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Kanye West dropped by Adidas over recent remarks, causing him to lose his status as a billionaire

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On Tuesday Adidas terminated its partnership Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, after stating that recent comments made by him were not compatible with their company values.

Adidas said in a statement on their official website: “Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech. 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.”

“After a thorough review, 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. adidas will stop the adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect,” the company said.

Adidas went on to to note the short-term losses that would be incurred by this decision, they expect a negative impact of €250 million ($248 million) in their 2022 income.

Hours later, Gap and then Foot Locker followed suit and said they had also decided to remove Yeezy products from its stores.

“Foot Locker, Inc. does not tolerate any form of antisemitism, or hateful and discriminatory behavior. While we remain a partner with adidas and carry a wide assortment of their collections – we will not be supporting any future Yeezy product drops,” a Foot Locker spokesperson said.

Gap also shut down YeezyGap.com. Any customer who attempts to access this website will be re-directed to Gap’s main website.

“Antisemitism, racism and hate in any form are inexcusable and not tolerated in accordance with our values,” said Gap, who also cut ties with Ye in September.

The loss of sponsorship means Ye will lose his status as a billionaire. Forbes estimates that the consequences of the lost Adidas deal will result in Ye’s net worth dropping to $400 million.

Organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League, StopAntisemistism and the International Legal Forum have praised Adidas for their move.

“In the end, Adidas’ action sends a powerful message that antisemitism & bigotry have NO place in society,” the ADL’s statement read.

ARTICLE: PAUL MURDOCH

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE

PHOTO CREDITS: I24NEWS.TV

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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