The company said Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, was fired from the Skechers Los Angeles offices on Wednesday after turning up uninvited and without warning.
In a statement, the shoemaker said two executives picked up Yi and others from the company’s offices after a brief conversation and after he “engaged in unauthorized filming.”
“Skechers is not thinking and has no intention of working with the West,” the company said, adding that it condemns Recent anti-Semitic comments It led to a backlash among the companies that made business deals with him.
Representatives of Yi, who has Talk publicly about your mental health issues He has a record of intermittent posting online, and did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Among the companies that have abandoned Ye in recent days are Gap and Adidas, With the last word Tuesday that his comments and actions “were unacceptable, hateful, and dangerous, and violated the company’s values of diversity, inclusion, mutual respect and fairness.”
German sports giant adidas, She previously said that she is re-evaluating her nearly ten-year relationship with Ye After he wore the “White Lives Matter” shirt during Paris Fashion Week.
The decision to cut ties was announced under increasing pressure from Anti-Defamation League And the others – And yet people apparently belonging to an anti-Semitic network of conspiracy theorists Hang a sign over a highway in Los Angeles He said, “I was right about the Jews.”
This action sparked condemnation from Governor’s Office in Sacramento to the White House, where press secretary Karen-Jean-Pierre said: “We need to advocate anti-Semitism everywhere it raises its ugly head. This behavior in Los Angeles is disgusting and must be condemned.”
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