A transgender model was removed from the album art for Travis Scott’s upcoming Astroworld LP. Amanda Lepore, the model in question, took notice of the photo’s alteration in an Instagram post on Wednesday (August 1).
“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 girl can’t help it! Too distracting for the eyes! Upstaged everyone in the photograph! Oh well……….. I love @david_lachapelle and @travisscott Love and kisses.”
In the shot posted on Scott’s Instagram, Lepore — the model pictured up and to the left in the original photo — is completely gone.
Photographer David LaChappelle’s version of the picture, which was shared on his Instagram, maintains Lepore’s presence.
Lepore has been a frequent subject of LaChappelle’s work. Scott has been accused of being transphobic in light of her removal from the album art.
Check out some of the negative reaction below.
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Ummm is this for real? Travis’ future father in law is a woman..
Are we actually going to believe he’s transphobic for this? The guy is at every fashion show. He wouldn’t be there if he had a problem with the trans community or gay community. Get real.
America is so soft. That man wants what he wants. Who wants a woman who you use to be a man. Cmon!! Get out of here with that weak ish!! If you Trans speak up instead of feeling hurt all the time when ppl look at you all crazy. Just speak up its just that easy.
…….. I feel like that man can do whatever he wants to do with HIS project. I really DO NOT CARE, just hope he has a few bangers on the album.
So what if Travis might be transphobic. If he doesn’t want to see a man pretending to be a woman on his album cover then that is his GOD given right. I don’t see Travis saying anything about transgenders should die or have gasoline poured on them and set them on fire. He did a simple Photoshop nobody got hurt. I hate how this society wants their agenda to be accepted by everyone and if you do not accept it your either gonna lose money or your career. If a motherfucker don’t fuck with the LGBTQ community then so be it. WTF is the big deal seriously. We shouldn’t be scared to say NO WE DO NOT FUCK WITH YA’LL/
mans can have 0 or 100 of em on there and no one cares we just wanna hear that heat
Its his right/choice. Doesn’t have to have the person in the photo. Lol calling him a coward is undeserving.
Fuck these transgenders. Folks can choose whether they want a real woman in their art or not god damn get a fucking life
Can’t force someone who is not gay to support something that is gay and deceptive. Maybe he was deceived.
Maybe, he should have been completely clear with that before the photo shoot?
Maybe people like you should let us know what you are before giving you an opportunity on a platform. And that’s not hatred. That’s just us being very two different people.
And that’s to that’s supergay dude I guess
Being Hetero is transphobic now?? Just because you not into trans doesnt mean you hate them
Pretty soon it’s going to be offensive not to want to sleep with these dickless man/girls…….if dude doesn’t want a tranny on his cover I say airbrush the creature out.
Its already like this. Saw a Youtube Video about it, A Trans dude said if you dont wanna date him you transphobic
Fuck these gays and the homophobic agenda no one pushes heterosexuality on them and they’ve chosen their path.
Fuck anyone who says someone can’t have an opinion
He is free to use whatever album cover he wants to lets not be ridiculous
Not to mention that hoe looks like she’s 80 with plastic bowls for tits and a face that looks like it went through a meat grinder
You do know he is with Kylie Jenner right?
PAUSE…Travis can do whatever he wants. It’s HIS album. Too bad if the LGBT has a problem with it. You don’t see the straight community up in arms over an LGBT recording artist for not having straight models on their album covers. Get all the way outta here with this bullshit.
why are people made he edited that man out of the pic? maybe he doesnt agree with all that due to religion or personal ideologies and beliefs
His religion? Yeah he seems like such a devout mus1im alright.
I don’t really care for Travis Scott but I respect the fuck out of him for having the balls to do this.. because he don’t want a tran on his album cover he now has a phobia and is offending people? GTFOH w that BS. Love is love and all that shit but homeboy don’t want a tran on his album cover and that’s it! People get so fucking offended so easily.. and for those tweets above to say “we have a long way to go to rid transphobia” – GTFOH with that too! All the world talks about these days is LGBTQ, y’all got mah fuckas afraid to NOT be gay now! For real tho, GTFOH.
Great Marketing,Divide and Conquer.
great, now all the focus/attention is going to be taken away from the music itself and get put on this BS, and of course people are gonna blow this up way out of proportion all over social media, especially the lgbtq sect of social media, as usual, straight up overshadowing the hype surrounding the music and quality of the music. its HIS album cover, who cares. smfh @ this nontroversy.
It’s Travis Scott, his music is trash anyway… This BS might be the only hype worth talking about.
Who the fuck would want a tranny ass dude on their album cover
Chingy.
Nicki Minaj.
I hate this world now.
looks so much better thanks trav! ??
looks so much better thanks trav ??
Its more than right to take a man off your cover who is trying to deceive the public bravo to you Travis Scott !!!!!!!!!
He is fucking a Kardashian. They’re all chicks with dicks. Except for the one old dude with titties…
Whoa did they dig up Joan Rivers for that shit??
Ya’ll social media warriors out here acting like Travis Scott knows how to use photoshop…
If he doesn’t or the “label” want a trans in the photo it’s not an outright trans people attack. His label or he can choose to make the photo how they wish to have it. Doesn’t mean they’re against trans people. Sometimes the label wants to portray an image and it’s not always up to the artist either in the decision making.
Politically correct fans spoiling yet another party.
Take away the gender BS, his or her pose was hella trash and the least sexually appealing of them all. Take that shit off since it’s a bad attempt at modelling. Period.
Damn Travis must be pissed that this is the talk of his album. He might as well just get a sexyass pick of his girl on the cover I bet it would sell more.
The chip on the shoulder transgender movement is ruining the world. My daughter has to use the same toilet as a man now.
No shit… Unless you a deadbeat dad your daughter uses the same toilet as you and all your homies when they come over.
That, or you rich enough to have a girls only bathroom in your house.
Lastly, if your daughter ends up straight someday you going to kiss her knowing she takes the D in her mouth. And you worried about a toilet seat LOL.
I’m not sure if you’re serious or not. All the likes my post got shows most people got what I mean. I mean public toilets if you didn’t get it… It’s a place that is separated for a reason and now we have this BS ruining the system and women’s feeling of safety.
The likes you got show the phobia is real. Trans women, to my knowledge, do not endanger women in the bathroom. Where did you come up with that?
How many inches was she?
Travis Scott…. dude, it’s 2018, you didn’t see this coming?
Lame move …
not everything is a fucking social justice issue with these fucking cornballs
I’m sick of all this Gay stuff, everyday there is new gay something WTF. Trans, Gay Bi its all the same sandwich. His cover is very satanic as well.
So if he didn’t want a transgender woman on the cover he’s transphobic? So basically if I say I only date blackwomen I’m homophobic racist? What kind of world do we live in? LOL
We went too far with this equal rights shit. I don’t have to be attracted to these demented fuckers. DNA doesn’t lie. Transwinen are disgusting Caricatures of normal women. That’s the way they think we act. But I’m wrong for denouncing them? Lolololololol.
That garbage ass cover should be removed for being satanic, shitty and having a Woman squashed into a plastic box, but I guess the message is my ugly girlfriend/Mother of my ugly baby is plastic and fake?
i don’t really care about this transgender thing or the comments that he is too sissy or something else. I listen to his songs, imitate his dressing style and even bought the same tennis chain from KRKC&CO(krkcom). DOPE MAN just love him!!