Kenneth Cole is coming under fire for a controversial tweet in the wake of Kate Spade‘s passing.
On Tuesday, he called the late designer an “inspiring accessory” to pay tribute to the 55-year-old, and it did not go over well on Twitter!
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Cole’s since-deleted tweet shared:
“‘I believed that I could, so I did.’ She alone didn’t change the handbag world but she was an inspiring accessory. #KateSpade #RIP”
Considering this was just hours after news of her tragic death from an apparent suicide were revealed, some felt it came off a bit tone-deaf.
The two must have known each other, but you can see the put-off reactions (below):
Kenneth later replaced the message with:
What do YOU think of the backlash??
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