You may know Francesca Eastwood best as the daughter of Clint Eastwood, the star of short-lived reality show Mrs. Eastwood & Company (more on that later), or the girlfriend of Birkin-destroying photographer Tyler Shields. This week, however, she’s Miss Golden Globe.
All in the Name of “Art”: Artist Tyler Shields is no stranger to controversy, but Clint Eastwood’s daughter Francesca was – until she lit a Birkin bag on fire, worth a reported $100K, for Shields’ lens. The internet erupted in outrage over the waste, pushing Shields to offer $100,000 to a family in need. But was the bag even real?
Steve Madden Calls the Olsen Twins “A Pain in the Ass”: While celebrating the US launch of Superga, we caught up with Steve Madden, who says he enjoys working with the Olsen twins even if they are “very demanding.”
Check Out Queen Elizabeth’s Best Toppers: We’re bloody excited that the Queen will be celebrating her Diamond Jubilee this weekend, so what better way to celebrate E II than through a retrospective of her greatest hat choices? (We’re partial to that really sparkly official one!)
So, turns out that whole destroying-and-lighting-on-fire-a-$100,000-Birkin-in-the-name-of-’art’ was maybe not such a great idea after all.
Photographer/publicity stuntman Tyler Shields set off an internet shit storm yesterday when he posted photos of his girlfriend and Clint Eastwood progeny, Francesca Eastwood ripping into a $100,000 Birkin bag with a chainsaw, eventually lighting it on fire. Understandably many people found this photoshoot to be rather insensitive–or downright offensive–at a time when many families are struggling financially.
In fact, according to TMZ, some people were so upset that they even sent death threats to Francesca and Tyler–Not that that’s a first for the photographer.
Birkin bags cost a lot. When they’re made of alligator they cost even more. Like $100,000. Which is why lots of people are pissed that Clint Eastwood’s daughter Francesca, who stars on the new E! show “Mrs. Eastwood and Company,” was photographed taking a chainsaw to a $100,000 red alligator Birkin bag for funsies.
