'Shameful, supporting paedophile brand' : Malaika Arora gets trolled for wearing Balenciaga dress amidst brand's controversy

Malaika Arora recently graced designer Manish Malhotra ’s birthday bash but her choice of attire didn’t pass the vibe check from the netizens. The reason being that the actress decided to wear an outfit by the brand Balenciaga . For the unversed, the fashion brand is right now in the middle of an ugly controversy because of which Malaika choosing to wear the same left netizens enraged.

Talking about the same, Malaika Arora donned a shiny silver Balenciaga outfit that she paired up with thigh-high boots and a black bag. However, as soon as the video went viral of her exiting Manish Malhotra’s birthday bash, the actress was brutally trolled for not being sensitive to the latest controversy that is gripping the fashion label. Take a look at her video.

For the unversed, Balenciaga has been facing the wrath of the netizens ever since it released an ad campaign that featured children in a bondage-like set-up. Many people including some celebrities like Kim Kardashian who have been associated with the brand felt that it was in a bad taste and promoted alleged pedophilia and sexual exploitation and portrayal of children. Amidst this, it was inevitable that Malaika Arora’s choice of sporting the brand would receive backlash.

One of the netizens stated, “Imagine supporting Balenciaga after the controversy. Shameful.” While another user said, “Are the Indian celebrities oblivious to how little kids were portrayed by Balenciaga? #nobalenciaga #trashbalenciaga.” A netizen added, “Wearing Balenciaga??? Really ?? I am totally against cancel culture but not when it comes to child pornography. This brand needs to be canceled for good and a celebrity, you need to do it first.” A user furthermore said, “Malaika supporting the pedophile brand as if she thinks everyone in India is illiterate or something. Does she think people don’t watch the news or she herself doesn’t? Or is it just another way to be controversial?”

Well, seems like Malaika Arora’s idea to stand out at the bash with this shimmery Balenciaga dress fell flat. On the work front, Malaika’s show Moving In With Malaika was released recently at Disney+ Hotstar. The show aims at the actress flaunting her real self to the world.