Bella Hadid breaks silence on Adidas Olympic shoe controversy and pleads ignorance

Bella Hadid is speaking out about the major controversy surrounding her Adidas ad campaign for a shoe for the Munich Olympics… and she says she didn’t do her homework.

The model responded to last week’s backlash in a lengthy statement posted to social media on Monday, saying she had no idea the 1972 Munich Olympics included a famous tragedy in which 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and murdered by Palestinian terrorists .

Bella explains that she had no knowledge of the historical connection between the ’72 Olympics and the Adidas shoe, adding: “I am shocked, angry and disappointed at the lack of sensitivity put into this campaign. “

Plus, Bella says she never would have participated in the ad campaign if she’d known about the Munich massacre… and she says her team or Adidas should have known. She admits… that she should have done her own research too.

Bella adds… “While everyone’s intention was to create something positive and bring people together through art, the collective lack of understanding from all parties undermined the process.”

As you know… Adidas came in for a lot of criticism for using Bella as the face of the retro sneaker… with the American Jewish Committee saying the footwear giant had made a “blatant mistake” by “using an outspoken anti-Israel model to choose”. think of these dark Olympics.”

Bella says she does not believe in any form, including anti-Semitism, adding… “Palestine is not synonymous with terrorism and this campaign has inadvertently highlighted an event that does not represent who we are.”