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Supermodel Karlie Kloss tweeted an apology early Wednesday after her latest photo shoot drew accusations of cultural appropriation on social media.

In a multi-page spread titled “Spirited Away” in Vogue's March 2017 issue, Kloss is styled wearing a glossy black wig and geisha-inspired makeup. Taken throughout Japan’s Ise-Shima National Park, the photo series features Kloss wearing a selection of kimonos, posing with a sumo wrestler, and walking to a Japanese tea house.

Karlie Kloss is under fire for culture appropriation after the release of her March 2017 Vogue US photoshoot. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/Nm9N523Y2G — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 15, 2017

After numerous social media posts accused both Kloss and Vogue of “yellowface,” the magazine took the spread down from its website this week.

Karlie Kloss gets a 6-page spread in yellowface for Vogue's DIVERSITY ISSUE... while Imaan Hammam & Liu Wen get one pic each... the irony pic.twitter.com/fXn9Ikz7ik — Nerdy Asians (@NerdyAsians) February 15, 2017

is that karlie kloss photo shoot really called "SPIRITED AWAY" hahahahah someone at vogue watched one miyazaki film https://t.co/ms5z9rXDvt pic.twitter.com/EF0NuvuMVu — Susan Cheng (@scheng_) February 14, 2017

They could have just cast an East Asian model. But no, that would make sense. https://t.co/hRUQRuMJMi — Christiana A Mbakwe (@Christiana1987) February 14, 2017

Enraging on so many levels: cultural appropriation, yellowface, the fact that the cover of @vogue's "diversity issue"=mostly white models https://t.co/LfqCJBW53u — Jeff Yang (@originalspin) February 15, 2017

“These images appropriate a culture that is not my own and I am truly sorry for participating in a shoot that was not culturally sensitive,” Kloss said in a statement posted to her Twitter account. “My goal is, and always will be, to empower and inspire women. I will ensure my future shoots and projects reflect that mission.”

Vogue did not respond to an NBC News request for comment.

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