Kanye West was spotted out for what looked like a romantic event with the Brazilian model Juliana Nalu on Sunday night around Los Angeles.
The controversial rapper, 45, was spotted heading to a clothing warehouse in Los Angeles with Nalu, 24, who wore a gray figure-hugging dress.
The Brazilian beauty looked as if she had become West’s muse, as she wore a 2024 baseball cap — which he recently display — suggesting that she’s all in on his potential 2024 presidential candidacy.
New romance? Kanye West was spotted out for what looked like a romantic event with the Brazilian model Juliana Nalu on Sunday night around Los Angeles. The controversial rapper, 45, was spotted heading to a clothing warehouse in Los Angeles with Nalu, 24, who wore a gray figure-hugging dress
Nalu’s gray dress, which had a suede texture, featured revealing cutouts over her hips that left little to the imagination.
She put on a busty display in the low-cut look, which had thin straps and a second set of straps dangling oddly from the skirt.
Nalu wore her dark hair in thick braids cascading down her back, which she covered up with her black 2024 cap.
It wasn’t just the hat and the muted earth tones that belied the influence of West on her fashion sense, as she also wore a chunky set of black boots that were similar to several designs that the rapper has worn in recent months.
Showing off: Nalu’s gray dress, which had a suede texture, featured revealing cutouts over her hips that left little to the imagination
Long hair, don’t care: Nalu wore her dark hair in thick braids cascading down her back, which she covered up with her black 2024 cap. West’s outfit was surprising, as he had on a black zip-up Adidas hoodie, despite repeatedly attacking the sportswear brand in recent weeks
West’s outfit was surprising, as he had on a black zip-up Adidas hoodie, despite repeatedly attacking the sportswear brand in recent weeks.
The rapper has accused the German corporation of stealing the design of his popular Yeezy Adidas shoes to craft its own footwear.
He paired the hoodie with black sweatpants with text running down one of the legs, along with his own set of chunky black boots.
Kanye, who has lately favored particularly monochrome outfits, wore a simple black shirt underneath his hoodie, and he had his own 2024 hat on.
Back in black: He paired the hoodie with black sweatpants with text running down one of the legs, along with his own set of chunky black boots. Kanye, who has lately favored particularly monochrome outfits, wore a simple black shirt underneath his hoodie, and he had his own 2024 hat on
Dining out: Prior to their stop at the clothing warehouse, Kanye and Juliana dined at Giorgio Baldi, a popular upscale Italian restaurant specializing in seafood and pasta dishes
Covered up: The two were seen stepping out of the restaurant together, and the rapper pulled his zipped-up hoodie over the lower half of his face, though he usually doesn’t make any attempt to obscure his identity when stepping out
Prior to their stop at the clothing warehouse, Kanye and Juliana dined at Giorgio Baldi, a popular upscale Italian restaurant specializing in seafood and pasta dishes.
The two were seen stepping out of the restaurant together, and the rapper pulled his zipped-up hoodie over the lower half of his face, though he usually doesn’t make any attempt to obscure his identity when stepping out.
Nalu, who is West’s junior by 21 years, was previously seen checking into a hotel with him on Thursday in Beverly Hills.
After she turned 18, the aspiring model was selected for L’Oreal Paris’s Brazilian campaign, and by 19 she had moved to Los Angeles and won a contract with Elite Models.
Kanye’s relationship with the model is unclear, despite the nocturnal outings. However, she’s clearly in line with his vision based on their matching 2024 hats. She also posted a photo of herself in the hat to her Instagram Stories to emphasize the connection.
West’s flouting of his Adidas gear came after the brand put its partnership with him ‘under review’ after it said on Friday that the business partnership with the hitmaker was ‘one of the most successful collaborations’ it had entered into.
However, Adidas added in its statement, ‘We also recognize that all successful partnerships are rooted in mutual respect and shared values. After repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation, we have taken the decision to place the partnership under review. We will continue to co-manage the current product during this period.’
Odd choice: West’s flouting of his Adidas gear came after the brand put its partnership with him ‘under review’ after it said on Friday that the business partnership with the hitmaker was ‘one of the most successful collaborations’ it had entered into.
Saving for later: Juliana appeared to have some leftovers in a bag as she and West left Giorgio Baldi
Getting cozy? Nalu, who is West’s junior by 21 years, was selected for L’Oreal Paris’s Brazilian campaign after she turned 18, and by 19 she had moved to Los Angeles and won a contract with Elite Models
Getting close: Kanye’s relationship with the model is unclear, despite the nocturnal outings. However, she’s clearly in line with his vision based on their matching 2024 hats. She also posted a photo of herself in the hat to her Instagram Stories to emphasize the connection
Same vision: Nalu seems to be on the same page as West creatively, as she posted in some of his reflective wraparound sunglasses for his Instagram Stories
On Monday morning, West published a rambling 30-minute video to YouTube in which he played a pornographic video for Adidas executives in an apparent attempt to intimidate them before accusing them of stealing his designs to their faces.
