Kanye West ‘Escorted’ Out of Skechers HQ After Arriving ‘Unannounced and Uninvited’ - Rolling Stone

Ye truly thought this would work. After being dropped by Adidas yesterday, Kanye West showed up “unannounced and uninvited” astatine Skechers’ office successful Los Angeles connected Wednesday. His motive? It’s unclear, but it comes aft the extremity of his astir lucrative concern with the German sportswear brand.

After a “brief discussion,” West was escorted disconnected the firm offices’ premises, Skechers tells Rolling Stone successful a statement. The footwear company’s connection was clear: “Skechers is not considering and has nary volition of moving with West.”

“Considering Ye was engaged successful unauthorized filming, 2 Skechers executives escorted him and his enactment from the gathering aft a little conversation,” Skechers said successful a statement. “We condemn his caller divisive remarks and bash not tolerate antisemitism oregon immoderate different signifier of hatred speech.”

West’s “visit” to Skechers HQ comes a time aft Adidas ended its partnership, calling his antisemitic and hate-filled comments “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous.”

Losing the woody with Adidas whitethorn have cost West his spot successful the precocious echelons of the ultra-wealthy. Forbes has estimated that the woody was worthy astir $1.4 billion, and West’s nett worthy astir $2 billion; without Adidas, he’s allegedly worthy conscionable $400 million.

Adidas followed the likes of CAA, Vogue, Balenciaga, and different companies to region themselves from the rapper. On Sunday, an antisemitic group hung a banner connected an overpass in Los Angeles that said “Kanye is close astir the Jews,” arsenic members of the radical did a Nazi salute.

West’s removal from the Skechers HQ comes conscionable 2 days aft the footwear marque was named institution of the twelvemonth by Footwear News, being praised for collaborations with Martha Stewart and Willie Nelson this year. Skechers antecedently worked with the likes of Ava Max, Demi Lovato, Camila Cabello, and Amanda Kloots.