Kanye West Defends Bianca Censori’s Nude Grammys Outfit in Deleted Comments
Kanye West is giving his first public comments following the backlash to his headline-making Grammys appearance with his wife, Bianca Censori.
Censori’s transparent dress — which effectively left her nude on the red carpet — caused a storm at the annual awards show and generated massive social media interest.
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On Tuesday, West posted on Instagram: “FOR CLARITY. MY WIFE IS THE MOST GOOGLED PERSON ON THE PLANET CALLED EARTH” and added “WE BEAT THE GRAMMIES.” The post was accompanied by Google analytics sceenshots showing the interest in Censori. E! News reported the comments, which have since been deleted.
In fact, a look at West’s Instagram account now shows that all his posts have been deleted.
A peak at Google Trends does indeed show that “bianca censori grammys” has been the biggest search term in the past 48 hours and within the past week in the United States.
The infamous couple showed up at the event on Sunday at the Crypto.com arena. The duo spent a few minutes on the red carpet, and then left without attending the show. They were not asked to leave, despite reports to the contrary.
Sources close to the couple have said the idea was to replicate the album cover for West’s Vultures 1. But the rapper faced plenty of online backlash, which accused him of treating his wife like a promotional object.
Censori is not expected to face any legal consequences for the see-through outfit, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The Los Angeles Police Department said on Tuesday that an investigation has not been opened.
According to TMZ, LAPD sources noted there were not any formal complaints about her appearance and pointed out that the awards show is a private event.
Extra security measures were immediately put in place when they arrived, with a request for photographers to step back 6 inches, per The Hollywood Reporter‘s red carpet reporting. (THR had previously reached out to the Grammys for comment; the official YouTube blurred her outfit.)
Feb. 4, 11:30 a.m. Updated with LAPD response.
Laurie Brookins contributed to this story.
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