LeBron James Gifts Duquesne Hoops Team Kicks ... Ahead Of NCAA Tourney
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12:14 PM -- LeBron James was clearly watching every second of the first-round matchup ... 'cause the Lakers superstar was quick to congratulate his former coach on the 71-67 upset win over BYU.
"YEAAAAHHHH @DruOnDemand LFG!!!! Go Dukes @DuqMBB," Bron said on Thursday.
As the saying goes ... it's gotta be the shoes!!
The Duquesne basketball team got a sweet surprise before their first-round game in the NCAA Tournament ... brand new LeBron James XXI kicks -- from the King himself!
The Lakers superstar had the white and light blue sneakers delivered to the 11th-seeded team this week before Thursday's game against 6th-seeded BYU ... in the tourney's East Region.
The players were HYPED when they saw the new shoes ... and were super appreciative of the gift.
FYI, the LeBron 21s "Blue Diver" dropped this month ... with Air Zoom cushioning and a glow-in-the-dark outsole. The shoe was modeled after an Oyster shell.
There's a deeper meaning ... and it's a tribute to Bron's daughter, Zhuri, and how the proud dad protects his daughter just as a shell shelters a pearl.
You're probably asking, why Duquesne? Well, James' former high school basketball coach is their current HC ... Keith Dambrot, who has been the coach of the Dukes since 2017.
The special delivery comes on the heels of Duquesne's biggest basketball game in decades ... they haven't been in the NCAA tourney in 47 years, and last made a trip to the Final 4 in 1940, 84 years ago.
Good luck!!!
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BEYONCÉ ¡LLEVA TRENZAS "ERYKAH" DESDE NIÑA!
La publicista de Beyoncé no está de acuerdo con Erykah Badu y le responde con pruebas que demuestran que la diva siempre ha llevado las trenzas que Erykah afirma que le han robado.
La publicista de Bey -Yvette Noel-Schure- entró al chat para responderle a Badu, y no perdió el tiempo publicando un álbum de recortes de Bey luciendo el peinado de trenzas a lo largo de su carrera, algunas fotos incluso parecen estar fechadas en su infancia.
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Yvette subtitula el post diciendo: "She slays. She slays. Now. Then. Always. act ii COWBOY CARTER 3.29 #criticswithoutcredentials".
Así que, sí, es un ataque directo a Erykah.
Como informamos, la cantante de "Mama's Gun" tiene la impresión de que Beyoncé le está robando su estilo. El año pasado, la selección de sombreros de Bey durante su gira "Renaissance" hizo que Erykah se pusiera roja, ya que ella también ha mostrado ese estilo durante años en sus propios conciertos.
Badu ya se desahogó, y tiene a los fans respondiéndole, y probablemente vendrá una inevitable respuesta de la abeja reina.
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Beyoncé Wearing 'Erykah' Braids Since Childhood!!! Publicist Pal Posts Receipts
Beyoncé's ride-or-die isn't here for Erykah Badu's copycat shade -- she's firing back with receipts proving Miss "Cowboy Carter" has always rocked the braids Erykah claims she jacked from her.
Bey's longtime publicist Yvette Noel-Schure entered the chat to respond to EB, and wasted no time posting a full-blown scrapbook of Bey wearing the braided hairstyle throughout her career ... some snaps even appear to be dated in her childhood!!!
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Yvette captioned the post with ... “She slays. She slays. Now. Then. Always. act ii COWBOY CARTER 3.29 #criticswithoutcredentials.”
So, yeah ... totally a direct shot at Erykah.
As we reported, the "Mama's Gun" singer is under the impression Beyoncé is leeching off her style flair -- last year, Bey's hat selection during her "Renaissance" tour made EB see red as she's also donned the oversized derby for years in her own concerts.
Badu's got her hands full -- she already has the Beyhive buzzing, and what's likely coming next is ... the inevitable response from the Queen Bee, Mama Tina!!!
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Ye y Bianca 😋 El cheesecake sabe mejor casi desnuda...
