Baller Alert
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
Baller Alert
No Result
View All Result

Thousands Sign Petition Calling For Adidas To Sever Ties With Kanye West; CEO Says The Company Has Not Discussed Ending Business Relationship With West

by MsJennyb
May 3, 2018
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Kanye West smiling selfie Credit: Kayne West/Instagram

Kanye West smiling selfie Credit: Kayne West/Instagram

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

On Tuesday, Kanye West made headlines for his outlandish, irresponsible comments on slavery, claiming the hundreds of years of captivity and resistance to be a choice.

Although West took to Twitter to clarify his statement, most were not convinced. As a result, many have banned together to get West all the way out of here. Not only has the rapper been “canceled” on social media, but several have signed a petition to convince Adidas to sever business ties with the Yeezy Brand boss.

“While Kanye can live safely in his multi million-dollar castle, the rest of black America is continually marginalized and subject to unjust laws and treatment. Some even die because this behavior is so ingrained in our society,” the Care2 petition read. “Kanye West has a right to free speech, and he has the right to spout lies and misinformation and misplaced opinions – but we as consumers have the right to fight back against this type of dangerous propaganda.”

“The German apparel company may wish to rethink their lucrative deal with West after his jaw-dropping outburst,” the petition read, as about 7,500 out of 10,000 people joined the fight against West, “Tell the world [Adidas does] not want anything to do with anyone who believes that millions of Africans chose to toil the fields in bondage.”

However, the German firm has already said it has no intentions of parting ways with the controversial rapper.

“We neither comment nor speculate on every single comment that our external creators are making,” the brand’s CEO said in an interview with Bloomberg. “Kanye has been and is a very important part of our strategy and he’s been a fantastic creator, and that’s where I’m going to leave it.”

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

“While Kanye’s a very important part of the Adidas brand, Adidas is a large global company with a very, very strong presence around the world and will continue to perform well,” he continued. Although the comments were very important to consider, the company had “not had any conversation” with Kanye about it nor have they discussed the issue internally.

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Discover more from Baller Alert

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Tags: AdidasKanye West

Related Posts

Shannon Price Fails Lie Detector Test on Ex-Husband Gary Coleman’s Death, Claims A&E Set Her Up
Entertainment

Shannon Price Fails Lie Detector Test on Ex-Husband Gary Coleman’s Death, Claims A&E Set Her Up

July 9, 2025

Shannon Price still can’t escape the questions around Gary Coleman’s death, and now a lie detector test is bringing them...

Temple University Launches Kendrick Lamar Course Exploring Hip-Hop, Identity, and Social Change
Entertainment

Temple University Launches Kendrick Lamar Course Exploring Hip-Hop, Identity, and Social Change

July 9, 2025

Temple University is launching a new course this fall that will dive into the work and impact of Kendrick Lamar....

Ben McLemore - Getty Images Nic Antaya
Entertainment

Former NBA Player Ben McLemore Sentenced to 8+ Years for 2021 Rape Conviction

July 9, 2025

Former NBA player Ben McLemore has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison following a conviction for rape...

LiAngelo Ball and Rashida Nicole
Entertainment

LiAngelo Ball Files Divorce Days After Baby News—Say What?!

July 9, 2025

LiAngelo Ball’s love story with influencer Rashida Nicole has hit an unexpected roadblock just as fans were getting excited about...

Next Post
littlecaesars

Former Employee Files $1 Million Lawsuit Against Little Caesars For Racial Harassment

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Baller News

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

* indicates required

Follow Us

Subscribe to Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

© Copyright 2024, Baller Alert Inc. All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
%d