I am not questioning the discussion around rumors and I didn't even mention if Hedi will leave Celine or not in the near future.
What I questioned with my original message was the "source" after Cocococo12 said that Hedi "officially left" and "contract ended a couple of weeks ago" because that's not official at all.
Regarding the instagram stories I had mentioned, I am not sure how familiar you are with Hedi working method and how his inner circle moves, but I can assure you that they were there with him (happy to elaborate in private if you are interested) specifically working on Celine SS25 campaign/show.
Hedi had already shot both men and women Winter24 shows 5/6 months ago (specifically in december 2023 for women and in january 2024 for men), those collection were designed in the last 6 months of 2023 (Women Winter 24 press release clearly states it was "designed in july 2023"). It's obvious that Hedi since january had worked on both SS25 collections. He will not create collections if he does not have total control on video presentation, campaign etc Everyone know he is a control freak.
Can you imagine a collection designed by Hedi that will not be presented with his styling and photography? Impossible!