Ever since sportswear giant Adidas ended its lucrative partnership with superstar rapper Kanye West in late 2022 following his string of antisemitic comments, there has been a bit of bad blood between the company and West. And that feud reached another chapter this week.
After ending its deal with Kanye West, Adidas made the decision to sell of its remaining Yeezy branded products before ultimately ending the line. But West claims that the products they are now selling under his name and branding are not authorized or designed by him, he is not being paid for the products that they are selling, and they are suing him for $250 million.
“Let me explain to you really clear to you guys what is happening with Adidas,” West said in a video shared to Instagram. “Not only are they putting out fake colorways that are not approved, they’re suing me for $250 million and they’re also not paying me for shoes that they’re putting out that have my name on it.”
Obviously, this is quite a bold claim from West, and it led to a lot of reactions on social media as a result.
Kanye West exposes Adidas for allegedly selling fake Yeezys. pic.twitter.com/G0nUUxocbi
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) February 27, 2024
Kanye West says adidas is suing him for $250 million and not paying him for the Yeezys they are selling https://t.co/xGdpJAiXS8 pic.twitter.com/O9ur9DYXCJ
— Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) February 26, 2024
KANYE WEST VS ADIDAS:
“adidas is selling fake Yeezys and not paying me and suing me at the same time” pic.twitter.com/EclpgemSN0
— YEFANATICS (@yefanatics) February 26, 2024
Kanye West spoke out after Adidas premieres their new Yeezys:
“Anybody who loves Ye will not buy these fake Yeezys.”
pic.twitter.com/rzEMwkQfzY— No Jumper (@nojumper) February 26, 2024
Kanye West calls out Adidas for releasing Yeezys with non-approved colorways and not paying him. pic.twitter.com/NFMLOXHmiT
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) February 26, 2024
Kanye West rips adidas for selling “fake Yeezys” after the brand started the rollout for the sale of its remaining Yeezy inventory 😳🫣 pic.twitter.com/rmDEJtEn7u
— Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) February 26, 2024
West went on to urge fans not to buy the shoes which he claims are “fake Yeezys.”
