Kanye West allegedly showed up unannounced to the headquarters of sneakers brand Skechers.
Kanye West Showed Up Unannounced At The HQ Of Sneakers Brand Skechers-Ye Was ‘Escorted’ Away
According to reports, the rapper made his way there in Manhattan Beach, Calif which arrived on the back end of Adidas deciding to cut ties with him following his alleged anti-Semitic comments.Â
It is claimed that he arrived on Wednesday, 26th October 2022 in order to demand that he talk with the executives of the company regarding some business ventures. This was hardly going to go down very well in light of Ye’s recent comments in which he vowed to go ‘def con 3’ on Jewish people.
And given that numerous other brands have parted ways with him, including Balenciaga and JP Morgan, Skechers were no exception to that.
In an official statement on behalf of the company, a representative said the following: “[West] 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.” Those comments were very significant for the following reasons.
First of all, it would indicate that Kanye has suffered financially from his recent behaviour. Forbes recently declared that West was no longer a billionaire following Adidas’ decision to cut ties with him. As such, this move by Kanye could have been seen as an attempt to build up his portfolio.Â
Secondly, it is important to note that Skechers is allegedly owned by a Jewish family. Robert Greenberg is the founder, while Michael Greenberg is the president of the company. With that being said, any partnership with Kanye was off limits.
The following comments confirmed as much: “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.” It is safe to say that Kanye does not need to rebrand. So there you have it folks.
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