In the video, one of the men — all of whose faces were blurred — asks the rapper, ‘Is this a porn movie?’ to which he responded in the affirmative.
‘Come on,’ says the man as he tries to push West’s phone away.
After he had apparently made his point with the obscene video, West took a seat at a stool with the other men.
‘I’m only going to work at Adidas if he’s the CEO,’ he said while pointing to another man in the corner of the room. ‘You guys have done wrong by the company, by the business and by the partnership,’ he says, adding that they have been ‘stealing’ his designs.
Spending the night? Nalu was previously seen checking into a hotel with West on Thursday in Beverly Hills
At the movies: West was seen with the Brazilian model several times in recent days. She wore his 2024 hat when they were seen attending a screening of the Cannes-winning arthouse black comedy Triangle Of Sadness
Stunner: The Brazilian beauty was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. In an interview with Latina Magazine, she revealed that she first told her mother that she wanted to be a model when she was only six. Two weeks ago, Juliana celebrated her first fashion week, opening for the brand 6PM Season
Work meeting: Juliana appears to have met West through his brand Yeezy; she shared a snap of herself rocking his Yeezy sunglasses and a Gap by Yeezy shirt on Sunday, adding the caption: ‘YZY SHDZ’
Yikes: In a 30-minute video posted to YouTube on Monday, West showed porn to Adidas executives before blasting them for allegedly ‘stealing’ his designs
West’s outings with Nalu and his recent provocations with Adidas come amid his recent suspensions on Instagram and Twitter in response to his anti-Semitic posts.
In a since-deleted tweet, he wrote, ‘I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.’
He added: ‘The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also. You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.’
He had returned to the social media platform after two years away after he was suspended on Instagram after he posted text messages allegedly sent to Diddy in which he accused the rapper-turned-mogul of being controlled by Jewish people who were trying to quash his ‘White Lives Matter’ message.
After he was suspended from Instagram — which is owned by Facebook’s parent company Meta — the Monster rapper included a personal plea to Mark Zuckerberg on his Twitter.
”Look at this, Mark. How you gone kick me off Instagram. You use to be my n****,’ he wrote, while adding a photo fo the two performing karaoke together.
It keeps going: West’s outings with Nalu and his recent provocations with Adidas come amid his recent suspensions on Instagram and Twitter in response to his anti-Semitic posts, including a tweet in which he said he would be ‘going death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE’
Reaching out: After he was suspended from Instagram — which is owned by Facebook’s parent company Meta — the Monster rapper included a personal plea to Mark Zuckerberg on his Twitter
West’s anti-Semitic posts, which the American Jewish Committee has called ‘dangerous,’ were the latest in the line of offensive statements since he debuted a ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt at his Paris Fashion Week show.
He wore the shirt, along with several of his models walking the runway, and he was joined by the controversial right-wing commentator and provocateur Candace Owens, who wore a complementary design.
During an interview with Tucker Carlson, the rapper-turned-designer suggested that his shirt was nothing but a self-evident provocation that came from his ‘connection with God.’
‘I do certain things from a feeling, I just channel the energy. It feels right, hits using a gut instinct, connection with God and just brilliance,’ he said, adding that the idea of him ‘wearing the shirt was funny.’
He also said that his father, whom he claimed is a former Black Panthers member, agreed.
‘I said, “Dad, why do you think it’s funny?” and he said: “It’s just a black man stating the obvious,”‘ he said during his interview with Carlson.
‘That was my favorite response, because I kept thinking: People are looking for an explanation. And people say as an artist you have don’t have to an explanation, but as a leader you do.’
Although West’s statement that ‘White Lives Matter’ is just ‘stating the obvious,’ the same logic has not always been applied to the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement’s name by right-wing figures.
Upping the ante: West’s anti-Semitic posts were the latest in the line of offensive statements since he debuted a ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt at his Paris Fashion Week show. He wore the shirt, along with several of his models walking the runway, and he was joined by the controversial right-wing commentator Candace Owens, who wore a complementary design
Speaking out: During an interview with Tucker Carlson, West suggested his shirt was a self-evident provocation that came from his ‘connection with God.’ He said, ‘I do certain things from a feeling, I just channel the energy. It feels right, hits using a gut instinct, connection with God and just brilliance,’ adding that the idea of him ‘wearing the shirt was funny’