A Bianca Censori se le debe estar abriendo el apetito mientras se pavonea casi desnuda, pues ella y Kanye West pasaron a comer a uno de sus lugares preferidos.
La pareja llegó hasta Cheesecake Factory el miércoles en The Grove en Los Ángeles y Bianca estaba usando su prenda de costumbre, esto es, un body de color nude transparente emparejado con pantalones cortos bien ajustados en su trasero. Naturalmente, esa combinación atrajo la atención de los fotógrafos y de los compradores.
Pero resulta que llegaron un poco temprano para almorzar, superando incluso la hora de apertura del restaurante a las 11:30 AM.
Parecían ansiosos por entrar, pero se encontraron con las puertas cerradas cuando intentaron abrirlas.
Bianca Censori parecía desconcertada, normalmente las puertas se abren de par en par para las estrellas en la ciudad y eso llevó a Ye a sacar su teléfono para hacer una llamada.
La seguridad del centro comercial apareció inmediatamente y trató de despejar a todos los paparazzi y curiosos.
Los Wests no tuvieron que esperar demasiado tiempo, alguien hizo los arreglos para que pudieran obtener un trato VIP, ya que se les permitió entrar 10 minutos antes.
Sin duda, su estatus de celebridad debe haber sorprendido a los trabajadores y a cualquier cliente que llegara durante las horas normales de apertura.
Parece que Cheesecake Factory se está convirtiendo en el lugar favorito de la pareja. El año pasado, Ye y la señora West fueron fotografiados en otra ubicación de la cadena dentro de Topanga Westfield Mall en Los Ángeles.
Cheesecake Factory, ¡¡¡vengan por nuestro menú de 40 páginas y quédense por la esposa del rapero superestrella en ropa transparente!!!
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YE & BIANCA 😋 Cheesecake's Better in the Nude (Colored Bodysuit)
Bianca Censori must be working up quite the appetite struttin' around nearly naked ... 'cause she and Kanye West hit up the classic spot for oversized dishes and doggy bags.
The couple cruised over to the Cheesecake Factory Wednesday at The Grove in L.A., and Bianca was rocking her standard issue fit -- sheer nude-colored bodysuit paired with athletic shorts rolled up high on her booty. Naturally, that combo drew plenty of attention from photogs and shoppers.
But, it turns out they arrived a bit early for lunch, beating the restaurant's 11:30 AM opening time.
They looked eager to get inside, but found the doors still locked when they tried to enter.
BC looked around puzzled -- doors normally swing open for A-listers in this town, after all -- and that prompted Ye to whip out his phone to make a call.
Mall security immediately appeared and tried to clear all the paps and onlookers.
The Wests weren't hung out to dry for too long -- someone made arrangements for them to get VIP treatment at the CF ... as they were allowed inside 10 minutes early.
No doubt their celebrity status would've surprised the workers and any customers set to arrive during normal opening hours.
Seems like Cheesecake Factory is becoming a go-to spot for this couple ... last year, Ye and the missus were snapped at another CF location inside L.A.'s Topanga Westfield Mall.
Cheesecake Factory ... come for our 40-page menu, stay for the superstar rapper's wife in see-through clothing!!!
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Kanye West y Bianca Censori Más exhibiciones públicas de Bianca...
Fue un martes de costumbre para Kanye West, mientras desfilaba con su sexy y medio desnuda esposa Bianca Censori por Los Ángeles para que todos la vieran.
La última salida de Ye con Bianca fue, por supuesto, filmada por los paparazzi en West Hollywood mientras la pareja visitaba una tienda de helados y un salón de bronceado, además de otras rápidas paradas en el camino.
Como de costumbre, Bianca estaba apenas cubierta con una ajustada minifalda plateada, la parte superior del bikini y un tanga que dejaba al descubierto sus nalgas. Curiosamente, Bianca parecía la viva imagen de Kim Kardashian en las fotos que le tomaron a la estrella de reality en un bikini plateado allá por 2018. Como se sabe, Kim y Kanye se divorciaron en 2022 después de casi 7 años de matrimonio.
