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Kanye "Ye" West has revealed on social media that he keeps "staring" at a photo of showing him with his wife at Sunday's Grammy Awards, after she sparked an avalanche of headlines with her nearly-nude red carpet look.
Model and architect Censori, who is listed as the head of architecture at West's company Yeezy, initially wore a fur coat when she arrived at downtown Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena with her husband on Sunday. She then removed the outer layer to unveil a sheer slip that made her appear completely nude.
The fashion choice quickly went viral, dominating discussions on platforms such as Instagram and X, formerly Twitter, as social media users fiercely debated the look. West, in contrast, dressed in an all-black ensemble with sunglasses.
Sharing a photo of the moment on X on Thursday, West wrote that his wife's first red carpet "opened a whole new world. I keep staring at this photo like I was staring in admiration that night Thinking wow I am so lucky to have a wife that is so smart talented brave and hot."
West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, went on to state that Censori "took a break from shooting her first film to make a movie in real life."
He also shared some insight into the work that went into the dress. "We Tailored that invisible dress 6 times," he wrote. "And just like magic poof we disappeared."
"Thank you to all the outlets who recognized us and gave us back the energy we put in," he added. "But I have to give a shout out to the American Vogue team for writing an article that places my wife in a strong positive light and also recognizes rightful strength."
"People asked how would your mother feel," he concluded. "You don't know my mama b****."
West shared a pair of other photos from the moment, including a cropped close-up of Censori bearing the caption: "Posting just to flex at this point."
Newsweek has contacted a representative of West via email for comment.
In an op-ed for Vogue titled "The Naked Truth About Bianca Censori's Grammys Look," Raven Smith weighed in on the discourse surrounding the viral red carpet moment.
While Smith isn't "necessarily advocating for" red carpet nudity, "it could also be argued that it's Bianca's body, and therefore Bianca's choice. I hate to state the obvious, but a woman can wear whatever she wants. A woman can wear as many sheer bodysuits and thongs as she likes. A woman can court the male gaze.
"A woman can make a zillion choices we wouldn't personally make ourselves and still not have that mean she's being coerced, that she's a victim of an overbearing force, that something predatory has happened.
"I don't think we should assume that because Bianca's pretty much naked, she's not fully in control of herself, or that she's not thoroughly enjoying her exhibitionism."
To be found guilty of indecent exposure under California law, a person must "intentionally expose your genitals or naked body; expose yourself in front of someone who might be offended or annoyed by it; intend to direct attention to yourself; and intend to sexually gratify yourself or offend someone else when you do it."
On Monday, media personnel from the Los Angeles Police Department and L.A. District Attorney's Office told Newsweek that they had not heard anything regarding legal action against Censori or West over the look.
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