A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 38-year-old dad in Blackpool.
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Bjørn Gulden, chief executive of Adidas, has given his first in-depth public comment on the fallout of his company’s relationship with Kanye West following the rapper-designer’s repeated antisemitic outbursts last year.
“I think Kanye West is one of the most creative people in the world. Both in music and what I call street culture,” Gulden said after being questioned about West on the Norwegian podcast In Good Company.
“He’s extremely creative and has together with Adi, created a Yeezy line that was very successful. And then, as a creative person, he made some statements which wasn’t that good. And that caused Adi to break the contract and withdraw the product. Very unfortunate because I don’t think he meant what he said, and I don’t think he’s a bad person – it just came across that way.”
Gulden continued to say that Adidas lost “one of the most successful collabs in history,” which he described as “very sad.”
“When you work with third parties, that could happen. It’s part of the game. That can happen with an athlete — it can happen with an entertainer. It’s part of the business,” he added.
Adidas faced calls from all quarters of the entertainment industry and politics to drop West from its list of partners. At the time, the company issued a statement which read, in part, that the company will “end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies. Adidas will stop the Adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect.”
The company indicated the cost of the move would be $246 million in 2022 alone.
The companies and projects that separated from the controversial rapper included Adidas, Balenciaga, CAA, and Gap, which Ye pulled away from himself last month. Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel,
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 38-year-old dad in Blackpool.
Tributes have been paid to a dad who died after collapsing at McDonald's, triggering a murder probe. Daniel Allsop, 38, was found at the entrance to a branch of the fast food chain in Blackpool, at around 4.30pm on Monday.
Kanye West, who now goes by the name Ye, reportedly filed several trademark applications for the use of ‘Yews’ earlier this month.It comes after the musician was condemned for a series of controversial antisemitic remarks last year, something that also resulted in him parting ways with sportswear brand Adidas.Now, a trademark attorney, Josh Gerben, has claimed that West has made 26 trademark filings though his company Ox Paha Inc. They report that the trademarks include filings across education, music streaming, television, games, clothing and more.
Jeez! Kanye West is reportedly in the works of locking down a new trademark — and it seems to have a shocking connection to his antisemitism! On Friday, TMZ obtained a filing that
Kanye West and Bianca Censori have officially gotten married, according to reports, as documents confirming the couple tied the knot in a ceremony on 20th December, 2022, have been obtained. The musician, 46, who now goes by the name of Ye, only finalised his divorce from first wife Kim Kardashian, who was recently said to be left "embarrassed" by her ex-husband's actions in Italy, in November 2022, one month before his next nuptials. The pair entered into a whirlwind romance while the rapper was still involved in serious divorce drama with the mother of his four children, Kim.
Five Just Stop Oil protestors were arrested last night after disrupting a performance of Les Miserables in London’s West End.
Kanye West reportedly held an intimate listening party at a recording studio in Italy last weekend to debut his new album.No title or release date for the project has been announced, though late last month ‘Jesus Is King 2’ – the rapper’s follow-up to his 2019 gospel album – was leaked online.
Cardi B has responded Kanye West calling her an “Illuminati plant” in a clip that is reported to have been leaked from an unreleased 2018 documentary.West, also known as Ye, is seen on a phone call in the clip in question during which he claims that “Cardi B is a plant by the Illuminati” [via UPROXX]. You can watch the moment in the embed below.He said: “She doesn’t write her raps.
Kanye West‘s follow-up to his 2019 gospel album, has leaked.The album, made in collaboration with Dr. Dre, reportedly features tracks mostly made up of remixes of songs from the first album, along with guest appearances from Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Travis Scott and Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Anderson .Paak, A$AP Ferg and Marsha Ambrosius, as per HipHopDX.Among the new tracks are ‘This Is The Glory’ featuring Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, ‘Blood of the Lamb’ with Pusha T, L.A.
Kathy Griffin is coming in hot with a reality check on Kanye West‘s headline-making outings with Bianca Censori!
Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori are at it again in Italy!