Kanye, por el contrario, estaba completamente vestido con una camisa de manga larga negra y pantalones mientras paseaba con Bianca, quien se refrescó con un gran cono de helado.
Solo echa un vistazo a las fotos obtenidas por TMZ, hablan por sí mismas.
Como hemos informado, esto no es nada nuevo para Kanye y Bianca. La pareja ha estado causando alboroto en todo el mundo con las exhibiciones públicas de Bianca. Y Kanye está claramente muy de acuerdo con todo.
Tendremos que esperar a ver qué nos depara el día de mañana.
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Kanye West & Bianca Censori Enjoy More X-Rated Public Displays
It was business as usual Tuesday for Kanye West ... as he paraded around his sexy, half-naked wife, Bianca Censori, for all of Los Angeles to see.
Ye's latest eye-popping outing with Bianca was, of course, filmed by the paparazzi in West Hollywood as the couple hit up an ice cream shop and tanning salon, while making some other pit stops.
As usual, Bianca was barely covered in her tight silver miniskirt, bikini top and thong panties exposing her butt cheeks. Interestingly, Bianca looked like the spitting image of Kim Kardashian in photos taken of the reality star in a sliver bikini back in 2018. As you know, Kim and Kanye settled their divorce in 2022 after nearly 7 years of marriage.
Kanye, by contrast, was fully clothed in a long black-sleeved shirt and pants while having his fun in the sun with Bianca, who eventually cooled off with a big ice cream cone.
Just check out all the photos obtained by TMZ ... they tell the whole story.
As we've reported ... this is nothing new for Kanye and Bianca. They've been making waves around the world with Bianca's X-rated public displays. And Kanye is clearly down with it all.
We'll have to wait and see what tomorrow brings.
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Kim Kardashian More Popular Than Bianca Search-Wise ... Despite 'It Girl' Status
Kim Kardashian might feel like an also-ran these days in comparison to Bianca Censori -- who's the "it" girl right now -- but in terms of who's getting searched more ... it's the OG.
We were curious which of these ladies people were flocking to their computer screens to see more of these days -- figuring it might be BC because of all these wild outfits and style choices she's been flaunting lately with Kanye West -- but as turns out ... we were wrong.
According to some basic Google Trends data ... it would appear Kim K is actually the one who's been searched more on the platform over the past 90 days -- a period in which Bianca's popularity, visibility, and mainstream appeal has unquestionably soared.
Take a look at this chart for yourself to see the results -- it shows that Kim (in red) has had more consistent and more prevalent searches dating back to Dec. 19 ... and while Bianca has had lots of peaks over the past few months, Kim's beating her more often than not.
The data also shows how the searches between these ladies -- with their full name being the key terms in question -- break down across the entire U.S. ... and KK tops BC in all but 1.
Looks like the state of Wyoming has had more "Bianca Censori" Google searches than "Kim Kardashian" in the past 90 days ... which is a bit random. But hey, they like what they like!
Then again ... Kanye did have a whole ass ranch out there, so maybe it's just Ye love.
In any case, there's no question that Kim's more popular than Bianca as far as Google's concerned -- but even for a tool like Semrush (which specializes in keyword research and analysis, and which we have access to) Kim takes the cake there as well ... kinda handily.
We ran their respective first and last names on that as well -- and Semrush crapped out some interesting insights ... namely, over a 12-month period, Kim has a monthly average of 1 million searches for her name ... whereas Bianca clocks in at 673k in the same window.
The Semrush breakdown also notes Kim's name is one of the most challenging keywords to compete for online -- pegged at 100% difficulty, while Bianca sits at 53% currently.
Kim's average searches -- again, just for their first and last names together, as a unit -- are much more flush and level over a 12-month span in terms of trending ability ... and Bianca's searches are more up and down, with very high highs and low lows. So, more scattered.
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Point is ... it would appear Kim's years of branding and name recognition are paying off when it comes to what people are looking up online as it pertains to her and Bianca -- which we suppose makes sense, since she's a legacy celeb and has been around for ages now.
