British fashion magazine accused of racism for cutting out BlackPink's Rosé's photo

Globally influential Asian star Rosé (BlackPink) was cut out by a famous British fashion magazine, leaving only Hailey Bieber, Zoë Kravitz and Charli XCX.

As the brand's global ambassador, Rosé has long been nicknamed "Saint Laurent's muse", associated with the luxurious and individual image of the French fashion house - Photo: NAVER

Rosé (BlackPink) attended the Saint Laurent Spring-Summer 2026 show at Paris Fashion Week on September 30 as a global ambassador. Standing out in a luxurious outfit, she quickly attracted attention at the event.

BlackPink's Rosé is being ignored

However, trouble broke out after British fashion magazine ELLE UK posted the photo on its official account. While Rosé posed for a photo with Hailey Bieber, actress Zoë Kravitz and British singer Charli XCX, the magazine only posted a frame of three people, leaving Rosé out.

What made the controversy even more intense was that Rosé was the only face in the group of four people holding the role of global ambassador for Saint Laurent.

ELLE UK magazine only kept three stars: Charli XCX, Hailey Bieber and Zoë Kravitz - Screenshot

Original photo of four stars at the event with Rosé - Photo: NAVER

Immediately after that, social media was flooded with comments: "Why cut out the brand ambassador?", "Is it discrimination to only remove Asian artists?", "Rosé is more famous than them, why cut out her picture. How rude"...

The comments section on ELLE UK's Instagram was also flooded with questions and accusations of discrimination.

In addition, a video circulating online shows Rosé sitting in the front row with Hailey Bieber, Zoë Kravitz, and Charli XCX, but being treated as invisible. The three of them chatted freely and animatedly, but completely ignored Rosé.

Many moments show the female idol looking lost, confused, unable to integrate with the group of three other stars - Video: TikTok @fanaccount

Of the three stars accused of poor behavior, Charli XCX is receiving the most criticism. Sitting next to Rosé, the singer turned her back, almost treating the BlackPink member as "non-existent" throughout the event.

Not stopping there, Charli XCX continued to anger the public when she posted a photo with Hailey Bieber, Zoë Kravitz and Rosé in the front row. The controversial thing is that in the four-person frame, only Rosé is hidden in the dark. This action led many to believe that the female singer was intentionally "drowning" her colleagues.

Charli XCX posted a photo "drowns" Rosé in the dark - Photo: Instagram @Goeazy

Rosé debuted with BlackPink in 2016 and contributed to a series of global hits such as Boombayah, As If It's Your Last, Kill This Love and Ddu-Du Ddu-Du. In 2023, the group was also awarded the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for their role as ambassadors at the COP26 Conference.

Since becoming Saint Laurent's global ambassador in 2020 - the first Korean artist to take on the role - Rosé has cemented her strong personal brand status. Earlier this year, she was appointed as the global face of YSL Beauty.

In her solo career, Rosé recently won Song of the Year at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards with the song APT. , which stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for 36 consecutive weeks - the longest record for a K-pop artist, affirming her growing personal influence in the international arena.

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