Kanye West

Adidas AG (OTC:ADDYY) (OTC:ADDDF) is reportedly planning to sell Yeezy sneakers minus branding associated with its former partner Kanye West, now known as Ye. What Happened: The company is exploring options to sell the sneakers in 2023. The German sportswear company is...

With various advertisers leaving the Twitter platform, CEO Elon Musk said that he blames "activist groups" for pressuring advertisers to pull ads from the company.  Musk tweeted, "Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even...

Shaquille O'Neal shot back at Kanye West after the Trump-supporting rapper publicly opined on the NBA Hall of Famer's business affairs.   After getting bumped recently from Instagram and before that Facebook/Meta (NASDAQ: META), West took...

Elon Musk kept the Oct. 28 deadline and closed the Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) deal without any further hiccups. With the deal done and the billionaire already spelling out his vision for the social media platform, it is pertinent to look at the impact it will have on other up-and-coming rivals....

Kanye West apologized to the Black community on Friday for falsely claiming that it was fentanyl that killed George Floyd and not a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck for over nine minutes, a gruesome scene viewed worldwide thousands of times.  The...

Half of the former KimYe couple has had a rough financial go of late.  Kanye West — the Ye in KimYe — reportedly lost as much as $2 billion after making anti-Semitic comments. The rapper was dropped by partners like adidas AG (XETR: ADS), GAP Inc. (NYSE: GPS) and others. West said...

Dave Portnoy called out people who are still supporting Kanye West on Tuesday, saying that people supporting him along political lines is “everything” that’s wrong with the United States. Portnoy posted his comments on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), which is poised to be bought out...

Kanye West was escorted out of a Skechers USA, Inc. (NYSE: SKX) office on Wednesday after the footwear company said he arrived "unannounced and without invitation" at one of the company's corporate offices in Los Angeles. What Happened: West, also known as Ye, was...

Kanye West became a billionaire in 2020, according to Forbes, due to his music and multiple brand deals with companies like Adidas AG (OTC: ADDYY) and Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS). But, both of those deals are now kaput. Following West's antisemitic comments on a number of different platforms, brands...

Adidas (OTC: ADDDF) (OTC: ADDYY) and Kanye West, who has rechristened himself as Ye, are parting ways, joining a host of brands snapping ties with the rapper. What Happened: Adidas said on Tuesday that it has decided to terminate its partnership with Ye, with immediate effect. The apparel and...

DEA Boosts Production Of Cannabis & Psychedelics For Research In 2023 The DEA is proposing that 6.7 million grams (14,770 pounds) of marijuana be grown for research, more than double the amount suggested for 2022 (3.2 million grams).  The agency also raised the quota for “all...

In his latest round of off-the-wall comments, Kanye West claimed that George Floyd died of fentanyl rather than suffocated on live TV by a Minneapolis policeman. Floyd’s family announced that they will file a $250 million lawsuit against West. West either missed...

“All for one, and one for all” could have new meaning in the world of social media thanks to three unique, well-known personalities. What Happened: Kanye West, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are all familiar names to millions of people in America and around the world. All three could also...

Rapper Kanye West has agreed to buy conservative-leaning alt-tech microblogging and social networking app Parler, which touts itself as a platform promoting free speech. Announcing the deal, Parlement Technologies, parent of Parler, said the parties intend to enter into a definitive...

Donald Trump said he could "easily" become the Prime Minister of Israel in a post that targeted American Jews on Sunday. What Happened: The former president came out swinging in his post at the U.S. Jewish community, which attracted criticism from multiple quarters....