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News Articles: Kanye West

A significant portion of the sales from Adidas's "Yeezy" brand shoes will be donated to anti-hate groups, the company said.

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  • Business

Adidas begins selling off Yeezy brand sneakers, 7 months after cutting ties with Ye

The German firm is selling shoes created with Ye (formerly Kanye West) before his antisemitic remarks led to termination of the deal in October. Some of the proceeds will go to anti-racism nonprofits.

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • Kristin Wright and
  • Jonathan Franklin
A sign advertises Yeezy shoes made by Adidas at a store in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022. After cutting ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, Adidas now plans to sell its stock of unsold Yeezy shoes and donate the proceeds to charity.

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  • Business

Adidas finally has a plan for its stockpile of Yeezy shoes

One of the options Adidas considered was to destroy the Ye-designed shoes, but the company ultimately decided against it, the CEO said. Instead it will sell them and donate the proceeds to charity.

May 11, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Boxes containing Yeezy shoes made by Adidas are seen at Laced Up, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022. Adidas' breakup with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West and the inability to sell his popular Yeezy line of shoes helped batter the company's earnings at the end of last year.

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  • Business

Adidas reports a $540M loss as it struggles with unsold Yeezy products

In October, Adidas cut ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, over the rapper's antisemitic remarks. The company's inability to sell his popular Yeezy line of shoes helped batter earnings.

March 09, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Technology

Elon Musk says Ye is suspended from Twitter

The announcement by the Twitter CEO to suspend Ye came after the conservative social media platform Parler said it had agreed with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West to call off a deal.

December 02, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Yang
Ye attending the Balenciaga Womenswear show in October as part of Paris Fashion Week. Since then, he's made a string of increasingly brazen extremist comments.

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  • Arts & Life

Ye says 'I see good things about Hitler' on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' show

The rapper previously known as Kanye West made a series of antisemitic comments, declaring "I love Jewish people, but I also love Nazis." Ye was on the show alongside white-nationalist Nick Fuentes.

December 02, 2022
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
Herschel Walker

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Walker under scrutiny for Texas residence; Meadows must testify in Fulton County

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Herschel Walker is under scrutiny yet again after new details about his Georgia residence emerged. Former President Barack Obama is visiting Georgia tomorrow to campaign for Sen. Raphael Warnock. Elsewhere: A South Carolina judge rejected Mark Meadows' appeal to avoid testifying in Fulton County.

November 30, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Chase McGee ,
  • and 1 more
 The line of people waiting to cast ballots stretched around Atlanta’s Joan P. Garner library at Ponce de Leon Avenue and down the block after lunch on 2022’s last day of early voting. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Record-shattering early voting; Kemp condemns Trump's dinner with Kanye, Fuentes

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Gov. Kemp criticized Donald Trump for hosting Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, both outspoken antisemites. Meanwhile, over 300,000 Georgians voted yesterday, setting a record for turnout. And the U.S. Senate looks to codify same-sex and interracial marriage into law.

November 29, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, announced a content moderation council for the social media platform.

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  • National

Elon Musk says Twitter restored Ye's account without his knowledge before acquisition

The social media platform's new owner says the company made the change without consulting or informing him before he completed the deal to purchase Twitter.

October 28, 2022
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Steven Smith and Kanye West speak on stage at the "Kanye West and Steven Smith in Conversation with Mark Wilson" on Nov. 7, 2019, in New York City.

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  • Business

The status of Ye's Donda Academy is unclear after uproar over his antisemitic remarks

There were mixed signals about whether Ye's unaccredited Christian private school is closing. The uncertainty comes as businesses continue to dissociate from the rapper.

October 28, 2022
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By:
  • Matt Adams
Kanye West holds a Yeezy shoe as he speaks on stage at the "Kanye West and Steven Smith in Conversation with Mark Wilson" at the on Nov. 7, 2019 in New York City.

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  • Business

Skechers says Ye was escorted out of its offices after an unannounced visit

It is unknown why the Grammy-winning rapper Ye showed up to the Los Angeles office, but it was the latest in a string of controversial episodes after the artist made several antisemitic remarks.

October 27, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Adidas announced on Tuesday it is severing its partnership with Ye in light of the rap superstar's anti-Semitic comments.

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  • Business

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.

October 25, 2022
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Ye, then known as Kanye West, holds a Yeezy sneaker while speaking onstage at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in 2019.

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  • Business

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.

October 25, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

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.

October 21, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Ye (C), formerly known as Kanye West, attends the Givenchy Spring-Summer 2023 fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris, on Oct. 2, 2022.

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  • Pop Culture

The family of George Floyd plans to file a $250 million lawsuit against Ye

The announcement of the lawsuit comes after Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, made comments about Floyd's death on the podcast Drink Champs.

October 21, 2022
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By:
  • Matt Adams
GPB News NPR

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  • Technology

Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler

The Twitter competitor made the surprise announcement Monday, coming days after Ye's accounts on Twitter and Instagram were locked over a string of antisemitic posts

October 17, 2022
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  • Bobby Allyn
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