Kanye West was ‘escorted’ out of Skechers offices after showing up uninvited.
A representative from the shoe company said that the rapper, who goes by the name Ye, showed up “unannounced and uninvited” at their office in Los Angeles and was “filming without permission.”
Kanye West showed up unannounced at the Skechers corporate offices on Wednesday, and two executives “escorted” him out of the building, the company said in a statement on October 26.
The West, or Ye, as he is officially known, is also in the news for his racist and anti-Semitic comments. This affected many profitable design collaborations.
Skechers said that he “recorded without permission” when he showed up at their office in Los Angeles “unannounced and uninvited.”
This month, the hip-hop star attended a Paris fashion show while wearing a shirt that read “White Lives Matter,” a slogan developed in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Refers to the United States’ military readiness following the “Go death to Con 3” threats against Jews. Also, Twitter and Instagram banned him for several days.
Skechers said Wednesday that it “is not considering and has no intention of working with West.”
We strongly disagree with his recent divisive comments, and we are against anti-Semitism and all kinds of bigotry.
After a short talk, Ye and his group were led out of the building by two Skechers executives who thought they were filming without permission.
The German sportswear giant Adidas announced on Tuesday that it was ending its partnership with West, and the American clothing company Gap followed suit later that day, saying it would “immediately” remove any of West’s products from its shelves.
In the past week, Balenciaga, a Parisian fashion house, severed ties with the West.
On Monday, CAA, one of Hollywood’s biggest talent agencies, announced that West was leaving. The film and TV company MRC then said that it was stopping work on a finished documentary about West.
Kim Kardashian, West’s ex-wife, recently posted a message condemning hate speech online, but she did not mention him by name.
West, now 45 years old, has been transparent about his battles with mental illness.
