Scott then posted a new version in which Lepore was notably absent, leading to backlash from people who speculated that the action was rooted in transphobia. ", "I'm ready to seal the deal in more ways than one if he changes his mind and publicly denounces Donald Trump.". Now, Travis Scott has issued a statement addressing Lepore’s absence from the Astroworld artwork. On the heels of Travis Scott's imminent Astroworld album, out this Friday, he has unveiled the official cover art. You can see her response below. Very disappointing that Travis Scott edited out Amanda Lepore out of this David LaChapelle photo. A post shared by flame (@travisscott) on Jul 31, 2018 at 8:18pm PDT, TRAVIS SCOTT – ASTROWORLD – 2018 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• © David LaChapelle, A post shared by David LaChapelle (@david_lachapelle) on Jul 31, 2018 at 11:23pm PDT. Fans initially cried transphobia, but this weekend we found out the real reason she was cut: she upstaged everyone. It is worth noting, too, that LaChapelle and Lepore have a long-standing artistic relationship. #amandalepore #glamourgirl A girl can’t help it❗️Too distracting for the eyes ❗️Upstaged everyone in the photograph ❗️Oh well……….. "Sorry for the misunderstanding Love you guys and THANK YOU ALL!!! freestyle from 1997, Travis Scott addresses the absence of Amanda Lepore on. But the final version of the cover featured the same shot, but with Lepore removed. "Everybody wants to explain everything with some phobia or whatever," he said to another fan. I upstaged everyone in the photograph! "A girl can't help it. 404.3k Followers, 3,292 Following, 3,782 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Amanda Lepore (@amandalepore) … Oh well, I love David LaChapelle and Travis Scott! "This is just a case of something else she can't just can't seem to control lol ain't nothing to do with hating.". On Instagram Wednesday (August 1), legendary transgender model Amanda Lepore shared a photo of the album cover, which featured her in the carnival scene. Michael Love Michael. The Houston rapper has shared a second version of his Astroworld cover art – but, as highlighted by Amanda Lepore herself, the transgender icon has been edited out. We can't help but ask: what's the deal with that? ©2020 Viacom International Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. On Wednesday, when the final Astroworld cover was posted to Travis Scott’s Instagram, she posted, “It was great being part of David LaChapelle’s incredible photograph of Travis Scott’s album cover, but I’m curious why I’m not on the picture Scott posted.”, LaChapelle jokingly wrote back, “Because you were a bad, bad girl, LOL. “Sorry for the misunderstanding... EVERY ONE IS WELCOME TO ASTROWORLD!” Earlier in the statement, he clarifies, “I have nothing but respect for the LGBTQ community.” Pitchfork has reached out to representatives to Travis Scott for further comment. It’s not for any other reason.” When LaChapelle and Scott were accused of transphobia, though, LaChapelle fought back, saying the edited photo was “nothing to do with hating.”, But as the controversy continued, LaChapelle and Scott clarified the real reason Lepore was cut — she upstaged everyone. Michael Love Michael. For example: Aquaria: The Unreal Housewife of New York, Parade Celebrates a Year of Fun, Inclusive Underwear for All, Jari Jones Believes in a Brand New America, Brother Vellies by Pyer Moss Honors the Black Experience in America, The Recording Academy Names H.E.R. Too distracting for the eyes. Where's Amanda Lepore? what a fucking coward, Travis honey your transphobia is showing pic.twitter.com/lbFrCVqlfS, — shania twink (@tallslice) August 1, 2018, seeing huge artists like travis scott be openly transphobic is SO disappointing… we've made progress but we still have a long way to go ;(, Travis Scott is a transphobic piece of sh*t. Trans icon and mode @Amanda_Lepore was featured in his newest album cover, but the version he posted to Instagram has her edited out. Related | Aquaria: The Unreal Housewife of New York, RuPaul's Drag Race winner Aquaria, who's worked closely with Lepore in the NYC nightlife scene, also questioned why Scott removed Lepore from his version. Lepore agreed, saying “A girl can’t help it! Check out some of the negative reaction below. Travis Scott has addressed the controversy following the removal of model and trans icon Amanda Lepore from the artwork for his latest album, Astroworld. ", We've reached out to Scott for a statement. Amanda Lepore wasn’t mad about the change, though. 01 August 2018. Amanda Lepore has weighed in on both posts, as well as members of the LGBTQ community. — Aquaria (@aquariaofficial) August 1, 2018, what’s so funny abt travis scott editing out the only trans woman in that picture for his own posting is that it makes the pic look worse……… LMAO transphobia never pays off. “It was great being part of @david_lachapelle s incredible photograph of @travisscott s albulm cover but I’m curious why I’m not on the picture @travisscott posted #amandalepore #glamourgirl,” she wrote. "A lot of times I need to shut the fuck up. Over the past couple of days, Travis Scott has been revealing details of his elusive third album Astroworld. On the heels of Travis Scott's imminent Astroworld album, out this Friday, he has unveiled the official cover art. Travis Scott is a scumbag for this. “Yo Amanda you did upstage everyone even me," he continued, before stating that he and LaChapelle put together a booklet that includes "all these images. A transgender model was removed from the album art for Travis Scott’s upcoming Astroworld LP. This is a case of something else she can't seem to control lol.” He later clarified in a separate comment: “Amanda was taken out because she just upstaged everyone.” The model then edited her original IG caption to add, “A girl can't help it! MTV AND ALL RELATED TITLES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OF VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC, Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Governors Ball, Here’s Why Trans Model Amanda Lepore Was Removed From Travis Scott’s, https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl7YbRbDbS2/?hl=en&taken-by=amandalepore, https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl_HIRggiIr/?hl=en&taken-by=david_lachapelle. Though he doesn't get into the specifics of why her photo was removed, he agreed with Lepore's statement on Instagram in which she claimed she was removed because she upstaged everyone.