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The fallout from Kanye West’s antisemitic rhetoric continues. After Ye was dropped by Adidas early this morning, more companies are beginning to distance themselves from the Yeezy brand. Foot Locker sent an internal message to its stores today asking for all Yeezy footwear to be removed from sales floors immediately. Stores were instructed to hold all […]
Despite condemning Kanye West’s recent anti-Semitic comments, Jaylen Brown has said he will remain with Donda Sports. The Celtics shooting guard told The Boston Globe that Ye’s Donda Sports agency is geared towards helping his community, which is why he’s sticking around. “Like I said, I don’t condone any hurt, harm, or danger toward a group of people,” Brown told […]
Gap has issued a new statement in the wake of continued fallout from the artist formerly known as Kanye West’s anti-Semitic comments. In it, the company said “immediate steps” were being taken to remove Yeezy Gap product from its stores. The statement, shared on Tuesday, noted that the Yeezy Gap partnership (initially slated to span […]
Adidas is ending its collaboration with Ye, the brand confirmed in a statement on Tuesday. The termination of the deal with the artist formerly known as Kanye West comes after months of him publicly challenging the brand, which makes his popular Yeezy Boost sneakers, and expressing antisemitic views in interviews and on social media. “Adidas […]
While many brands and entities are cutting ties with Kanye West (who now goes by Ye) following the artist’s repeated anti-Semitic comments, one of his closest partners, Adidas, has remained silent throughout the controversy. Now, a director at the brand is putting the pressure on the company with a public LinkedIn post. Adidas director of trade marketing Sarah […]
Hollywood talent agency CAA has dropped Kanye West following his recent string of anti-Semitic remarks. As reported by The Los Angeles Times, the renowned agency has quietly made the decision to no longer work with Ye. According to a person who has knowledge of the situation, CAA ended its relationship with him on account of his embrace of […]
As more and more people distance themselves from the artist formerly known as Kanye West, an anti-Semitic group unabashedly showed their support for Ye with a banner that hung over the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles on Saturday. Oren Segal, vice president of ADL Center on Extremism, shared a photo on Twitter showing seven people delivering a Nazi […]
Vogue has become the latest fashion brand to part ways with Kanye West in the wake of his recent antisemitic remarks. TMZ reports Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who has had a well-documented relationship with West, wants nothing to do with Ye due to his “erratic behavior and anti-Semitic rants.” The news comes on the heels of West retaining the counsel of Camille […]
Kanye West has hired an attorney in the wake of his recent antisemitic remarks. TMZ reports Ye is retaining Camille Vasquez, one of the attorneys who helped Johnny Depp in his defamation trail with ex-wife Amber Heard. Vasquez, along with her Los Angeles-based law firm Brown Rudnick, will provide Kanye with legal counsel on a “variety of business matters.” Ye sparked backlash this month by making harmful and […]
Trevor Noah insists he has no beef with Kanye West. The 38-year-old comedian addressed the issue in a between-the-scenes TikTok video posted by The Daily Show. The clip begins with an audience member asking Noah about his and Ye’s so-called “beef”—a term that he believed was inapplicable to the situation. “Why am I beefing with Kanye? That’s an interesting […]
