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a series of remarks from the rapper last year that were viewed as antisemitic. The two had collaborated on the Yeezy brand for years.Now, according to a new report shared by the New York Times, a group of employees for Adidas supposedly started a text message chain to air out the problems in their collaboration.Called the ‘Yzy hotline’, the chain began in 2018 and featured a number of executives and managers from the brand.

Adidas shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, claiming bosses at the sportswear knew about Kanye West’s unprofessional and offensive behaviour years prior to the company ending its partnership in 2022 over his antisemitic comments. The Guardian and Rolling Stone both report that the shareholders also accuse Adidas of failing to mitigate their financial losses when calling time on the Adidas and Yeezy partnership.

David Schwimmer has demanded Adidas drop Kanye West for making anti-Semitic remarks - after the embattled musician lost a major business deal with fashion house Balenciaga.The Friends actor, 55, shared a video of West, 45, saying: 'The thing I can say about Adidas is, I can literally say anti-Semitic s**t and they can't drop me, I can say anti-Semitic things and Adidas can't drop me. Now what? Now what?Schwimmer captioned his post: 'Now what, Adidas?' before posting 'Join me and the Anti-Defamation League in demanding Adidas #RunAwayFromHate and sharing a link to a petition from Campaign Against Antisemitism calling for West to be dropped -which has garnered more than 3000 signatures.Earlier this month Adidas - who launched its collaboration with West's brand Yeezy in 2015 - put their business partnership with the rapper 'under review' following his anti-Semitic tweets in which he vowed to go 'death con 3 on Jewish people.'West's deal with Adidas is worth $220 million annually and $1.5 billion total, cites Forbes.

Adidas has confirmed that it is reviewing its business partnership with Kanye West, who has been busy of late dissing the sportswear brand with which he has had a pretty long alliance.“Adidas has always been about creativity, innovation, and supporting athletes and artists to achieve their vision”, the firm said in a statement yesterday. “The Adidas Yeezy partnership is one of the most successful collaborations in our industry’s history”.“We are proud of our team that has worked tirelessly throughout our collaboration with [West] and the iconic products that were born from it”, it went on. “We also recognise that all successful partnerships are rooted in mutual respect and shared values”.“After repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation”, the statement concluded, “we have taken the decision to place the partnership under review.

death of Queen Elizabeth II has seemingly encouraged Kanye West to turn over a new leaf.Following news the monarch had died aged 96, surrounded by her family at Balmoral, celebrities have paid their respects online, on TV and during concerts.Rapper West has joined the throng of stars sharing tributes, as he posted a series of slides to his social media on Friday morning.And, according to West ‘life is short’ and he’s decided to bury his various hatchets upon a moment of reflection.This probably comes as a sigh of relief to the likes of Pete Davidson, Kanye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian and others caught on the receiving end of the rapper’s wrath recently.Sharing two images of the Queen as a young woman, West accompanied the photos with a statement that read: ‘Life is precious. Releasing all grudges today.’Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the throne, with her death announced by Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022.

Kanye West is continuing to call out brands and collaborators.

Kanye West has accused sportswear brand Adidas of producing a shoe design similar to one he made for his own line, Yeezy. The rapper, who was married to Kim Kardashian, took to Instagram to share a now-deleted post complaining about the alleged copycat design.The 45-year-old accused Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted of “copying” the style: “To Kasper, I’m not standing for this blatant copying any more [...] this is for everyone who wants to express themselves but feels they can’t because they’ll lose their contract or be called crazy.”The musician, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, said that bravery is “not being afraid,” but “overcoming your fear for your truth”.He then went on to refer directly to the shoe design in question, Adidas’ new Adilette 22 slides, of which he included a picture.The sliders feature a foam-like chunky platform sole, with a thick band that arches over the foot to keep it in place.The simple, sleek design has a cut-out section for the toes and has the brand’s tagline, “the brand with the three stripes,” running along the side of the sole in black text.They come in a beige-sand colour and feature textured ridges all over, similar to a rocky landscape.The brand has said that the shoes are inspired by “3D topography and human expeditions to Mars,” but Kanye thinks the inspiration actually came from his own line of footwear.He continued: “These shoes represent the disrespect that people in power have to the talent.