According to Rolling Stone, the designer was made to sit on the floor for hours.
West and the designer had a disagreement, according to an ex-staffer.
The Adidas-Yeezy line was being worked on by the designer.
According to Rolling Stone, an ex-staffer who was in the room said that a young female designer was made to sit on the floor for hours.
The publication spoke to more than a dozen people. According to the ex-employees, West created a toxic environment for people who worked under him. Nine years passed between the rapper and sportswear giant.
According to the ex-workers, West would belittling people he had previously supported. A former employee said it was playing mind games.
According to the ex-staffer, the incident started with a disagreement between West and the young designer.
The designer was made to sit on the floor for the rest of the meeting after West told him he didn't deserve to be sitting at the table.
Some of the former staffers told the publication that West showed them explicit images of his wife.
After a series of scandals, West was dropped by Adidas. The rapper posted a bunch of antisemitic messages. After the posts, his account was locked but he was able to reopen it.
The Adidas Yeezy partnership has been terminated due to hate speech and offensive behavior, according to a spokesman for the company. We have been talking to our employees about the events that led us to end the partnership. We want to keep our employees' talent and skills within the organization and they have our full support as we work through the details of the terminated employees.
We will not discuss private conversations, details or events that lead to our decision to end our partnership with Adidas.
The representatives did not reply to the request for comment. West couldn't be reached for comment.
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