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Kanye West escorted out of Skechers office after showing up unannounced
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Kanye West makes moves to sign with Skechers, gest escorted out for arriving uninvited.
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Skechers executives escort Kanye West out of building for showing up unannounced
Skechers executives escorted Kanye West out of the company’s corporate headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, after the musician and fashion designer arrived “unannounced and without invitation.”
The footwear company stated in a statement following the incident that it “had no intention of collaborating with West” and that the musician, who is now known as Ye, was involved in “unauthorised filming.”
“Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West,” the company said in its Wednesday statement. “We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech.”
West’s visit to Skechers (SKX) comes a day after Adidas ended its partnership with the musician with “immediate effect.” Adidas put the “partnership under review” in early October after he wore a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt in public. The Anti-Defamation League categorizes the phrase as a “hate slogan” used by White supremacist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan.
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Recently, West said “I can say antisemitic s*** and Adidas cannot drop me,” during a tirade against Jews on the Drink Champs Podcast. He also threatened on Twitter to “Go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.”
Other companies that have pulled back from West in recent days include Gap, Foot Locker and TJ Maxx.
Gap, which terminated its tie-up with Ye in September, is now taking immediate steps to remove Yeezy Gap products from its stores and shut down YeezyGap.com. Balenciaga also severed ties with him, and the end of his lucrative Adidas deal means Ye is reportedly no longer a billionaire. His longtime talent agency CAA is said to no longer be representing him.