Kanye West

Lawyers representing a former caretaker of Ye's beachfront property in Malibu, California, filed a lien on the home on Monday following reports that the rapper put the property up for sale for $53 million, according to records shared with Business Insider.In September, Tony Saxon, the former caretaker and project manager who was hired by Ye…

More details of Kanye West's conduct during his partnership with Adidas were revealed by The New York Times.The rapper drew a swastika on a shoe design and told a Jewish employee to kiss a photo of Hitler, per the Times.Adidas eventually cut ties with Ye in October 2022 after he made offensive and antisemitic comments.…

Adidas is selling off its stockpile of Yeezy shoes following its breakup with Kanye West.But Foot Locker was too afraid of potential backlash to help sell them, Complex reported.Adidas sold $437 million worth of Yeezys in its first batch of sales, with 27% of that going to charity. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing…

Kanye West and Adidas have been in a legal battle following the collapse of their partnership. Adidas is now asking West to return $75 million of marketing funds, per Bloomberg. The rapper previously said he spent $50 million of marketing money on his gospel choir tour. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access…

It’s never easy to separate political speech from disinformation in a democracy built upon the right of free speech, but the firehose of foreign and domestic weaponized bullshit that began in 2016, reached a fever pitch in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, and continued throughout the pandemic, saw social media companies at least…

Adidas began selling its stockpile of Yeezys on May 31. Customers took to social media to voice their displeasure with the company's Confirmed app. Among the issues, users reported crashes, error messages, and long wait times on draw results. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…

The FBI is investigating alleged leaks at Fox News linked to unaired footage of Tucker Carlson's interview with rapper Kanye West. The feds executed a search warrant at the home of a Tampa Bay city councilwoman and her husband, a media consultant and ex-journalist, earlier this month. Potential crimes being investigated include unauthorized computer access…

Adidas and Yeezy staff were told to carry on as usual after Kanye West made antisemitic comments. A new Bloomberg report sheds light on the unraveling of the Adidas-Yeezy partnership.  The sportswear giant was reportedly reluctant to lose Yeezy because of the brand's success.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite…

On May 19, Adidas announced that it would sell its $1.3 billion stockpile of Yeezy inventory. The decision was months in the making, and was preferred to donating and burning the inventory. Now, we know the Yeezy Boost 350 "Pirate Black" will be the first to come back on the market.  Loading Something is loading.…

Ye filed a trademark application for "Yzy sock shoes," which may signal a future product release.  It was filed only days before Adidas said it will sell its Yeezy stock and donate profits to charity. It may never launch, though, as Ye has trademarked several other ideas that never materialized. Loading Something is loading. Thanks…