A man has gone viral after showing the moment Kanye West and Bianca Censori rejected his request at the Grammy’s.
Cole Walliser, a filmmaker and music video director, is best known as the operator of the GlamBOT high-speed camera, having worked with E! Entertainment on it since the 2016 Emmys. It involves a high-speed camera on a robotic arm capturing dynamic, slow-motion video content of celebrities.
Walliser was at the Grammys on Sunday when he approached West and Censori—who later caused a stir on the red carpet—to participate. However, the rapper rejected the cameraman’s advances.
Newsweek contacted a spokesperson for West and Censori for comment via email on Wednesday outside normal business hours.
Walliser uploaded videos to TikTok and Instagram of him approaching the couple and asking, “A little GlamBOT slo-mo action?” In response, West smiled and waved his hand as he and Censori kept walking.
As Walliser moved away from the couple, he said, “He’s like, ‘Ahhhh no.'”
Walliser wrote in the caption for both videos, “Had to shoot my shot with Kanye.” The clip has received more than 6.3 million views on TikTok and 17 million on Instagram.
In the comments section, viewers said Walliser was lucky that West refused to take part in the GlamBOT video.
“Sometimes rejection is a blessing,” one person wrote, while another said, “Not the glam bot we want anyway.”
“He refused, it was a gift to you,” a commenter added, and another user wrote, “It’s alright Cole, pretty sure this one would’ve been taken down anyway.”
“Sir I’m so glad,” a viewer said. “That slo mo would’ve been a lot of exposure for that camera to handle.”
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After Walliser’s interaction with the couple, Censori went on to shock onlookers on the red carpet by revealing an outfit that left little to the imagination.
Censori initially wore a fur coat but removed the outer layer to unveil a sheer, see-through slip that made her appear completely nude.
The bold fashion choice quickly went viral, dominating discussions on platforms such as Instagram and X, formerly Twitter, as social media users fiercely debated the look. West, in contrast, dressed in an all-black ensemble with sunglasses, keeping a low profile as his wife became the center of attention.
Censori’s risky attire could seemingly violate California Penal Code 314(1), which defines indecent exposure as “when a person exposes his or her naked body or genitals in front of anyone who could be annoyed or offended by it.”
To be found guilty of indecent exposure under California law, a person must “intentionally expose your genitals or naked body; expose yourself in front of someone who might be offended or annoyed by it; intend to direct attention to yourself; and intend to sexually gratify yourself or offend someone else when you do it.”
On Monday, media personnel from the Los Angeles Police Department and L.A. District Attorney’s Office told Newsweek that they had not heard anything regarding legal action against Censori or West over the look.
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