Serious allegations against Kanye West
Adidas announces investigation
Serious allegations are leveled against Kanye West.
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Kanye West has faced serious allegations from Adidas employees. Now the German manufacturer has announced an investigation.
The headlines about rapper Kanye West (45) don’t stop. recently has the US magazine “Rolling Stone” published a report in which Adidas employees accused the musician of inappropriate behavior. The German sporting goods manufacturer has now responded to the allegations and announced an investigation.
Kanye West is accused of bullying, among other things
According to the Rolling Stone report, West, who calls himself Ye, is said to have shown employees intimate pictures of his then-wife Kim Kardashian (42) and pornographic material. The magazine is also said to have received an anonymous letter that appears to have been written by several former Adidas employees. Among other things, West is accused of creating a culture of fear. There is also talk of “vulgar tirades” and “bullying attacks”. Misconduct is said to have occurred especially towards women. The authors accuse the board of directors of not having done anything about it, even though they allegedly knew about his problematic behavior.
A spokesman for Adidas has now confirmed the investigation in a statement, which is available to “Rolling Stone” among others. It is currently not clear “whether the allegations made in an anonymous letter are true,” it said. “However, we take these allegations very seriously and have made the decision to immediately launch an independent investigation into the matter to resolve the allegations.”
Adidas has already ended cooperation
Adidas had already ended its collaboration with Kanye West in October. The rapper had previously caused a stir with anti-Semitic tweets and racist statements. The company said: “Adidas does not tolerate anti-Semitism or any other form of hate speech. Ye’s recent statements and actions are unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness.” Since 2015, Kanye West has designed footwear and apparel for Adidas under the Yeezy brand.