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Kanye West drops off Forbes billionaires’ list after Adidas partnership loss

Adidas said it does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech

Wales Online

Kanye West drops off Forbes list following Adidas partnership axeing

The contract with the German sportswear company accounted for around 1.5 billion dollars (£1.3 billion), according to the US business magazine.

Evening Standard

Adidas ends partnership with Kanye West over antisemitic comments

Adidas ended a partnership that helped make the artist formerly known as Kanye West a billionaire and lent the German sportswear an edgy appeal, but ultimately couldn't survive a mounting outcry over the rapper's offensive and antisemitic remarks.

France 24

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Kanye West antisemitism: Was Adidas really founded by a Nazi?

The brothers who founded Adidas’ precursor were members of the Nazi party

The Independent UK

Ye is not a billionaire after Adidas terminates deal

Without the Adidas deal, Kanye West's estimated worth drops to $400 million, Forbes said Tuesday,

Axios

Adidas ends partnership with Kanye West over anti-Semitic remarks

The sportswear company said it was expected to take a hit of up to $246m to its net income this year from this decision.

Al Jazeera

Kanye West’s net worth plummets from $2bn to $400m after Adidas ends Yeezy partnership

Kanye West just lost his billionaire status overnight according to a Forbes estimate

The Independent UK

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Adidas ends partnership with Ye following antisemitic remarks

The company faced pressure to cut ties with Ye, with celebrities and others on social media urging Adidas to act.

Chicago Sun-Times

Adidas cuts ties with Ye

Adidas AG will absorb a hit to earnings of up to €250 million ($247 million) to end its partnership with Ye following a rash of offensive behavior from the rapper and designer that turned a once-thriving shoe brand into a lightning rod for criticism.

Tribune News Service

Adidas cuts ties with Kanye West over ‘dangerous’ antisemitic remarks

The sportswear brand said it expects to take a hit of up to £217m following the decision

Manchester Evening News

Kanye West’s $2bn net worth doesn’t exist without Adidas. Is it finally over for him?

As the fallout continues from Kanye West’s antisemitic outbursts and embrace of white supremacist slogans, brand experts tell Bevan Hurley the rapper fears becoming culturally irrelevant more than losing his $2bn fortune

The Independent UK

Adidas dumps rapper Kanye West over antisemitic tweets

The German sportswear giant will no longer produce the Yeezy branded products which had been made in collaboration with the rapper, now called Ye

Wales Online

Adidas drop Kanye West after 'thorough review' of star's anti-Semitic comments

After growing pressure on the German sports company to part ways with Kanye West, Adidas have issued a lengthy statement condemning the rapper's repeated anti-Semitic remarks and terminating their working relationship

Daily Mirror

Adidas ends partnership with Kanye West over ‘unacceptable’ remarks

It comes after a completed documentary about the rapper was shelved and he was dropped by talent agency CAA.

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Adidas cuts ties with Kanye West over antisemitic comments

Company to stop making Yeezy products and paying rapper, saying recent comments have been ‘hateful and dangerous’

WEKU

Adidas cuts ties with Ye over antisemitic remarks that caused an uproar

The decision follows a nearly decade-long relationship between the German sneaker giant and the rap superstar, also known as Kanye West.

The Independent UK

‘The world is watching’: Celebrities pressure Adidas to cut ties with Kanye West amid rapper’s antisemitic comments

‘I could say antisemitic things and Adidas can’t drop me,’ said West in a since-deleted podcast episode

WEKU

Calls grow to boycott Adidas as the company stays silent on Ye's antisemitism

Adidas placed its relationship with the rapper under review earlier this month. And while he's since doubled down, the company hasn't given an update — and continues to release new Yeezy products.

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The Independent UK

Celebrities pressure Adidas to cut ties with Kanye West amid rapper’s antisemitic comments

‘I could say antisemitic things and Adidas can’t drop me,’ said West in a since-deleted podcast episode

Evening Standard

Khloe Kardashian appears to public address Kanye West’s anti-Semitism remarks on social media

The Kardashians star, 38, took to Instagram to show her support for the Jewish community after anti-Semitic banners referencing West were hung from a LA highway by the Goyim Defense League

Daily Mirror

Kanye West plotting to build network of tiny planned cities called 'Yecosystem'

Kanye West is reportedly planning to build his own network of self sufficient cities across the United States that will become known as 'Yecosystems' with healthcare on site

The Independent UK

Vogue ‘does not intend’ to work with Kanye West again

News comes as Balenciaga severes ties with the rapper

Daily Mirror

Kanye West hires Johnny Depp's Amber Heard lawyer after fashion designers cut ties

Kanye West has reportedly hired Camille Vasquez, who helped Johnny Depp win his infamous defamation trial against Amber Heard, to oversee all his business matters and contracts

WEKU

Balenciaga fashion house reportedly cuts ties with Ye

The move came after several offensive comments from Ye, including antisemitic posts that earned him suspensions from Twitter and Instagram.

The Independent UK

Balenciaga fashion house cuts ties with Ye, report says

The Balenciaga fashion house has cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, according to news reports

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