Facing mounting pressure, Bloomberg is now noting that adidas (XETRA:ADS.DE -3.22%) is set to end its partnership with Ye and his YEEZY brand. Although no official word has surfaced, an inside source close to the matter notes that the German sportswear company could make an announcement as soon as Tuseday (October 25). The news comes after adidas placed its partnership with YEEZY under review earlier this month and has been said to have held discussions with its executives.
Aside from having a strained relationship with Ye for months, despite ongoing negotiations, adidas Director of Trade Marketing, Sarah Camhi, recently called out the company for how it is dealing with Ye’s recent anti-Semitic statements. Calling for adidas to do better for its employees and community in a public LinkedIn post, highlighting how it has remained quiet publicly about his remarks. Stay tuned for more details regarding rumors of adidas’ ending its partnership with Ye and YEEZY.
