Kanye West Is All About Love After Losing Face And Billions
By Rima Pundir on October 27, 2022 at 12:15 PM EDT
Kanye West is on a massive free-fall, ever since his anti-semitic remarks have lost him billions, enough to get kicked out of company HQs, and get banned from just about everywhere, he can. He has reportedly lost his billionaire status and his deal with Adidas with many more companies cutting ties as quickly as possible.
Peloton Pauses Ye As Madame Tussauds Puts Kanye West Out Of Sight
Earlier in October, Ye went on Twitter to say, "I'm a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I'm going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE." This completely unprovoked statement, which was deleted by Twitter but defended by West, left the Internet in shock and up in arms.
Both Gap and Adidas withdrew from some rather lucrative deals, which have left a dent in Ye's considerable fortune. Then again, West was already stirring up a witch's brew of controversy when he wore a "White Lives Matter" t-shirt during the Paris Fashion Week, in a misappropriation of "Black Lives Matter."
According to news reports, Peloton has decided to not play his music at any of their workouts. The company is allegedly planning to send out an official statement although star instructor Alex Toussaint did allude to the same in a spin class earlier, saying, "Because I love everybody, I want to make sure everybody feels safe in my environment and my classes. I’m not even going to speak too much on it because you know I stand with you, you will not hear that artist in my class at all … I do not support hate speech whatsoever, baby."
Madame Tussauds has also removed its wax figure of Kanye West from public view, becoming one more brand that has dropped West, given his antisemitic and anti-black statements.
All West is doing, is making fun of it all, posting this picture with the caption, "Had to cut ties bro"
Skechers Horrified By Unannounced Ye Visit
Since Adidas, Gap, and even Foot Locker have dropped brand Yeezy like a hot potato, West is now looking for new takers for his line of clothing and shoes, and going door-to-door to big chains, to get them to sell his products.
Apparently, he thought dropping in on Skechers would be a good idea. Something the brand did not second.
Not only did Ye drop in unplanned to Skechers HQ in Los Angeles, but he also dismayed the company so much that they issued a press release saying "Ye arrived unannounced and without invitation." They also contained to say, "We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate anti-Semitism or any other form of hate speech. The Company would like to again stress that West showed up unannounced and uninvited to Skechers corporate offices."
Clearly, Skechers is not up for any kind of offer from Yeezy, or Ye!
Despite it all, West seems to be on a foot-in-the-mouth spree, saying in an October 15 podcast that George Floyd died from the drug fentanyl and that a police officer's knee "wasn't even on his neck like that". Floyd's brother promised to sue West although he has backed down for now.
Kanye West Gives 'Love Speech" On Instagram
In 2021, West's brand, Yeezy was reportedly valued between $3.2 to $4.7 billion. Things have fallen far, far below that today, given that his antisemitic statements and taunting remarks to Adidas cost him a valued partnership, leaving a $1.5 billion dent in his worth.
Ye is now apparently worth $400 million only after he lost both Adidas and Gap. The proverbial straw that broke that camel's back, in terms of Adidas, was a viral video of Ye circulated on social media where he taunted the brand, saying “I can say anti-Semitic things, and Adidas can’t drop me. Now what? Now what?”
Apparently, Adidas could and did drop him, faster than Ye could say, Yeezy!
Ye is now giving a "love speech" on Instagram, leaving most but his most ardent fans, decidedly unimpressed, especially since this is a response to UFC owner, Ari Emmanuel.
Emmanuel has earlier stated, "Those who continue to do business with West are giving his misguided hate an audience... There should be no tolerance anywhere for West’s anti-Semitism."
This is what Ye had to say!