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Adidas cuts ties with Kanye West over ‘unacceptable’ antisemitic outbursts
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Kanye West, second from right, makes final rounds before the showing of the Kanye West Adidas Fall 2015 collection at Fashion Week in New York, Feb. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
BERLIN — German sportswear brand Adidas says it’s ending its partnership with Kanye West after a series of antisemitic outbursts by the controversial rapper.
Recent comments by West — known formally as Ye — were “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous,” Adidas says in a statement. “After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately.”
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