Louis Vuitton is pulling items from its fall menswear collection that drew inspiration from Michael Jackson following the release of a documentary which detailed allegations by two men who said the pop star molested them as children.
“My intention for this show was to refer to Michael Jackson as a pop culture artist. It referred only to his public life that we all know and to his legacy that has influenced a whole generation of artists and designers,” Abloh said.
Michael Burke, the brand's chairman and chief executive officer, told WWD in a separate statement that the allegations raised in the film were"deeply troubling and disturbing." Louis Vuitton also said it was"unaware" of the documentary at the time of the fashion show. Wade Robson, who claims Jackson abused him when he was 7, and James Safechuck, who claims the abuse started when he was 10, had previously told authorities there had been no sexual misconduct involving Jackson.
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