Bianca, on the other hand, is fairly new to the Hollywood scene ... so her numbers are pretty impressive considering where she came from -- relative obscurity, that is.
While Kim might still be the Queen of Google and online searches, it would appear -- at least on the face of things -- that Bianca is still the people's champ right now. Room for both!
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Kanye & Bianca Business Casual for Meetings ... Let's Talk Shop, Bev Hills!!!
Kanye West and Bianca Censori went to some business meetings on Monday -- and they were dressed to impress ... depending on what type of ventures they're chasing, that is.
The couple hit the town again to kick off the week, and they first started out by hitting up Bev Hills -- going into office buildings for what we're told appeared to be formal chats with powerbrokers and shot-callers ... and if they did, they were ready to knock some socks off.
By that, we mostly mean BC, who outdid herself yet again with another eye-popping, body-hugging 'fit that was squeezing her up tight -- and barely holding her upper half together.
Just when we thought we'd seen everything ... Bianca trotted herself out in this little number -- rocking a revealing pink tube top, showing off major cleavage, and neon nylon stockings.
Ye, of course, was just rockin' his usual all-black getup -- and it looks like he was styling Bianca in one of the buildings at one point. Unclear if he was pulling her stocking bottom down or up -- but here, it looks like her booty is very much so revealed, on purpose.
After their business meetings in BH ... Ye and Bianca went to The Grove and hit up a bunch of the shops -- and we're told they even went to Cheesecake Factory at one point. As you can see ... they were having a ball in each other's company, laughing it up/holding hands.
Of course, this outing follows another one the night prior ... when they were up in Burbank strolling around, where there too Bianca was letting it all hang out -- quite literally.
That 'fit of hers was more color-coordinated than this latest one appears to be -- but hey, Spring is upon us ... and perhaps she was feeling a little festive in the daytime and wanted to reflect the mood with her highlighter-esque colors.
Never a dull moment with these two ... have fun, lovebirds!
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Kanye y Bianca Muy casuales para sus reuniones... ¡¡Hablemos de negocios, Beverly Hills!!
Kanye West y Bianca Censori fueron a unas reuniones de negocios el lunes y estaban vestidos para impresionar, dependiendo del tipo de acuerdos que estén buscando.
La pareja apareció por la ciudad de nuevo, partiendo por Beverly Hills, donde fueron vistos entrando a unos edificios de oficinas para lo que nos dicen parecen ser conversaciones formales con personas muy influyentes, y si lo hicieron, estaban listos para sorprender.
Con esto, nos referimos sobre todo a Bianca Censori, que se superó a sí misma una vez más con otro llamativo y ceñido outfit, que apenas mantenía su mitad superior en su lugar.
Justo cuando pensábamos que lo habíamos visto todo, Bianca lució esta especie de sostén semi transparente y medias de nylon color verde brillante para su reunión de negocios.
Ye, por supuesto, solo llevaba puesto su atuendo habitual de negro y parece que estaba incluso ayudando a Bianca con su estilo en uno de los edificios. No está claro si le estaba tirando las medias hacia arriba o hacia abajo, pero parece que mostrar parte de su preciado botín era algo a propósito.
Después de sus reuniones de negocios en Beverly Hills, Ye y Bianca fueron a The Grove y entraron a un montón de tiendas. Nos dicen que incluso fueron a Cheesecake Factory en un momento. Como se puede ver, lo estaban pasando súper bien en la compañía del otro, riendo juntos y paseando tomados de la mano.
Por supuesto, esta salida se sucede a la de la otra noche, cuando los dos estuvieron en Burbank paseando y Bianca dejó todo al descubierto, literalmente.
Ese atuendo era menos colorido, pero bueno, la primavera está a la vuelta de la esquina y tal vez se sentía alegre y con ganas de reflejar su estado de ánimo con estos colores.
Nunca hay un momento aburrido con estos dos, ¡diviértanse, tortolitos!
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BIANCA CENSORI ROCKS FULLY SEE-THROUGH OUTFIT ... Hanging By A Thread!!
Bianca Censori has struck again with another mind-bogglingly racy outfit -- turning heads while pulling up to a Raising Cane's drive-thru in Burbank with her man Kanye West.
