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Adidas investors have filed a class action lawsuit against the sportswear brand following its fallout with former collaborative partner Kanye West last year. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. district court for the district of Oregon, alleges that top executives at the sportswear giant, including Adidas chief financial officer Harm Ohlmeyer and former CEO Kasper Rørsted were aware […]
“Abusive.” “Toxic.” “Chaotic clusterfuck.” Those were just some of the words used to describe the Yeezy work environment. An extensive new Rolling Stone report penned by Cheyenne Roundtree sheds more light on Kanye West’s fashion brand and the alleged mistreatment of its staffers and contractors. Numerous sources said they accepted positions believing they had landed a dream job; however, they […]
Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, two Black activists who own the rights to “White Lives Matter,” are willing to sell the phrase to Kanye West for a hefty price tag. As previously reported, Kanye sparked outrage in October when he debuted the “White Lives Matter” designs during the YZY Season 9 fashion show. Last week, Ja and Ward, […]
At the turn of the century, Roc-A-Fella cemented itself as the most powerful label in rap on the strength of a star-studded roster of young talent that included then-rising rappers Cam’ron, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Kanye West, and Juelz Santana. Nearly 20 years after Juelz and Kanye released their respective debut albums (2003’s From Me To […]
Saturday Night Live took aim at the artist formerly known as Kanye West in this weekend’s episode, with a fake Skechers advertisement that mocked Ye’s recent visit to the shoe company’s headquarters. Earlier this week, Kanye was escorted out of Skechers corporate offices after pulling up unannounced. Skechers representatives say West, who was not invited to the office, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
