Adidas ends partnership with Kanye West following anti-semitic comments

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Adidas, the German sportswear company, announced the end of its partnership with Kanye West on Tuesday, following the controversial rapper’s anti-Semitic outbursts.

Recent comments by West — known formally as Ye — were “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous”, Adidas said in a statement. “After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately.”