The Aussie bombshell doesn't hold back in this latest getup Sunday ... serving up some serious heat in a super sheer black ensemble with thin clear straps that were fighting for dear life trying to contain her assets.
Bianca's confidence in rocking her daring styles is iconic ... but even she knows when to draw the line 'cause she strategically placed her phone across her crotch to keep things R-rated -- as opposed to NC-17.
Of course, Kanye's outfit was nowhere near as shocking, but he did match his wife in an all-black look for the outing that saw them reunited after a brief break.
BTW, worth noting ... Ye is rocking Nike gloves here -- telling, considering his on-again-off-again feud with Adidas ... with whom he's currently on the outs as he's accused them of trying to make money off his Yeezy designs. What else is new though?
One last thing about this little outing of theirs in the Valley -- some dude tried blocking them off as paps fired away ... throwing up what appeared to be a jacket or blanket of some sort as he aggressively tried to obscure their view. No word on whether he's a hired security guard, or just some random Schmo who popped up out of nowhere. It's kinda giving the latter!
Anyway, it's clear Bianca isn't shying away from her typical style these days -- even with her folks in town ... or one of them at least.
As we reported ... BC was hanging with her mom, Alexandra, for the last few days ... hitting up Rolling Loud to catch Ye's performance and stopping by a San Fernando Valley cosmetics store. In the latter, the model went braless under a pink mini-dress -- but for the most part, it was practically conservative dressing on her part.
As you all know, the rapper has been openly flaunting his near-nude wife almost exclusively ... and he's been doing it since the start of 2023, hot on the heels of his Kim K split.
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KIM KARDASHIAN se asocia con estrellas del baloncesto universitario para la March Madness
SKIMS, de Kim Kardashian, está cada vez más metida en el baloncesto, esta vez la marca se ha asociado con seis de los mejores jugadores de baloncesto universitario del mundo para servir como modelos para su línea masculina antes del Torneo de la NCAA.
La multimillonaria empresaria compartió un video en Instagram el día después del Selection Sunday, anunciando la campaña.
El clip muestra a varios de los mejores jugadores de la CBB vistiendo la nueva línea de Kim K, incluyendo al escolta de Arizona Caleb Love, Paxson Wojcik de UNC, y Donovan Clingan, quien ganó un título nacional con UCONN la temporada pasada.
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Hunter Dickinson -que se transfirió a Kansas desde Michigan esta temporada- y el guardia de Duke Jared McCain también están involucrados.
Esta es la última incursión de Kim en el deporte, recordemos que recientemente se asoció con estrellas de la NFL, la NBA y la MLS, como Nick Bosa, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander y Neymar Jr.
Kim también contó con Patrick Mahomes, Brittany Mahomes, y sus dos hijos en la promoción de su atuendo de Navidad 2023.
La primera ronda del torneo comienza el jueves, prepara tus brackets (y tus SKIMS).
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Kim Kardashian's SKIMS Partners w/ College Hoop Stars ... Ahead Of March Madness
Kim Kardashian's SKIMS is getting deeper into basketball ... this time the brand is partnering with six of the top college hoopers in the world to serve as models for their men's line ahead of the NCAA Tournament!
The billionaire entrepreneur shared video on Instagram the day after Selection Sunday ... announcing the campaign.
The clip features several of the best CBB players wearing Kim K's new Men's Terry loungewear, including Arizona guard Caleb Love, Paxson Wojcik from UNC, and Donovan Clingan ... who won a National title with UCONN last season.
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Hunter Dickinson -- who transferred to Kansas from Michigan this season -- and Duke's guard Jared McCain are also involved.
It's just Kim K's latest foray into sports ... remember, she recently teamed up with stars from the NFL, NBA, and MLS, including Nick Bosa, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Neymar Jr.
Kim also featured Patrick Mahomes, Brittany Mahomes, and their two kids ... promoting their 2023 Christmas attire.
The first round of the tourney kicks off Thursday -- get your brackets (and SKIMS) ready -- it's March Madness!!!
