However, Adidas was among the last of the major corporations to cut ties with Ye. Balenciaga spoke out first, and Vogue quickly followed suit. Then, Ye’s tour representative, Creative Artists Agency, dropped him. While Adidas put Ye “under review” on Oct. 6, they didn’t take any official action until Oct. 25. In that time, Ye …
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Adidas Drop Kanye West Over Antisemitism
German sports brand Adidas has announced the end of its highly lucrative partnership with Kanye West, following mounting pressure from the public to end the deal over West’s antisemitic and other offensive comments. In a statement confirming the end of the deal, the brand said that it did not tolerate antisemitism or hate speech. “Ye’s …
Adidas Officially Cut Ties With Kanye West, Becoming The Latest Company To Join The Ye Exodus After His Antisemitic Comments
Getty Image In the wake of Kanye West’s antisemitic comments, the rapper has a lot fewer people in his corner. So far, Balenciaga said they’re done working with Ye, Anna Wintour and Vogue made a similar declaration, his talent agency (CAA) dropped him, and an already-completed documentary about West was scrapped. Now, West has lost …
Adidas Says Its Partnership With Kanye West Is ‘Under Review’
Getty Image Kanye West might get his wish soon. The mercurial rapper-designer has been straining against his partnerships with Adidas and Gap for the better part of a year (longer, if you include the last time he raised a stink about his supposed treatment at the two companies). Today, a little under a month since …
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Kanye West Plans To Leave Adidas And Gap Once Their Contracts Expire: ‘No More Companies Standing In Between’
Getty Image Kanye West’s grievances with Adidas and Gap have been made readily apparent on social media by Kanye himself, and now he wants to “go it alone,” according to a new interview with Bloomberg. After accusing both companies of falling short in their obligations and stealing designs while making odd demands and stonewalling on …
Kanye West Gives Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted The Pete Davidson Treatment By Also Declaring Him Dead On Instagram
Getty Image Kanye West has made many enemies over the last few years, and through all of the drama, at least all seemed well with his creative collaborator Adidas. However, it appears there is some tension in that relationship now as Ye has given Adidas CEO Karper Rorsted the same treatment he gave Pete Davison, …
Kanye West Is Mad At Adidas Again, This Time Over The Yeezy Day Promotion
Getty Image When you work with Kanye West, you have to take the bad with the good. Sure, the mercurial producer’s co-sign brings with it a legion of loyal (perhaps even lemming-like) fans who would spend a week’s lunch money on one of the man’s toenail clippings, but those guaranteed profits come with the probability …
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LeBron James Appeared To Cover The Adidas Logo On His Drew League Jersey
Twitter LeBron James has worn Nike throughout his basketball career after wearing Adidas while he was in high school. James famously signed a contract with Nike right before he entered the NBA, although much has been made of the fact that legendary Adidas executive Sonny Vaccaro wanted his company to offer James a 10-year contract …
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Adidas Originals Reimagines Archival Fits For The 2nd Drop Of The ‘Blue Version’ Collection
Adidas/Uproxx The weather is heating up, the travel restrictions are lifting, and it’s looking like we’re finally going to have a summer that we can actually enjoy. Will Covid still be a thing we have to contend with? Absolutely, but we’re better positioned and equipped to resume some sense of normalcy in our lives than …
SNX DLX: Featuring The Air Jordan 1 Patent Bred, Stray Rats New Balances, & New Star Wars Adidas
Uproxx Disclaimer: While all of the products recommended here were chosen independently by our editorial staff, Uproxx may receive payment to direct readers to certain retail vendors who are offering these products for purchase. Welcome to SNX DLX your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the market. We’re in the final week of …
SNX DLX: Featuring Kerwin Frost’s Latest Sneaker, Two NOAH X Adidas Collaborations, & The AJ-1 Bordeaux
Uproxx Disclaimer: While all of the products recommended here were chosen independently by our editorial staff, Uproxx may receive payment to direct readers to certain retail vendors who are offering these products for purchase. Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the market. This week we’ve got only a …
Adidas Created Special Sneakers To Celebrate 20 Years Of Xbox
Xbox Xbox likes to partner up with other major brands to create special items, like that time they made a fridge for the Xbox Series X. This leads us perfectly into Xbox’s latest themed piece of apparel. Adidas and Xbox teamed up together to create some awesome Xbox-themed shoes. They’re celebrating 20 years of the …
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