Kardashian’s statement comes days after the company pulled the controversial campaign, shot by photographer Gabriele Galimberti and part of a project called “Toy Stories,” and posted an apology on its Instagram page.<\/div>\n
“We sincerely apologize for any offense our holiday campaign may have caused,” the statement said.<\/p>\n
“Our plush bear bags should not have been featured with children in this campaign. We have immediately removed the campaign from all platforms.”<\/p>\n
Galimberti told CNN in a statement Wednesday that the direction and shooting of the “Toy Stories” campaign was out of his hands, claiming he was “not entitled in any way to neither chose (sic) the products, nor the models, nor the combination of the same.”<\/p>\n
Balenciaga issued a further statement on Instagram apologizing for displaying “unsettling documents,” after a separate campaign featuring documents from a United States Supreme Court case relating to child pornography laws went viral. The company added that it planned to take “legal action against the parties responsible for creating the set and including unapproved items.” <\/p>\n
Galimberti said he had “no connection with the photo where a Supreme Court document appears.”<\/p>\n
Last month, Balenciaga severed ties with Kardashian’s former husband, rapper Kanye West, amid the ongoing fallout from his anti-Semitic and controversial remarks.<\/p>\n
CNN has contacted Kering, Balenciaga’s parent company, and Kardashian’s representatives for further comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n