Bianca Censori and Kanye West have been making controversial headlines since their whirlwind romance started in January 2023. After reports that her friends were “scared” for her well-being and her friends were trying to “save her,” a source told DailyMail she has “shut everyone out,” even telling former friends to “f*** off.”Censori has been walking around barefoot in Europe with very unique looks, but the public became concerned after viral photos showed the rapper with his pants down on a water taxi, an act that got them banned for life.After the scandal, a “close friend” told DailyMail some of her friends were “finally” able to get in contact with her, but “she wasn’t interested in talking, nor was she interested in anyone’s concerns for her.”The source said when former friends tried to ask if she was okay, she said, “Her friends are just jealous of her stardom.” The Australian’s friends are reportedly done trying, saying Censori loves being West’s muse and making headlines, “because it gives her what she has always wanted - fame.”Is Bianca Censori’s style as wild as Julia Fox’s revealing ensembles for NYFWBianca Censori changes her style: From ‘nude’ sheer dresses to micro shorts and high heelsKim Kardashian shares North West’s new painting two years after people doubted her authenticityInsiders had previously told the outlet, “Bianca is stuck, and her friends are trying to save her, but no one can because of the blockades Kayne has put up [around her].” “Everyone is extremely concerned.
Umm… Can this really be chalked up to a misunderstanding?! That’s what they’re trying to sell us now??
Kanye West, saying the rapper and producer is “not a bad person”.The sportswear brand cut ties with West following a series of remarks from the rapper last year that were viewed as anti-Semitic, having worked together for years on the Yeezy brand.Speaking on the In Good Company podcast, Gulden reflected on the partnership with West saying: “When you work with third parties that can happen. It’s part of the game.
The CEO of Adidas still has plenty of nice things to say about Kanye West.
Bjørn Gulden, chief executive of Adidas, has described the multiple antisemitic comments made by Kanye West last year as "very unfortunate," suggesting he does not believe the rapper and Yeezy CEO meant what he said. Gulden was speaking on the Norwegian podcast In Good Company where, as reported by The Guardian, he was asked about Ye's offensive remarks and the end of the business relationship between Adidas and his Yeezy brand. Gulden, who became chief executive at Adidas in early 2023, was working at Puma when Adidas ended their seven year relationship with Yeezy last year.
Kanye West reportedly wanted to transform his home in Malibu, California into a ‘bomb shelter’.The news comes from a new lawsuit filed by Tony Saxon, who, as Sky News reports, claims he is owed $1million (£800,000) in unpaid wages and loss of earnings after working as a project manager, full-time security and live-in caretaker at West’s house in Malibu.Speaking to NBC – who reviewed and confirmed the contents of the lawsuit – Saxon said of the proposed renovations to the house: “We were going to be gutting all of that out and sort of building him a Bat Cave” to “hide from the Clintons in and the Kardashians in,” adding that he wanted to turn the house into a “bomb shelter from the 1910s”.He added that while he initially thought it to be an “art project”, he realised eventually that “no, he wants to live in here”.Elsewhere, Saxon said that Kanye “wanted no electricity. He only wanted plants. He only wanted candles.
Kanye West is being sued by an ex-employee who alleges he was forced by the rapper to work under dangerous conditions.As Sky News reports, Tony Saxon claims he is owed $1million (£800,000) in unpaid wages and loss of earnings after working as a project manager, full-time security, and live-in caretaker at West’s house in Malibu, California.The lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that the ‘Donda’ artist unlawfully fired Saxon after he refused to comply with Ye’s “dangerous” demands.Saxon told Sky News that he was instructed by West to remove the electricity supply and windows from the property, claiming Ye “wanted it to be like a bomb shelter”. Quoting the rapper, he said: “‘This is going to be my bunker, my place to go off the grid and hide’.”According to the lawsuit, Saxon was hired by West in September 2021.
Julia Fox’s memoir is right around the corner on October 10th, and the Uncut Gems star has already deemed it a “masterpiece.” Fox has been an actress for years, but it’s hard to deny the heyday of her fame came when she briefly dated Kanye West in 2022.While Fox has shared details about her relationship with the rapper, fans have always been eager to know more information. She confirmed that West, who has since found love with his ‘wife’ Bianca Censori, will be a part of her memoir with E! News on the red carpet at the Victoria’s Secret World Tour 2023, saying he is just a small chapter in the book, only around 6 pages.
Kanye West is suing an unknown Instagram user for allegedly leaking his music onto the social media platform.According to legal documents seen by Billboard, West filed a lawsuit on Wednesday (September 6) over the unauthorised distribution of his music. The suit alleges the individual (or individuals) behind the popular account @DaUnreleasedGod_ has violated copyright laws by leaking various Ye tracks between March and August 2023.