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Bianca Censori I'm Goin' it Alone, Braless of Course!!!
Bianca Censori doesn't need hubby Kanye West to turn heads ... she did just fine without him.
Bianca and her mom, Alexandra, hit up a cosmetics store in the San Fernando Valley, and she loose again ... no bra underneath a skimpy pink mini-dress.
The mother-daughter duo has been spending time together lately, hitting up Rolling Loud in L.A. Thursday night to watch Kanye perform. Kim Kardashian was also front and center ... we don't know if they talked, but they clearly have lots to talk about!
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Bianca and Kim have been showing up at the same events ... 2 days before Rolling Loud, they were at Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign's "Vultures" listening party in San Francisco.
Our sources say North West is top of Kim's mind these days. The kid's fully in on Kanye's new album -- both in terms of performing at events and recording -- and we're told Kim's concerned about keeping her daughter grounded and free from toxic conversation.
All in the fam.
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Kanye West $1M of YEEZY GAP Clothing Allegedly Stolen ... Working to Get It Back
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Kanye West's team claims more than $1 million worth of clothing has been stolen from his L.A. warehouse ... and now there's a dispute about whether or not he'll ever get it back.
Ye's chief of staff, Milo Yiannopoulos, tells TMZ ... people in the rapper's camp noticed a massive amount of Yeezy GAP clothes in Ye's warehouse went missing a couple days ago -- approximately 60,000 pieces of clothing worth roughly $1.2 mil.
Yiannopoulos said the team had no clue where the clothes went, but then they noticed a Kanye fan account advertising an event Friday in L.A. ... where buyers could purchase a bunch of Yeezy GAP apparel at $20 a pop.
Law enforcement sources tell us they got a call about the alleged stolen property, and sent officers and detectives to the Yeezy sale.
We're told the people in charge of the event told cops they had receipts for the clothing, but cops say they couldn't show ALL the clothing was backed up by receipts.
Nevertheless, we're told cops were unable to seize the merch given the conflicting stories, and because Ye had not filed a police report.
Regardless, Milo insists all of the clothing is, in fact, stolen ... claiming Ye's team has no record of the sale, and would never let someone purchase clothing in bulk. Moving forward, Milo says Ye's camp will do whatever is necessary to retrieve the clothing, including filing a police report ... and they've now fired off a cease and desist letter to the organizer of Friday's sale.
In the document, Ye's team accuses them of forging records to make police believe they legally obtained the Yeezy goods.
What's more ... Milo believes his team has identified one of the thieves involved, and says they'll cooperate with cops to hand over any leads.
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Kanye West Exhibe a Bianca... Impactante sesión
Kanye West volvió a lo suyo el miércoles, compartiendo un post de su sexy esposa, Bianca Censori, y sus muchos activos para que todos los vean.
Ye publicó una serie de fotos de Bianca sin sostenes y usando un bustier rosado, bien ajustado, que exponía ligeramente sus pechos.
Bianca llevaba leggings blancos que acentuaban sus curvas con un par de zapatos de tacón mientras posaba ante las puertas dobles de un armario gris.
En dos de las fotos, Bianca colocó sus manos en la espalda como si estuviera esposada. Otras fotos la capturaron en cuclillas y dándose la vuelta con el mismo conjunto de lencería.
Kanye no aparece por ninguna parte, probablemente porque estaba detrás de la cámara jugando a ser el fotógrafo.
La sesión de fotos llega un día después de que Bianca saliera con la ex mujer de Ye, Kim Kardashian, en el Chase Center de San Francisco.
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Las dos fueron filmadas juntas en la fiesta de escucha del nuevo álbum de Ye, "Vultures 2". El avistamiento tomó a todos por sorpresa e incendió las redes sociales con una gran cantidad de comentarios.
Como saben, Bianca sustituyó a Kim en 2023, convirtiéndose en la nueva señora West durante una boda privada. Desde entonces, Kanye ha paseado a Bianca por todo el mundo con sus atrevidos atuendos, poniendo sus partes íntimas a la vista del público.