Marc Jacobs’ husband rages against non-binary vegan influencer for criticizing designer’s use of fur – claiming their love of donuts supports slavery in Africa

Marc Jacobs’ husband has been branded ‘desperate’ and ’embarrassing’ for an angry tirade against a non-binary vegan influencer who criticized the designer for using real fur.

Charly ‘Char’ Defrancesco, who lives in New York, shared a lengthy post on Instagram in which he blasted Nati Casanova for consuming coffee and confectionery produced by companies that use child labor in Africa.

It appears that Nati posted a now-deleted video to Instagram in September with the caption: “@marcjacobs whaddya say? How many animals have you killed today?’.

In his 368-word caption, the 42-year-old candlemaker accused Char Nati of “harassing” him and warned them: “If you sit on your self-righteous high horse of hypocrisy and point fingers, I’m here to point out some right back to you.”

He went on to say that the animal rights activist was “not in a position to point fingers” because they consume coffee, sweets and doughnuts. He went on to shame the activist, saying, “Looks like you got a lot [sugar]’.

However, Char’s vicious attack backfired, with one critic commenting: ‘He keeps calling others hypocrites when he clearly is one himself.’

Char Defrancesco married his longtime partner Marc Jacobs in 2019, surrounded by family and friends, at the Grill Room in Manhattan.

Marc Jacobs’ eponymous brand, a subsidiary of LVM, previously came under fire from PETA for selling real fur, including mink coats – and items made from real dog fur were even found to be labeled as faux fur.

But Marc’s husband Char, who disagreed with animal rights advocate Nati telling him to end the fur trade, posted his 368-word response for all to see.

He wrote: ‘I see you, mainly because you keep bothering me. When I looked at your page I saw your posts with coffee, sweets, donuts. What I want to draw attention to.

“So hopefully the next time you feel like posting pictures of donuts, of which it looks like you’ve had a lot, you won’t be in a position to point fingers.”

Char criticized Nati Casanova for consuming coffee, tea and confectionery produced by companies that use child labor in Africa.

“I cannot help but feel a sense of incongruity in considering your position alongside your support of certain companies known for their involvement in child labor, especially in the chocolate, coffee/tea and sugar industries. ‘

He further suggested that the vegan influencer should turn a blind eye to animal cruelty and instead become an advocate for child trafficking and labor.

‘You can call your local government or the three big chocolate traders in the world who control 80% of the world’s chocolate trade (Cargill, Barry Callebaut and OFI) and demand change/an end to child trafficking and labour.

‘Or choose another goal that means something to you and makes the world a little better.’

But toward the end of the post, the candlestick maker warned, “If you get on your self-righteous high horse of hypocrisy and point fingers, I’m here to point some right at you.”

Char’s outburst caused an uproar among Instagram users, with many expressing their disapproval of his tirade.

One person wrote: ‘This is rich coming from someone who is [sic] partner has direct ties to LVMH. Is Marc aware that Bernard is funneling money to the IDF? But you claim you care about children?’

Char hurriedly replied, “You didn’t read what I wrote. I’m not claiming to care about the kids, I’m just saying it’s ironic how someone could try to point out scammers and pass judgment. Did you read what I wrote? Or were the words too big to understand? LOL’ [sic]

This caused even more problems for the 42-year-old, with one person acknowledging he had dismissed his children by saying: ‘Did you just admit you didn’t care about children?! That’s pretty scary. No care for children or animals

While another added: ‘I didn’t claim to care about the children’ so why use these images of innocent, suffering children? You also said ‘hoping this post does more good than just getting likes’… but what good did you expect? You want your followers to make a difference in helping end child labor, while you don’t care. That is worrying.’

Meanwhile, other Instagram users left hundreds of comments on the six-slide post expressing their disbelief, including: ‘You’re actually comparing the fur industry to coffee beans? You drink coffee and support fur, so whose problem is bigger here.’

Another suggested that Marc Jacobs should follow in the footsteps of Stella McCartney, Gucci and Burberry by adopting a fur-free policy.

“If Marc Jacobs announces a fur-free policy soon, you might spend more time learning to spell words like ‘FUR’ and less time embarrassing his brand.”

One person thought it was unfair to compare using animal fur to drinking coffee, writing: The difference is that there is ethical coffee, chocolate and sugar. You can simply check the quality marks to see if there is fair trade. There is NO ethical way to kill animals for unnecessary fashion. Tell your husband to declare a fur-free policy if you want to get people out of trouble.”

“Exploiting starving children to distract from your husband’s dealings with an industry that makes billions of dollars off the skin of tortured animals? Wow. You are shameless,” read another comment.