The Anti-Defamation League asked Adidas to stop selling his clothing line after he made anti-Semitic comments.
The Catwalk Show was held during London Fashion Week in September of 2022.
In an open letter to Adidas CEO Kasper Rrsted and chairman Thomas Rabe, ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt urged Adidas to rethink supporting the Ye product line and clarify that the Adidas company and community has no tolerance for antisemitism.
The antisemitic myths about Jewish greed and power and control of the entertainment industry were invoked by West.
Ari Emanuel, the CEO of talent and management company Endeavor, wrote in an op-ed for the Financial Times on Wednesday that companies who work with West and those that profit off his music should sever ties.
Parler, the social media platform that West agreed to purchase this week, should not be sold to West, according to Emanuel.
Forbes reached out to the two companies.
It happened two weeks ago.
wore a White Lives Matter shirt, Adidas said he was under review. At this point, what more do you need to review?” Greenblatt wrote. “At a time of rising antisemitism, when incidents in the U.S. reached an all-time high in 2021, such statements are more than damning – they are dangerous.”West apologized for his anti-Semitic comments on Piers Morgan Uncensored. He apologized to the people he hurt with the "Death Con", but he didn't regret his comments. I feel like I made people hurt and confused. I apologize to the families of the people that had nothing to do with the trauma that I have been through, and that I used my platform to hurt people. West told Morgan that he would refer to the business people who had destroyed him and his people.
Over the last few weeks, West has acted strangely. He said last month that he wanted to end his partnerships. After Adidas said it was reviewing its relationship with West, a model wore a shirt with "White Lives Matter" written on it at his fashion show in Paris. The interview West did for The Shop was used to re-iterate more hate speech and dangerous stereotypes. Tucker Carlson cut inflammatory, antisemitic comments from West's interview, but they were later posted on the internet. West's episode of Drink Champs was pulled after he was accused of spreading false information about George Floyd. The family of Floyd intends to file a lawsuit against West.
West's net worth is estimated to be $2 billion, but it will plummet if he lost his Adidas partnership.
George Floyd's family will file a lawsuit over false comments made by West.
The Hollywood Reporter reported that Ari Emanuel called on his business partners to stop working with the rapper.
PR Professionals say that the fate of the career of the man they love is in his fans' hands.
The right-wing social media platform Parler is being bought by the right-winger.
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