Kanye West on ending Gap partnership: “A king can’t live in someone else’s castle”

Adidas has confirmed that it is reviewing its business partnership with Kanye West, who has been busy of late dissing the sportswear brand with which he has had a pretty long alliance.“Adidas has always been about creativity, innovation, and supporting athletes and artists to achieve their vision”, the firm said in a statement yesterday. “The Adidas Yeezy partnership is one of the most successful collaborations in our industry’s history”.“We are proud of our team that has worked tirelessly throughout our collaboration with [West] and the iconic products that were born from it”, it went on. “We also recognise that all successful partnerships are rooted in mutual respect and shared values”.“After repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation”, the statement concluded, “we have taken the decision to place the partnership under review.

Kanye West's decision to wear a 'White Lives Matter' t-shirt stemmed from a "connection with God". The 45-year-old rapper has been widely slammed for his controversial fashion choice at his Yeezy presentation during Paris Fashion Week earlier this week but he insisted it "just felt right" to don the garment. Speaking on Fox News' 'Tucker Carlson Tonight', he said: "I do certain things from a feeling, I just channel the energy.

Kanye West‘s tumultuous partnership with Adidas is reportedly “under review” according to new reports.West partnered with Adidas under the Yeezy banner in late 2013, with their first collection debuting in 2015. Under the terms of West’s contract with Adidas, the rapper retains full ownership of the Yeezy brand, and has complete creative control over the products released through the brand.Over the past year though, Kanye has accused Adidas of a number of wrongs, including allegedly creating Yeezy Day, the annual day in which the brand releases some of its most anticipated Yeezy sneaker drops, without his personal approval.

Whoa! There’s at least one person who wasn’t completely offended by Kanye West’s decision to wear a “White Lives Matter” shirt this week — and it’s a surprising one.

Kanye “Ye” West. In a new statement, the activewear company said that its relationship with the 45-year-old GRAMMY-winning musician is “under review.” “Adidas has always been about creativity, innovation and supporting athletes and artists to achieve their vision.

Earlier this week Kanye West launched his Season 9 show at Paris Fashion Week. The runway show was notable for Ye's decision to wear a T-shirt with the phrase "White Lives Matter" emblazoned on the back.

Khloe Kardashian has publicly slammed her former brother-in-law Kanye 'Ye' West as she urged him to leave his ex-wife and her sister Kim Kardashian alone, after he launched a fresh attack on her about their children. Ye has been vocal on Instagram in the past few days, where he spoke out against Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, a stylist and global Vogue contributing editor, who criticised him for his controversial "white lives matter" t-shirts at his YZY Paris Fashion Week show. Her friend and world-famous supermodel, Gigi Hadid leapt to her defence, and as Kanye, 45, called them out on Instagram, he used it as an opportunity to hit out, once again, at his ex-wife Kim, 42, after he alleges that she and her family tried to stop him from attending his four year old daughter Chicago's birthday party earlier this year.

Kendall Jenner is not here for Kanye «Ye» West's latest controversial line. The 26-year-old supermodel, who was previously Ye's sister-in-law, subtly showed her support for pal Jaden Smith on Twitter, liking three of his tweets about his decision to leave Ye's Paris Fashion Week show early. «I Had To Dip Lol,» Jaden wrote.

Hailey Bieber has spoken out in editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson's favor after Kanye West slammed her for her opinions on his fashion choices. The 25-year-old model took to Instagram on Tuesday night to share her thoughts.«My respect for you runs deep my friend!» Bieber wrote over a photo of Karefa-Johnson. «To know is to adore you and to work with you is an honor.»«The most kind.

Kanye West‘s ‘808s & Heartbreak’ has stated their intention to donate their cut of publishing royalties to Black Lives Matter.Esthero, the Canadian singer-songwriter who co-wrote the songs ‘Love Lockdown’, ‘Street Lights’ and ‘RoboCop’ on the hit 2008 album, made the offer as the backlash to Kanye wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt this week continues.After making his catwalk debut at Balenciaga’s Paris Fashion Week show over the weekend, Kanye introduced his latest Yeezy line with his Yzy Season 9 event on Monday (October 3).During the live-streamed presentation, the rapper wore a longsleeve shirt with the words “White Lives Matter” emblazoned on the back. As Rolling Stone points out, the phrase – an appropriation of the Black Lives Matter slogan used to protest racial injustice, discrimination and police brutality – has been adopted by white supremacist organisations in recent years, and is categorised by the Anti-Defamation League as a hate slogan.In response to the criticism, Kanye declared: “Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam.”In a tweet shared yesterday (October 4), Esthero shared her support for Black Lives Matter following the controversy, offering to donate her royalties from her work with Kanye to the organisation.“I would like to donate my portion of the publishing from the 808s and Heartbreak album to [Black Lives Matter Los Angeles,” she wrote.

Kanye West has attracted the ire of Tremaine Emory, creative director for Supreme, after West accused Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH, of "killing [his] best friend" Virgil Abloh. Abloh became the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection in 2018 and passed away from cancer in 2021.

Kanye West sparked controversy with his YZY Paris Fashion Week show, as he arrived wearing a black sweatshirt with the slogan 'White Lives Matter' written across the back, with an image of Pope John Paul II printed on the front. Posing alongside Kanye, 43, was far-right commentator Candace Owens, who sported a white sweatshirt with the same slogan plastered across.

Kanye «Ye» West and Kim Kardashian's romance is over, he's still getting some love from her famous family. The 45-year-old rapper surprised fans over the weekend when he walked in Balenciaga's Paris Fashion Week show.Sitting in the front row were his former sisters-in-law, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner.

Kanye «Ye» West and Kim Kardashian's romance may be over, that doesn't mean he can't still get some love from her famous family. The 45-year-old rapper surprised fans over the weekend when he walked in Balenciaga's Paris Fashion Week show. Sitting in the front row were his former sisters-in-law Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner.

Donda Academy, told The Post. “Kanye may fail. So what? Is he capable of educating his children? Yes.”The school, a pre-K through 12th grade Christian academy in Simi Valley, Calif., opened its doors in 2021 (initially going from kindergarten through 8th grade) and named for the rapper’s mother, Donda West, who died in 2007 after cosmetic procedures and who was chair of Chicago State University’s English department.

Kanye West has revealed that he plans to continue his career in politics, backing up recent buzz that he’ll be running for President of the United States – again – in 2024.This week saw West sit down for an interview with ABC’s Linsey Davis, delivering a 30-minute interview for an exclusive report dubbed ‘A Conversation With Ye’. In it, he opened up about his relationship with his children, his recent Yeezy brand dramas with Gap and Adidas (and subsequent decision to go solo), his newly opened private school and his fraught relationship with ex-wife Kim Kardashian.At one point in the lengthy chat, conversation turned to West’s failed run for President in 2020.

Kanye West has said he “absolutely” wants his children to attend Donda Academy, the private Christian preparatory school he opened earlier this year. The rapper, who legally changed his name to Ye, sat down with ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis on Thursday for his first primetime interview since his divorce from Kim Kardashian. The entire interview will air on ABC News Live Prime at 7pm on Thursday.