Raj Kapoor said the the ‘artistic black-tie’ dress code for the award show was ‘up for interpretation’. Grammy Awards executive producer Raj Kapoor has weighed in on Bianca Censori’s viral red carpet stunt with her husband, Kanye West. On Sunday (February 2), Censori courted controversy after dropping her coat on the red carpet to reveal a near-nude look. Kapoor — also the showrunner for the Oscars on March 2 — noted that while the Grammys have an “artistic black-tie” dress code, the meaning of that could be “up for interpretation in the music industry.”.

However, LAPD sources confirmed to TMZ on Monday (February 3) that there will be no legal fallout over Censori’s nude look, since the Grammy Awards is a private event and no one from the show contacted police to make a complaint. Elsewhere in his interview with People, Kapoor appeared to confirm that West and Censori were not invited to the Grammys live ceremony. "From what I understand, they were there for the red carpet,” Kapoor said. West was nominated this year for best rap song for "Carnival" from his Vultures 1 album.

"If they were invited guests because we [would] know everybody who's seated at the VIP tables that we have in front," the producer explained. "We know each person who's coming because every table is numbered. And so our director has to know where those artists are for award categories... They didn't have a nomination on the show and Kanye wasn't presenting. He was not performing either, which is mostly what those seats are.".

Following the Grammys, Page Six quoted an insider who claimed the stunt “was an attempt to replicate the album cover” for Vultures 1. The cover of West’s 2024 album featured the rapper in all black, including a mask covering his face, while Censori stood backward beside him naked except for thigh-high boots and a tiny piece of black fabric. The red carpet stunt has sparked widespread outrage. On Monday, Armie Hammer’s ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers accused West of humiliating Censori.

“If this brief interaction looked comfortable, balanced, and consensual to you, that’s concerning,” Chambers, who was married to Call Me By Your Name star Hammer from 2010 to 2023, wrote on her Instagram Story. “I’ve spent the past almost two years hosting and producing our show about coercion, control, and toxicity in relationships on @investigationdiscovery and this ticks all the boxes.”.

Chambers then reposted a statement from influencer Tinx, who said that Censori’s and West’s interaction “was uncomfortable to see.”. “Aside from all the problematic things about [West], I really don’t buy that this is some mutual art experiment,” Tinx wrote. “To me, it looked like some sort of humiliation ritual. Of course, women have agency, but there’s also an insane power dynamic at play here. Age, money, fame … etc.”.

Along with Chambers, Meghan McCain has addressed the viral incident. “I just want and have wanted for years – for Kanye West to leave us all the hell alone,” McCain wrote in a since-deleted tweet. “He’s a repugnant, vile piece of garbage, and his wife looks like a victim and a hostage.”. The controversial couple — who met when Censori was working for Yeezy as the company’s architectural designer — tied the knot in December 2022 in a secret ceremony. The nuptials came a month after West finalized his divorce from Kim Kardashian, with whom he shares four children.