A Timeline of the Consequences Kanye West Has Faced for His 'WLM' Shirts & Antisemitic Hate Speech - Billboard

Kanye West is facing precise nationalist reckoning. The “Hurricane” rapper made headlines astatine his Yeezy Paris Fashion Week amusement connected Oct. 3 for wearing a garment emblazoned with the operation “White Lives Matter” connected its back, and featuring Black models successful the shirt. The operation is 1 that was adopted by neo-Nazi and achromatic supremacist groups successful effect to the Black Lives Matter movement, and the rapper has been facing backlash from some fans and celebrities online.

But the contention did not halt for determination for Ye, who has doubled down connected his comments connected Instagram and aboriginal took to Twitter to usage antisemitic rhetoric successful his posts, past continued to amplify his hatred code successful interviews. The absorption from the nationalist was swift, with respective companies — including The Gap, Balenciaga, and much — terminating their relationships and marque deals with the rapper.

Forbes has besides reported that Ye has mislaid his billionaire presumption aft Adidas announced Oct. 25 that it was dropping his owed deal, and that the marque does not tolerate hatred speech. The move, according to the publication, present puts Ye’s nett worthy astatine $400 cardinal and resulted successful his removal from Forbes‘ billionaires list.

From brands and scrapped documentaries, to airplay declines of his euphony catalogue and more, present are the consequences Kanye West has faced owed to his “WLM” and antisemitic remarks.

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