Kanye West is not having a good time indeed. Image Source: Pitchfork
Kanye West is not having a good time indeed.
According to reports, Kanye West showed up at the Skechers Shoe Company located in Manhattan Beach, California on Wednesday after Adidas announced the termination of their business relationship with Ye.
The reports suggest that the rapper, along with his team, had to be escorted out of the building by two of the Skechers Shoe Company’s executives as Ye showed up unannounced at their office and attempted to hold an unscheduled meeting with the executives. The company released a statement detailing the incident.
Skechers Shoe Company issued a statement saying that they are not considering and have no intention of working with Kanye West and that they denounce his recent divisive comments and do not endure anti-Semitism or any other form of hateful speech. The rapper had also engaged in unpermitted filming, according to the company. After a brief conversation, two Skechers executives had to accompany him and his team out of the building.
Kanye West’s attempt to hold up an impromptu meeting with Skechers Shoe Company executives arrives a day after Adidas announced in a statement that it would no longer work with Ye. According to the statement, they do not tolerate anti-Semitism or any other form of hateful speech and that his recent statements were full of hate, disgraceful, and worrisome, and that they have decided to end their partnership with him immediately. According to NBC News, Adidas' decision to end the partnership could cost them $240 million.
Balenciaga, GAP, Vogue and Adidas have already announced that they won't be working with Kanye West. Image Source: Hip Hop DX
Footlocker has pulled Yeezy from their shelves, and GAP announced on Tuesday that they would no be collaborating anymore with Kanye West. Following his remarks, companies such as Balenciaga and fashion magazine Vogue have decided to terminate ties with the rapper, and he was also dropped as a client by Def Jam Records and CAA.
As soon as the discussion became public, the hashtag #BoycottAdidas started to trend, putting significant pressure on the brand to end its partnership with the rapper. He also made headlines earlier this month when he debuted his divisive "White Lives Matter" tees at Paris Fashion Week.
Recently, Vivica A. Fox, who appeared at the fifth Annual WACO Wearable Art Gala organized by Tina Knowles Lawson and Richard Lawson, told ET's Kevin Frazier that everyone has been trying to move forward with love and prayer, but it's not working, so she thinks a little extra tough love in there is what Kanye's been missing. She went on to say that she believes he is missing his mother, someone who would have told him that he had gone too far. Vivica described Ye as a wonderful artist who is having his legacy ruined by his outbursts.
Vivica’s comments come after Ye falsely claimed on Drink Champs that George Floyd died from a fentanyl overdose rather than former officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on his neck. She came to the conclusion that if she could tell him this, she would tell him as her sister that he needs help and shouldn't be afraid to get it, and that he shouldn't be destroying his legacy because he has four beautiful little children who wouldn't want to see their father's legacy damaged.
Following West's antisemitic remarks, NFL star Aaron Donald and NBA player Jaylen Brown both announced their departures from Kanye West's Donda Sports agency on Tuesday. Kanye West took to social media to recognize the recent actions and business losses that led to his removal from Forbes' billionaire list.
Ye shared a photo titled Love Speech, which was possibly addressed to Ari Emmanuel, before explaining that he had lost $2 billion in one day and was still alive and that this is a love speech and he still loves him, God still loves him, and money is not who he is, but people are. Kanye also posted a joke headline, "Ye has reportedly cut ties with Kanye West," with the caption, "Had to cut ties bro."
Kanye West's wax statue at Madame Tussauds London has reportedly been relocated to an archive. A museum spokesperson explained that the museum pays attention to what the public expects to see. The figurine debuted at the museum in 2015, alongside a wax figure of his then-wife Kim Kardashian.
