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Despite a career-threatening injury, Neymar Jr continues to be the talk of the town. The player recently collaborated with Kim Kardashian for her underclothing brand. However, the Brazilian star endorsed the brand and received its fair share of criticisms. A prominent rapper took to social media to ask Kardashian to part ways with the Brazilian soccer star, considering he is ‘too skinny.’

Fashionista Kim Kardashian took to her Instagram account last night to make a big announcement. The celebrity icon decided to expand her innerwear brand SKIMS, with the product now available for both men and women. Neymar shared a promotional post for the brand, and fans witnessed him in a shirtless avatar endorsing the product.

Azealia Banks calls out Brazilian star after recent endorsement

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American rapper and songwriter Azealia Banks called out Brazilian soccer star Neymar Jr. The $2 million rich rapper’s brand account ‘Cheapyxousa’ posted a story of Neymar endorsing Kardashian’s innerwear brand SKIMS. In the story, the rapper advised the social media influencer to put away with Neymar, considering his physical attributes. 

She mentioned, “No @kimkardashian not this one, he too skinny. More BOSA BOSA. He not pack-packin. Don’t ruin a good thang, sis.”

Significantly, Kardashian announced the expansion of her innerwear brand SKIMS last night. Kim launched SKIMS back in 2019, catering to women. However, it seems like the fashionista is ready to take the next step, with the brand now willing to broaden its horizon and step into the men’s category.

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Besides Neymar, Kardashian collaborated with San Francisco 49ers star Nick Bosa and NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The account also urged Kim to post more images of Nick Bosa for the marketing side of things. The fashionista has done a brilliant job with SKIMS, with the company evaluated at $4 billion despite being just four years old.

Neymar collabs with Kim Kardashian for her innerwear brand

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In the announcement post, Neymar confessed his love for the sport before bridging connections to the innerwear. The star posed with different products from SKIMS’ men’s line of products. Neymar donned the innerwear in multiple posts as he went shirtless to endorse the brand.

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It is a big move from Kim Kardashian, who is trying to capitalize on the popularity of her brand. SKIMS desires to make a mark in a $5.7 billion market, with sales up 2% over the past year. What do you think of Kim Kardashian’s decision to launch SKIMS for men? Let us know in the comments below.

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