Balenciaga under fire for disturbing ad campaign

Luxury fashion house Balenciaga is facing backlash for a recent ad campaign featuring children in bondage outfits. The campaign, which included images of young children posing in suggestive positions with teddy bears wearing BDSM gear, has been widely criticized for normalizing child abuse. Balenciaga has issued an apology and taken responsibility for the campaign, stating that it was a wrong choice and a failure to assess and validate the images. The company has pledged to conduct investigations and reinforce its creative processes to prevent such incidents in the future.