Megyn Kelly has blasted Kim Kardashian on her show following the 42-year-old's alleged refusal to sever ties with Balenciaga after its latest controversial scandal.
On Tuesday's episode of The Megyn Kelly show, the 52-year-old host described Kardashian as a "disgusting, shameful billionaire", also adding that her statement addressing Balenciaga's photoshoot blunder lacked "significance."
The fashion powerhouse found itself in hot water earlier this week due to a campaign that featured child models posing with teddy bears for the Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2023 collection.
While the concept doesn't sound too risqué, social media users pointed out that the images were highly inappropriate as the children were holding toys that were dressed in BDSM gear, including fishnet tops, studded leather harnesses, and collars with locks.
After the backlash, Balenciaga deleted all traces of the shoot and released a lengthy statement addressing the matter.
"We strongly condemn child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in the narrative," the luxury couture company wrote on Instagram. "Our plush bear bags and the gift collection should have not been featured with children.
"This was a wrong choice by Balenciaga, combined with our failure in assessing and validating images. The responsibility for this lies with Balenciaga alone."
However, the statement didn't entirely dampen the flames as then celebrities who were in partnership with the brand were forced to speak out on the issue, with Kardashian being the most prominent.
In a statement of her own, she told her 334 million followers that she was "re-evaluating" her relationship with Balenciaga.
"I have been quiet for the past few days, not because I haven’t been disgusted and outraged by the recent Balenciaga campaigns, but because I wanted an opportunity to speak to their team to understand for myself how this could have happened," the social media personality wrote in her Instagram story.
"As a mother of four, I have been shaken by the disturbing images," she continued. "The safety of children must be held with the highest regard and any attempts to normalize child abuse of any kind should have no place in our society — period."
Despite the serious sentiment behind the statement, it was reported that the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star has not terminated her partnership with the fashion giant, which has re-directed some of the backlash towards her.
One critic who's making her opinion known on the matter is none other than former Fox News journalist and radio host Kelly, who slammed Kardashian for not taking a firmer stand.
"This is 'effed up," Kelly told Sirius XM listeners. “Who gives a s*** how it happened? Just put out a statement, ‘It’s deeply wrong and I will speak with them. But this is effed up.’ It’s really not that hard. She’s too busy trying to get criminals out of jail."
Watch the full show below:"She’s a disgusting, shameful billionaire because the money is worth more than her morals and the protection of these children to her," the 52-year-old added.
So far, there have been no further updates about whether Kardashian plans to fully terminate her partnership with the brand.
