Vogue contributing editor-at-large Gabriella Karefa-Johnson has quietly wiped her job title from her Instagram account after unleashing a rant in which she likened Israel to an “apartheid state” committing “genocide” and compared the Israeli Defense Forces to a “terrorist organization.”
The 32-year-old editor and stylist — who in 2021 became the first black woman to style a Vogue cover — has sparked outrage as she lashed out against some fashion insiders who questioned her beliefs in recent days.
A spokesperson for Vogue distanced the magazine and its parent company, Condé Nast from Karefa-Johnson’s views.
“Gabriella’s social media posts and opinions are her own and do not represent those of the company,” the rep said.
A source close to the situation emphasized that Karefa-Johnson is not a full-time employee at the Anna Wintour-run glossy, adding that the stylist was not instructed by anyone at Condé Nast to scrub her editor title from her Instagram profile.
Until Tuesday, Karefa-Johnson’s profile said she was the global contributing editor-at-large for Vogue. Now, the profile merely says “Many things.”
Neither Karefa-Johnson or her reps responded for requests for comment.
Karefa-Johnson — who has styled the likes of Vice President Kamala Harris, singer Selena Gomez, poet Amanda Gorman and her self-proclaimed friend, the model Gigi Hadid — ruffled feathers when she went on a rant on Oct. 8, a day after Hamas terrorist massacred at least 1,300 children, women, men and elderly people in Israel, and captured roughly 200 hostages.
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