Kanye West escorted out of Skechers office after showing up unannounced - The Guardian

Executives astatine Skechers escorted Kanye West retired of the company’s firm offices successful Los Angeles, aft the rapper and manner decorator showed up “unannounced and without invitation” connected Wednesday.

In a statement released aft the incident, the footwear marque said it “has nary volition of moving with West” and that the artist, present known arsenic Ye, was engaged successful “unauthorized filming”.

“He and his party” were removed from the gathering aft a “brief conversation”, the institution added.

Skechers’ comments travel a time aft Adidas ended its longtime collaboration with Ye, pursuing a spate of antisemitic comments made by Ye successful caller weeks.

“We condemn his caller divisive remarks and bash not tolerate antisemitism oregon immoderate different signifier of hatred speech,” Skechers said.

Ye has been spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories successful interviews and connected societal media. And earlier this month, helium generated outrage by presenting T-shirts astatine Paris manner week that featured the slogan “White Lives Matter”, a operation associated with achromatic supremacists.

Ye has go progressively isolated arsenic aggregate brands region themselves from him.

Gap, which terminated its tie-up with Ye successful September, is present taking contiguous steps to region Yeezy Gap products from its stores and unopen down YeezyGap.com. Balenciaga besides severed ties with him, and the extremity of his lucrative Adidas deal means Ye is reportedly nary longer a billionaire. His longtime talent bureau CAA is said to nary longer beryllium representing him.

Political leaders successful California besides joined the chorus of those condemning Ye’s behaviour this week, aft caller antisemitic incidents successful Los Angeles – immoderate of which specifically referenced Ye’s comments astir Jews – enactment residents connected edge.