Friday 21 October 2022 06:28 PM David Schwimmer demands Adidas drop Kanye West trends now
David Schwimmer has demanded Adidas drop Kanye West for making anti-Semitic remarks - after the embattled musician lost a major business deal with fashion house Balenciaga.
The Friends actor, 55, shared a video of West, 45, saying: 'The thing I can say about Adidas is, I can literally say anti-Semitic s**t and they can't drop me, I can say anti-Semitic things and Adidas can't drop me. Now what? Now what?
Schwimmer captioned his post: 'Now what, Adidas?' before posting 'Join me and the Anti-Defamation League in demanding Adidas #RunAwayFromHate and sharing a link to a petition from Campaign Against Antisemitism calling for West to be dropped -which has garnered more than 3000 signatures.
Earlier this month Adidas - who launched its collaboration with West's brand Yeezy in 2015 - put their business partnership with the rapper 'under review' following his anti-Semitic tweets in which he vowed to go 'death con 3 on Jewish people.'
West's deal with Adidas is worth $220 million annually and $1.5 billion total, cites Forbes.
Post: David Schwimmer has demanded Adidas drop Kanye West for making anti-Semitic remarks - after the embattled musician lost a major business deal with fashion house Balenciaga
The Anti-Defamation League has also written an open letter to Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted and Chair Thomas Rabe urging the brand to drop West.
They wrote 'In light of Kanye West’s increasingly strident antisemitic remarks over the past few weeks, we were disturbed to learn that Adidas plans to continue to release new products from his Yeezy brand without any seeming acknowledgement of the controversy surrounding his most recent remarks.
'We urge Adidas to reconsider supporting the Ye product line and to issue a statement making clear that the Adidas company and community has no tolerance whatsoever for antisemitism.'
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Adidas and Kanye West for comment.
Vile: The Friends actor, 55, shared a video of West, 45, saying: 'The thing I can say about Adidas is, I can literally say anti-Semitic s**t and they can't drop me'
Schwimmer has previously called out West over his anti-Semitic posts, taking to Instagram to brand the star a 'bigot'.
Sharing an image of the word ‘bYE’, Schwimmer wrote: 'Jews make up only 2.4 per cent of the population of the US but are the victims of more than 60 per cent of all religious hate crimes.
'Whether or not Kanye West is mentally ill, there’s no question he is a bigot.
'His hate speech calls for violence against Jews. If you interpret his words any other way and defend him, guess what? You are racist.
'If we don’t call someone as influential as Kanye out for his divisive, ignorant and anti-semitic words then we are complicit. Silence is complicity.'
West hit out at Adidas earlier this month after the company first announced that it has put 'under review' its business partnership with him.
Rally: Schwimmer captioned his post: 'Now what, Adidas?' before posting 'Join me and the Anti-Defamation League in demanding Adidas #RunAwayFromHate'
Petition: Schwimmer shared a link to a petition from Campaign Against Antisemitism calling for West to be dropped -which has garnered more than 3000 signature
Post: Schwimmer has previously called out West over his anti-Semitic posts, taking to Instagram to brand the star a 'bigot'
The rapper took to Instagram with a screenshot of the announcement, writing: 'F**K ADIDAS I AM ADIDAS ADIDAS RAPED AND STOLE MY DESIGNS.'
The German sporting goods maker revealed they were reviewing their business dealings with the outspoken musician following his very public criticism of the company and their CEO.
'After repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation, we have taken the decision to place the partnership under review. We will continue to co-manage the current product during this period,' the company said.
CNBC, which first reported the news, said West had been publicly critical of Adidas and its CEO and told the broadcaster that the German group was copying his ideas. Adidas has been partnering with West since 2013, CNBC said.
Canceled: Kanye promised to 'go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE' in a shocking tweet earlier this month
Leading the way: Kanye has had a very successful partnership with the Germany based shoe giant with his Adidas Yeezy line which launched in 2015
Headache: Ye's public disagreements with brands have created a corporate headache after other public figures like Sean Combs and Swizz Beatz declared a public boycott on Adidas
Moneymaker: The Yeezy brand earned $191 billion in royalties in 2020 from the Adidas deal, according to USB Group AG; Kanye pictured in 2019
'Adidas has always been about creativity, innovation and supporting athletes and artists to achieve their vision. The adidas Yeezy partnership is one of the most successful collaborations in our industry's history,' Adidas said.
'We also recognize that all successful partnerships are rooted in mutual respect and shared values.'
Bloomberg reported that Ye holds $122 million cash and stock, but that his corporate deals make him a billionaire.
The Yeezy brand earned $191 billion in royalties in 2020 from the Adidas deal, according to USB Group AG.
Ye recently shocked fans when he wore a 'White Lives Matter' T-shirt design at his surprise Yeezy fashion show in Paris.
He later doubled down on his 'White Lives Matter' slogan and explained that when people ask why he made the shirt he replies that it's because 'They do.'
He is out: Kanye has lost a major business deal with fashion house Balenciaga. Seen in 2020
News about Adidas putting the partnership under review comes less than a month after West's lawyers sent a letter to Gap Inc notifying the apparel chain he was terminating his partnership with the company.
Adidas' statement comes amid an on-going public clash with Kanye who's been continually going after the sportswear giant on his social media, as he says the company has pilfered his ideas and kept him out of the loop in terms of marketing the product.
In recent months West has ranted about the company, posted pictures of its board members, and called out CEO Kasper Rorsted, even creating fake image of a New York Times front page
