Rapper Kanye West smiles during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss criminal justice reform at the White House in Washington, October 11, 2018.
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters
Ye, who is also known as Kanye West, was escorted out of the Los Angeles office of shoe company Skechers, the company said Wednesday afternoon.
The fallen rapper and fashion mogul showed up unannounced and was escorted out of the building by two executives, the company said.
Various companies and organizations have condemned Ye over his recent racist and antisemitic remarks. The Skechers incident comes a day after Adidas severed its relationship with him.
Read Skechers’ statement below:
Skechers USA, Inc., The Comfort Technology Company™, stated Kanye West – also referred to as Ye – arrived unannounced and without invitation at one of Skechers’ corporate offices in Los Angeles. Considering Ye was engaged in unauthorized filming, two Skechers executives escorted him and his party from the building after a brief conversation. Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West. We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech. The Company would like to again stress that West showed up unannounced and uninvited to Skechers corporate offices.
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Rapper Kanye West smiles during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss criminal justice reform at the White House in Washington, October 11, 2018.
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters
Ye, who is also known as Kanye West, was escorted out of the Los Angeles office of shoe company Skechers, the company said Wednesday afternoon.
The fallen rapper and fashion mogul showed up unannounced and was escorted out of the building by two executives, the company said.
Various companies and organizations have condemned Ye over his recent racist and antisemitic remarks. The Skechers incident comes a day after Adidas severed its relationship with him.
Read Skechers’ statement below:
Skechers USA, Inc., The Comfort Technology Company™, stated Kanye West – also referred to as Ye – arrived unannounced and without invitation at one of Skechers’ corporate offices in Los Angeles. Considering Ye was engaged in unauthorized filming, two Skechers executives escorted him and his party from the building after a brief conversation. Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West. We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech. The Company would like to again stress that West showed up unannounced and uninvited to Skechers corporate offices.
This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.