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Kanye West manages to generate major commentary on his lifestyle choices, this time for posting scantily clad photos of his wife, which some on social media have criticized.
Now known as Ye, the rapper shared a series of photos of his Australian wife, Bianca Censori, on Instagram. The photos showed her wearing next to nothing, including a latex thong and a matching string bra and black corset in the same material.
In another photo, Censori is posed against a wall wearing a black do-rag, string thong and fur stole around her chest. Ye captioned that post: "No pants this year."
Ye joins her in one of the photos, where she is wearing the black corset and the couple is wearing his and hers matching black leather trench coats.
The posts were shared to X (formerly Twitter) on a hip-hop news account called HipHopDx, where some users rushed to criticize Ye.
"She doesn't look happy in those photos. She looks like she's in a situation she really doesn't want to be in," wrote one.
Another said: "He was mad about Kim not covering up towards the end of their marriage but finds a replica that does what he commands."
A third wrote: "This is so disturbing."
Newsweek reached out for comment to Ye's representatives by email.
Others pointed out Censori's striking similarity to Ye's ex-wife, reality TV star Kim Kardashian.
"Why does she look like if you AI generated Kim?" asked one user. A second commented: "Bro went and got kim cloned."
Another said: OMG she looks so much like Kim Kardashian right here. I'm not even joking. This is creepy."
But Ye seemed to lean into the jokes comparing Censori to Kardashian. He posted a screenshot of a message, which he had received from fellow rapper Playboi Carti, that said "Pop it twin!!!" under a photo of his current wife.
Ye and Censori are believed to have married in January 2023, just two months after his divorce from Kardashian was filed.
The couple have raised eyebrows many times for their fashion choices. They even caused some mayhem with an impromptu fashion shoot in Florence, Italy, in September, and Italian locals complained about Censori's revealing outfits last June.
Ye's photos of Censori marked his recent return to Instagram after flying below the radar following controversial statements deemed to be antisemitic in 2023, which led to his being banned once again from X and losing major brand partnerships.
In December, Ye issued an apology in Hebrew to Jewish people on Instagram.
"I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community," he said. "It was not my intention to hurt or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused."
He continued, "I am committed to starting with myself and learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future. Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity."
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