Pharrell Williams pressured to 'stop supporting killing animals for fashion'

A file picture shows Pharrell Williams on stage at the end of his menswear ready-to-wear Autumn/Winter 2024 presentation for fashion house Louis Vuitton in Paris. Photo: Reuters

At the Toronto International Film Festival recently (Sept 10), Pharrell Williams, creative director of Louis Vuitton, was the target of a protest by the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) – again.

While the credits rolled on his film, Piece By Piece (a story about his life, told through Lego animation), Williams was handed a microphone. A woman then rushed the stage holding a poster that read “Pharrell: Stop supporting killing animals for fashion”.