Rapper Kanye West criticizes Adidas again

Kanye West (aka Ye) knew about Adidas' plans to produce Steel Grey 350 V2 sneakers with his design. This caused the former business partner Adidas and the rapper to have an argument on Instagram on February 26.

Rapper Kanye West parted ways with Adidas

"Anyone who loves Ye will not buy these fake Yeezys. I never made these colorways. I don't get paid royalties for them and Adidas is suing me," Kanye West wrote in a long caption under a screenshot of the shoes.

Shortly after, Kanye West posted a video on Instagram explaining his "feud" with Adidas and claiming the company was suing him for trying to sell the Yeezy line.

"Not only did they release unapproved colorways, they sued me for $250 million and never paid me royalties for producing shoes bearing my name," Kanye West said.

Adidas previously announced it would sell off Yeezy inventory after the company parted ways with the rapper in 2022 over his string of hateful and anti-Semitic statements. Since ending the partnership, Adidas said it has donated some of the proceeds from sales to organizations "fighting discrimination and hate, including racism and anti-Semitism."

Kanye West once collaborated with Adidas to produce sports shoes.

As of the afternoon of February 26, there was no evidence that Adidas had filed a lawsuit against Kanye West. Adidas revealed that it had sued Kanye West's Yeezy LLC in December 2022 on the grounds that "West's racist, anti-Semitic, and other publicly offensive statements and behavior violated the partnership agreement and caused significant damage to the brand."

In criticizing Adidas for continuing to sue, Kanye West may have been referring to the lawsuit. The details of which have so far been kept under wraps.

As for Adidas, the company began selling Yeezy products again in May 2023 after cutting ties with the rap star.

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