Kanye West has claimed that Adidas is suing him for $250million
The sportswear brand’s sponsorship of West came to an end in 2022 shortly after he made anti-Semitic comments on X/Twitter. While the rapper and producer has refused to accept that the term âanti-Semitismâ exists because he claims itâs ânot factualâ, he has since offered something of an âapologyâ to those whom heâs offended with his comments.
West also recently said that he was âtwo months from going bankruptâ after Adidas cut ties with him.
Now, he has said that the company is suing him, while also claiming that the brand is allegedly selling fake versions of the YZY footwear line they had been working on together.
“Let me explain really clearly to you guys what’s happening with Adidas. Not only are they putting out fake colour ways that are not approved, theyâre suing me for $250million [dollars].
âTheyâre also not paying me for these shoes that theyâre putting out that have my name on it. They’re using contract clauses and 50 years of business experience to rape an artist, one of y’all favourite artists, right in front of y’all in broad daylight.”
In a separate post, West shared a screenshot of the shoes on the Adidas website. “Anybody who loves Ye would not buy these fake Yeezys I never made these color ways Iâm not getting paid off of them and adidas is suing me,” he wrote.
“All these celebrities and the public will stand against a T shirt or the color of my hat but when yall see me have my children hidden from me or see an actual Fortune 500 company rape one of your heroes in real life donât nobody say nothing or do nothing.
“As far as the system goes What yall gone do now Take my album down again Freeze my accounts again Threaten people to not work with me again All the new non approved 350âs are cooorny.”
NME has approached Adidas for comment.
In other news, West and Ty Dolla $ign released the long-awaited debut collaborative project âVultures 1â which featured verses from the formerâs daughter North West, YG, Playboi Carti, Freddie Gibbs, and more. The LP is the first instalment in the âVulturesâ trilogy with the other two set to follow on March 8 and April 5, respectively.
The duo previewed the album at an intimate listening party in Italy as well as Miami, Chicago and New York before its release.
Since its release, the record has been surrounded by controversy. Ozzy Osbourne revealed he rejected Yeâs request to sample Black Sabbathâs anti-war song âIron Manâ, accusing him of anti-Semitism.
Donna Summerâs estate also said no Yeâs ask to use the singerâs seminal disco hit âI Feel Loveâ. However, when âVultures 1â was released, the rapper-producer interpolated the song on âGOOD (DONâT DIE)â and it was quickly removed from the album after Summerâs estate complained.
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