Balenciaga was the latest brand to end their relationship with Kanye “Ye” West over the artist’s recent anti-Semitic tirades.
“Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist,” the French fashion house’s parent company Kering told WWDInterview Friday. Kering was contacted for more information.
On Friday night, Ye addressed the backlash to his latest controversies at a makeshift press conference held after his daughter North West’s basketball game.
“I think people just try to score points,”He said this about those who distance themselves from the artist. Per TMZ, Ye was unbothered by the Balenciaga breakup because the company wasn’t paying him.
He doubled down in his defense of the backlash against his anti-Semitic rants “actually [proves] the exact point that I made. So many actors been bullied behind the scenes,”He said this on Friday.
“So you got Ari Emanuel asking people to not do business with me,” he continued, referencing the Endeavor CEO’s Call for brands to stopWorking with him. “That’s how this town been running for so so long. They’ll mute you at all costs.”
Last month, Ye Cancelled the 10-year agreementIn 2020, he signed with Gap Inc. for a Yeezy Gap clothing line. The rapper and the retail company launched the line earlier in the year with great results. Ye blamed breach of contract while Mark Breitbard, president of Gap, said that their visions were. “not aligned.”
Ye has almost a decade of experience working with Adidas in Germany. AnnouncementOn Oct. 6, they announced their partnership. “under review.”Artist who had previously criticized the CEO and the company, replied to the criticism with an Instagram caption. “F— ADIDAS I AM ADIDAS ADIDAS RAPED AND STOLE MY DESIGNS.”This post was since deleted.
Ye lamented LeBron James’ public image at the press conference. “The Shop: Uninterrupted” producing partner Maverick Carter. The pairAnnouncementOn Oct. 13, they announced that they would not air any episode of their HBO series on which Ye made an appearance. “to reiterate more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes.”
N.O.R.E. is also co-hosting the podcast. “Drink Champs,” Publicly apologizedYe for allowing Ye to make antisemitic comments.
The rapper’s latest round of controversies erupted when he wore a sweatshirt emblazoned with the words “White Lives Matter”Paris Fashion Week’s Yeezy Season 9 presentation. His accounts were immediately blocked by Instagram and Twitter for hate speech. He also posted a message stating that he was being “going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE.”Ye announced in the meantime that he will be buying the conservative social networking platform Parler.
