Kendall and Kylie Jenner apologized Thursday for « vintage » T-shirts superimposing their images with those of famous musicians, including Ozzy Osbourne, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B. I. G.
NEW YORK (AP) – Kendall and Kylie Jenner apologized Thursday for « vintage » T-shirts superimposing their images with those of famous musicians, including Ozzy Osbourne, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B. I. G. The sisters began selling the shirts Wednesday online for $125 each as part of their Kendall + Kylie brand. Sales of the shirts were halted and the apology issued after Osbourne’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, and Voletta Wallace, the mother of the late Notorious B. I. G complained of appropriation on social media. « Girls, you haven’t earned the right to put your face with musical icons. Stick to what you know.lip gloss, » Osbourne tweeted. On Instagram, Wallace put a huge red X through the shirt featuring her rap legend son and made herself clear: « I am not sure who told @kyliejenner and @kendalljenner that they had the right to do this. The disrespect of these girls to not even reach out to me or anyone connected to the estate baffles me. I have no idea why they feel they can exploit the deaths of 2pac and my Son Christopher to sell a t-shirt. This is disrespectful, disgusting, and exploitation at its worst!!! » Emails and telephone calls Friday to representatives for the sisters were not immediately returned. The shirts were taken down and Kylie Jenner tweeted, in part: « These designs were not well thought out and we deeply apologize to anyone that has been upset and/or offended, especially to the families of the artists. » Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
