Several Yeezy employees are calling out Kanye West for his allegedly toxic workplace environment!
25.10.2022 - 22:15 / usmagazine.com
Enough is enough. Gap will remove Yeezy Gap products from their storefronts amid Kanye West‘s controversial behavior and recent anti-semitic remarks.
In a statement to Us Weekly on Tuesday, October 25, the retailer said the company is “taking immediate steps to remove Yeezy Gap products from our stores and we have shut down YeezyGap.com.”
Gap added: “Antisemitism, racism and hate in any form are inexcusable and not tolerated in accordance with our values. On behalf of our customers, employees and shareholders, we are partnering with organizations that combat hate and discrimination.”
The brand’s decision comes after West, 45, announced his plans to terminate his relationship with Gap in September. Gap echoed similar sentiments at the time.
Yeezy and Gap’s partnership was unveiled in 2020. Together, the brands rolled out a selection of hoodies and T-shirts — as well as a $200 puffer coat, which sold out in hours. The two then joined forces with Balenciaga on Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga collection. The “Graduation” artist teamed up with Balenciaga’s creative director, Demna, on the eight-piece Yeezy Gap collection. The line featured two drops, which were unveiled in February and May, respectively.
Gap joins a list of brands that have publicly severed their ties with West.
Earlier on Tuesday, Adidas condemned the Chicago native’s offensive comments.
“Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” the company said in a statement. “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness.”
The statement continued: “After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to
Several Yeezy employees are calling out Kanye West for his allegedly toxic workplace environment!
Adidas has indicated that it will still release products it has designed as part of its alliance with Kanye West and his Yeezy fashion brand, but without any Yeezy branding, obviously.The rapper’s long-running partnership with the sportswear brand was already falling apart before West began his recent splurge of controversial bullshit.Once that splurge was underway, Adidas said in a statement: “The company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies”.As it issued that statement last month, the sports company also noted that it is “the sole owner of all design rights to existing products as well as previous and new colourways under the partnership”.That was reiterated by the firm’s Chief Financial Officer Harm Ohlmeyer during an investor call yesterday. And, according to Business Insider, the CFO added “we intend to make use of these rights as early as 2023”.Ohlmeyer was reluctant to provide any more information on what that meant, although was asked whether the firm had considered the potential reputation risk of releasing these products without West’s involvement, and any angry ranting from the rapper that might instigate.
Adidas is moving forward with selling Yeezy product designs — just not under Kanye West‘s brand name.
As expected, Adidas yesterday formally cut its ties with Kanye West, announcing it was ending production of all the Yeezy branded products it has made via its partnership with the rapper.West’s relationships with some of his business partners in the fashion domain were already deteriorating before his recent spate of controversial and anti-semitic statements.Adidas, which has been working with West since 2013 – with the first trainers under the Adidas Yeezy brand being launched in 2015 – announced it was reviewing its long-standing partnership with the rapper earlier this month.The sportswear firm’s current deal with West was reportedly due to run through to 2026, but yesterday it confirmed it was terminating the partnership with immediate effect. This follows West’s recent claim in a controversial Drink Champs interview that “I can say antisemitic things and Adidas can’t drop me”.“Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech”, the company said in a statement.
Another one bites the dust.
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Kanye West is sharing his thoughts about recent co-parenting issues he seems to have faced. The rapper, who recently revealed his admiration for Bad Bunny, explained during a recent interview that his former mother-in-law, Kris Jenner, is trying to turn his daughter Chicago “into a problem.”This is not the first time the singer and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian face co-parenting issues, as Khloé Kardashian recently defended her sister Kim against Kanye’s allegations.This time Kanye admitted that he is worried about his 4-year-old daughter and even took a moment to talk about their new reality show ‘The Kardashians,’ streaming on Hulu.“Chicago is either gonna be a blessing or she gonna be a problem,” Kanye said, adding that he is concerned “as a father.” He continued, “I feel like Hulu, and I feel like Kris are trying to turn her into a problem.”Kanye previously said that he did not want Kris to advise his kids on future career decisions, in reference to Kim and Kylie Jenner’s cover of Playboy magazine.“Don’t let Kris make you do playboy like she made [Kylie] and Kim do,” he said.
Kim Kardashian is placing her focus on co-parenting her and Kanye «Ye» West's four children following his polarizing appearance at Paris Fashion WeekA source tells ET that Kim is doing her best to co-parent their children — North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4 and Psalm, 3 -- in a safe way.«Kim has not spoken to Kanye,» the source said. «She is doing her best to co-parent with him in a safe way for her children.»The last week has seen a firestorm of controversy for the 45-year-old rapper, who not only made headlines after his latest Yeezy presentation but for the series of subsequent social media tirades that followed, including barbs aimed at his ex. Amidst it all, Kanye has even stepped out with a new woman on his arm. While he was previously linked to model Candice Swanepoel, the source said that relationship has «fizzled out,» with Ye moving on to another runway darling — Brazilian model Juliana Nalú.«Things between Kanye and Candice fizzled out, but it was never serious to begin with,» the source shared.
Kim Kardashian is showing some subtle support as Kanye «Ye» West remains embroiled in controversy. The reality star posted an adorable video over the weekend, showing two of the former couple's young children singing their dad's song with XXXTENTACION, «True Love.» In the clip, Psalm West, 3, sweetly croons the song from the back seat of a car while big sister Chicago West, 4, corrects him on some of the lyrics. The endearing moment comes amid a firestorm of controversy for the 45-year-old rapper, who made headlines for hispolarizing appearance at Paris Fashion Week and a series of subsequent social media tirades that included barbs aimed at his ex. Among them: an allegation that he was kept from seeing Chicago on her birthday. A post shared by Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian)Kim filed for divorce from Kanye in February 2021.
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