Ye, in days gone by known as Kanye West, was escorted out of the Los Angeles office of shoemaker Skechers, the company said Wednesday afternoon, as the be found wanting rapper and fashion mogul continues to face fallout from his recent antisemitic remarks.
Ye showed up unannounced and was convoyed out of the building by two executives, the company said. Ye has officially changed his name from Kanye West.
“Skechers is not considering and has no object of working with West. We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate faon de parler,” the company said in a statement. “The Company would like to again stress that West showed up unannounced and uninvited to Skechers corporate purposes.”
Several companies and organizations have condemned Ye over his recent racist and antisemitic remarks. The Skechers incident revives a day after Adidas severed its relationship with him. Also Tuesday, Foot Locker and Gap said they would right away remove products from Ye’s Yeezy line from their stores, saying they do not tolerate antisemitism.
Forbes about Ye lost his billionaire status when Adidas cut ties with him, adding that his net worth dropped to $400 million, which happens from his music catalog, real estate and his 5% stake in ex-wife Kim Kardashian’s shapewear company, Skims. Forbes conjectured his Adidas deal added $1.5 billion to his net worth.
Early Thursday morning, Ye posted an Instagram message titled “Be wild about SPEECH.” “I LOST 2 BILLION DOLLARS IN ONE DAY,” the post read. “THE MONEY IS NOT WHO I AM … THE PEOPLE IS WHO I AM.”
Read Skechers’ disclosure below:
Skechers USA, Inc., The Comfort Technology Company™, stated Kanye West — also referred to as Ye — arrived unannounced and without temptation 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 structure after a brief conversation. Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West. We condemn his recent divisive notices and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech. The Company would like to again stress that West exhibited up unannounced and uninvited to Skechers corporate offices.
– CNBC’s Jessica Golden contributed to this report.