Pressure Mounts on Adidas to Cut Ties With Kanye West

It’s been a week since Kanye West, also known as Ye, went on the Drink Champs podcast for a controversial 45-minute conversation. And there have been some repercussions. West’s claims that George Floyd was not murdered by police officers, but died from fentanyl use, has inspired a $250 million lawsuit from the surviving family. The appearance, which included a litany of antisemitic conspiracy theories, was also the last straw for Balenciaga and its parent company Kering, which severed all ties with West. The German multinational sportswear company Adidas had already stated that their distribution deal of Kanye’s Yeezy line was… Read Full Article