Adidas is facing increased pressure from people online to cut ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, after he made a string of antisemitic comments.
[on Twitter in a response to the clip](https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/1583556045808365570). It said it will also continue to sell forthcoming collections from Yeezy Gap in the fall and into the first half of 2023. Gap "Not sure why you are continuing to promote this collaboration. I donโt plan on shopping at your stores ever again." [severed ties](https://www.thecut.com/2022/10/balenciaga-has-cut-ties-with-ye.html) with him Friday. โThousands of signatures, and still no word, @adidas?โ he wrote. Asking for a friend." Their silence says it all." A recent completed documentary about Ye, made by the Hollywood financier and producer MRC, was also shelved. Representatives for both the company and Ye did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Local politicians, social media users and other celebrities denounced the incident.
Ye, the rapper and mogul formerly known as Kanye West, has made a habit of surviving public outrage. His repeated antisemitic statements put his career in ...
The 45-year-old, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, has seen a completed documentary about him shelved and he has been dropped by his talent ...
[Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/6b30de48-75a6-4f73-9454-a6d40b08dd91): "Mental illness is not an excuse for racism, hatred or anti-Semitism. [condemned his comments](https://news.sky.com/story/kim-kardashian-says-hate-speech-never-okay-as-acompleted-kanye-west-documentary-is-shelved-12729566), posting on Instagram and Twitter: "Hate speech is never OK or excusable. You feel all these things." You feel the government is putting chips in your head. The silence is so loud". The Southern Poverty Law Centre, which tracks hate groups, says White Lives Matter is a neo-Nazi group. Reese Witherspoon tweeted: "Anti-semitism in any form is deplorable. In person. You feel you're being recorded. [Balenciaga fashion house](https://news.sky.com/story/balenciaga-cuts-ties-with-kanye-west-with-no-plans-for-future-projects-report-says-12726752) have also ditched the 45-year-old - and a completed documentary about West [has been shelved](https://news.sky.com/story/kanye-west-documentary-shelved-following-rappers-antisemitic-remarks-12729566). In a statement, the US footwear company said he had turned up and engaged in "unauthorised filming". [West](https://news.sky.com/topic/kanye-west-5891) said and other controversial comments he has made in the past.