit_against_%E2%80%98BDSM_teddy_bear_ad_producers%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Balenciaga files $25M suit against &#8216;BDSM teddy bear&#8217; ad producers&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Balenciaga has filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers of a controversial ad campaign that\u00a0included a child pornography court ruling and BDSM teddy bears, new court papers show.<\/p>\n<p>The fashion house brought the suit Friday against production company North Six, Inc. and set designer Nicholas Des Jardins and his eponymous company for the inclusion in one of the ads of legal documents from a US Supreme Court decision on child porn laws.<\/p>\n<p>The fashion brand ad also showed unsettling pictures of a child holding teddy bears dressed in bondage outfits. The two-page court summons doesn\u2019t mention the BDSM teddy bears.<\/p>\n<p>Balenciaga is bringing the case \u201cto seek redress for extensive damages defendants caused in connection with an advertising campaign Balenciaga hired them to produce,\u201d the Manhattan Supreme Court summons alleges. <\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-04-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=293\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Court papers featuring the Supreme Court case about child pornography.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-04-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=586 586w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-04-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=440 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-04-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=293 293w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-04-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=147 146w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-04-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Amid controversy over BDSM teddy bears an eagle-eyed investigator of the ad spotted the court decision in one ad.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Balenciaga<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-03-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=311\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"A Balenciaga ad is pictured with a purse on top of the court papers.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-03-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=622 622w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-03-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=467 466w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-03-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=311 311w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-03-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=156 155w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-bdsm-kids-03-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Balenciaga is suing the producers of a controversial ad campaign that featured a court decision on child pornography.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Balenciaga<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Balenciaga claims North Six and Des Jardins included the images of the court docs without its knowledge \u2013 which was \u201cmalevolent or, at the very least, extraordinarily reckless,\u201d the filing states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of Defendants\u2019 misconduct, members of the public, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>, have falsely and horrifically associated Balenciaga with the repulsive and deeply disturbing subject of the court decision,\u201d the court papers charge. \u201cDefendants are liable to Balenciaga for all harm resulting from this false association.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-73.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Little girl holding a teddy bear dressed in bondage.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-73.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-73.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-73.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-73.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-73.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    The ads first came under fire for two children holding teddy bears that are dressed in bondage.                             <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Jam Press\/Balenciaga<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-71.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"A child is seen holding a teddy bear dressed in bondage.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-71.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-71.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-71.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-71.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-slammed-221125-71.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    The ads were taken down amid the public backlash.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Jam Press\/Balenciaga<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The advertisements came out at Paris Fashion Week and supported the company\u2019s spring\/summer 2023 collection.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the company  <strong>i<\/strong>ssued an apology and<strong> <\/strong>announced it had pulled the teddy bear ads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe sincerely apologize for any offense our holiday campaign may have caused. Our plush bear bags should not have been featured with children in this campaign. We have immediately removed the campaign from all platforms,\u201d read the statement posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Amid scrutiny of the contentious campaign, one eagle-eyed watchdog spotted the high court documents about child pornography laws.<\/p>\n<p>The company also apologized \u201cfor displaying unsettling documents in our campaign,\u201d and said it is \u201ctaking legal action against the parties responsible for creating the set and including un<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved items for our Spring 23 campaign photoshoot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly condemn abuse of children in any form. We stand for children\u2019s safety and well-being,\u201d the company concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the photographer of the bear ad, Gabriele Galimberti, wrote on Instagram he wasn\u2019t in control of the \u201cdirection of the campaign and the choice of the objects displayed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the luxury brand became embroiled in another dispute after rapper and  fashion entrepreneur Kanye West \u2014 who has collaborated with the company\u2019s art director several times \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/10\/19\/kanye-west-tells-piers-morgan-hes-not-sorry-for-anti-semitic-threats\/?_gl=1*5zkr2i*_ga*MTY4ODMzNDQ0OS4xNjQxMzMyMzMz*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY2OTQxMTQ3NS42Mi4xLjE2Njk0MTI3ODMuMC4wLjA.&amp;_ga=2.172821035.962706618.1669042332-1688334449.1641332333\">made anti-Seminitic threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Balenciaga, which has close ties with the rapper\u2019s ex Kim Kardashian and her family, has also cut ties with him.<\/p>\n<p>North Six and a rep for Des Jardins didn\u2019t immediately return a request for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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