Debut “White Lives Matter”Kanye West’s month has been full of fun, from anti-Semitic comments to t-shirts at Paris Fashion Week.
Ye was the legal name change of West. He recently took to social media to vent his frustrations, claiming that he was going to be leaving. “death con 3 on Jewish people.”
He later apologized and said that he still stood behind his comments.
Many organisations and individuals feel that this is the final straw, and have terminated business relationships with Yeezy founders.
Following the controversy, the following are the names and addresses of the individuals and companies that have cut ties with the designer and rapper.
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Balenciaga
Ye’s professional relationship was formed through his relationship with Demna the brand’s creative chief.
However, following Ye’s recent remarks, Balenciaga quietly got rid of all mentions of the artist from its site – including its Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga line.
On Thursday (20 October), Kering, the parent company of the French fashion house, told Women’s Wear Daily about Balenciaga’s relationship with Ye.
“Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist,”According to the statement, outlet.
On Friday evening (21 October), West, who was outside his daughter North’s basketball game, said he wasn’t “losing no money”As a result, the brand has ended their relationship.
The day I was taken off the Balenciaga site, that was one of the most freeing days,” he told TMZ.
He also stated that people were cutting ties to him. “score points,”Assuming they are being asked “to not do business with”They want to “mute” him.
Anna Wintour/Vogue
Anna Wintour invited the rapper first to her Met Gala 2009 in 2009. In 2o14, the rapper and his then-wife Kim Kardashian were featured on Vogue’s cover.
Wintour’s September issue even features Modeled a pair of Yeezy sunglassesYe at New York Fashion Week.
However, the rapper and designer quickly became targets of Gabriella Karefa Johnson, Vogue editor.
Ye’s latest antisemitic rants seem like it was for Wintour or Vogue, according to a source. Page Six Their professional relationship is over.
“Anna has had enough. She has made it very clear inside Vogue that Kanye is no longer part of the inner circle,” the source said.
Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
West was dropped by his agent, Creative Artists Agency, and his completed documentary will not air, Variety reported.
In a statement provided by MRC studio executives, the studio slammed West, saying they can’t support content to encourage his platform.
This morning, after discussion with our filmmakers and distribution partners, we made the decision not to proceed with any distribution for our recently completed documentary about Kanye West,” the studio said.
They added: “Kanye is a producer and sampler of music. Last week he sampled and remixed a classic tune that has charted for over 3,000 years — the lie that Jews are evil and conspire to control the world for their own gain.”
United Talent Agency (UTA)
Jeremy Zimmer, the CEO, and co-founder of UTA also called out West for his anti-Semitism.
In a statement on Sunday, he wrote: “Regrettably, antisemitism, racism, and many forms of hate and intolerance are part of the fabric of society. Generally, they live as a plague eroding the health of communities and are combatted by understanding, tolerance, and the general goodness of most people.”
Zimmer also referenced an anti-Semitic protest in Los Angeles that took place over the weekend on the 405 Freeway overpass that supported West.
The rapper was once a client of UTA, but it was brief and he went back to CAA after a year.
Camille Vasquez
Johnny Depp’s attorney who helped him reach victory in his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard reportedly stopped working with West over the comments.
According to a TMZ report, Vaquez told her firm, Brown Rudnick, that she was not eager to represent the billionaire rapper, which was less than a week after he hired her.
Sources informed the outlet that despite the well-revered lawyer’s stance, her firm was still open to working with West if he retracted his statements.
Regardless, the Yeezy CEO doubled down on what he said.
“I want to talk about the Jewish comment, it’s actually proven the exact point that I made,” he also said at his daughter’s basketball game.
He added: “It’s going to take all of us to come together. We gotta get the truth before we can get the love, if not we are just loving the lies.”
Adidas
Although the company hasn’t severed ties with West, the company did admit that the relationship with the designer would be under review.
Earlier this month, Adidas said in a statement it was reviewing its relationship with Ye.
“After numerous attempts to privately resolve the problem, we have decided to review the partnership. The company stated that they will continue to manage the product for the foreseeable future.
The Thursday evening news will be Anti-Defamation League In light of his antisemitic comments, I wrote to Kasper Rorsted, Adidas CEO, and Chair Thomas Rabe.
Ye also told the story on Friday TMZ The company and he are both involved in an altercation. “legal”It’s possible for anything to happen.
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