Adidas cuts ties with Kanye West over ‘unacceptable’ antisemitic outbursts

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)
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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