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Adidas Cancels Kanye West Following A Series Of Anti-Semitic Outbursts

German sportswear brand Adidas has been forced to cut ties with controversial rapper Kanye West.

On Tuesday (25.10.2022) the brand announced that it was ending its partnership with Kanye West after a series of anti-Semitic outbursts by the controversial rapper.

Adidas is the latest brand to part ways with West following his recent outbursts.

Ye previously said on a podcast on Oct. 16: “I can say anti-Semitic things, and Adidas can’t drop me. Now what?”

Recent comments by West — known formally as Ye — were “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous”, Adidas said in a statement. “After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately.”

The abrupt end to the collaboration between the sportswear brand and rapper would slash Adidas’s net income in 2022 by “up to 250 million euros ($246 million)”, it estimated.

On Monday, one of Hollywood’s biggest talent agencies, CAA, also said it was dropping West, while film and TV producer MRC said it was shelving an already-finished documentary about the artist.

Paris-based fashion house Balenciaga ended ties with the rapper last week, saying it “no longer (has) any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist.”

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