Elle UK apologizes for cropping Blackpink’s Rose from group photo

Elle UK has issued an apology after facing accusations of racism for cropping Rose of Blackpink out of a group photo on Friday.“We sincerely apologize for a recent post from Paris Fashion Week in which Rose of Blackpink was cropped from a group photo forsize,” Elle UK said in a message posted to its Instagram story. “We did not mean to offend anyone.” The controversy began afterthe magazine posted a photo taken Monday at Saint Laurent’s Spring/Summer 2026 fashion show, which included Rose alo