Kanye West
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PublishedMay 11, 2023
Adidas will sell Yeezy shoes and donate proceeds, CEO says
Adidas has about $500 million worth of unsold Yeezy shoes that were designed by Ye and has spent months trying to decide what to do with them.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Kanye West no longer buying right-leaning social app Parler
The artist known as Ye has made a series of antisemitic comments in recent weeks, including praising Hitler in an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Rapper Ye comes under fire for praising Hitler in interview with Alex Jones
The conversation with Jones focused on the Nov. 23 dinner Ye and white nationalist Nick Fuentes had with former Pres. Trump, a week after Trump announced another run for president.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Trump’s dinner with antisemites provides test of Republicans’ response to extremism
Trump has been taken aback by the backlash and maintained that the controversy over his Mar-a-Lago dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Kayne West would blow over, according to advisers.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2022
Adidas investigates after ex-workers allege misconduct by Kanye West
Adidas, which made his Yeezy line, cut ties with the artist and businessman also known as Ye last month over his offensive and antisemitic remarks after facing pressure to follow other brands and companies.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2022
Kanye West’s t-shirt is a fashion don’t. Someone else owns ‘White Lives Matter’ trademark.
A trademark request was filed under the name Jae Gibson on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s database, and Phoenix radio hosts Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward acquired the mark on Oct. 28, according to Capital B.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2022
Ye, formerly Kanye West, dropped by agency, documentary on him scrapped
He also was recently restricted from posting on Twitter and Instagram over antisemitic posts that the social networks said violated their policies.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2022
Fashion label ends relationship with Ye after antisemitic posts
In recent weeks, Ye (Kanye West) has made controversial statements including antisemitic social media posts and has moved to cut ties with his corporate partners.