Gigi Hadid Calls Ye "A Bully & A Joke" Amid Gabriella Karefa-Johnson Beef

Tue, October 4, 2022 at 1:59 PM

Kanye West is at the centre of an Instagram controversy once again, this time after insulting a Black female Vogue editor who shared her criticisms of his "deeply offensive, violent, and dangerous" White Lives Matter t-shirt after watching his YZYSZN9 fashion show.

After the rapper got wind of Gabriella Karefa-Johnson's comments about his work, he didn't hesitate to lay into her - particularly her own style choices. "This is not a fashion person," he captioned a photo of his latest target uploaded to his feed early on Tuesday (October 4) morning.

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"You speak on Ye, Imma speak on you. Ask Trevor Noah," the father of four added.

Many figures in the 45-year-old's life have reached out urging him to consider his actions and attempt to have a constructive conversation with Karefa-Johnson, but supermodel Gigi Hadid was far less forgiving in West's comment section, describing him as a "bully" for his behaviour.

"You wish [you] had a percentage of her intellect," the mother of one wrote to The Life of Pablo hitmaker. "You have no idea haha... If there's actually a point to any of your shit, she might be the only person that could save [you]."

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Hadid continued laying into the Yeezy founder, ranting, "As if the 'honour' of being invited to your show should keep someone from giving their opinion? Lol. You're a bully and a joke."

West has since removed his posts aimed at Karefa-Johnson, although his claims about LVMH's CEO Bernard Arnault killing his "best friend" Virgil Abloh remain standing (for now) - read more about that here, and watch Ye's YZYSZN9 runway below.