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Jisoo and Judassime Dispute Highlights Perils of Fandom

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A dispute between the Belgian fashion designer Benjamin Voortmans and K-pop star Jisoo of Blackpink over loaned clothes for a photo shoot magnified what happens when fandoms support their celebrities. The designer behind the Judassime label called out the 31-year-old musician earlier this week due to designs that her team had borrowed several months ago had not yet been returned. Voortmans said he flagged her name initially “because she was the boss of the whole thing. Of course, I did not know everybody on the team. And the response was not clear for months and months. A lot of designers were part of it.” Voortmans soon backpedaled the situation with a video post explaining that he had named her to get a reaction from her team and that he “never intended to attack her.” The Antwerp-based designer, who started his company in 2020, initially agreed to interview with WWD on Tuesday, but then declined, saying that the situation was being resolved.…

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