Adidas gave Kanye West the boot. The apparel company on Tuesday ended its relationship with the rapper, who goes by the name Ye, following his repeated antisemitic comments in interviews and online. Advertisement Kanye West (Jonathan Leibson) “Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” Adidas said Tuesday. “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness.” West has a popular “Yeezy” collaboration of shoes and other clothing with Adidas, which estimates that cutting ties will cost the company about...
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