A spokesman for Adidas said: “Adidas does not condone hate speech and offensive behavior.” MEGA/GC Images/Getty Images
Kanye West once had a designer sit on the floor for an hour-long meeting, per Rolling Stone.
A former employee said the incident stemmed from a disagreement between West and the designer.
According to the report, the designer had been working on the Adidas Yeezy line.
Kanye West, aka Ye, had a young designer sit on the floor for an hour-long meeting, according to Rolling Stone, citing a former employee who was in the room.
The publication spoke to more than a dozen former Adidas and Yeezy employees. The former employees, who asked not to be identified, told the publication that West created a toxic environment for people who worked under him on the Adidas-Yeezy partnership. The collaboration between the rapper and the sportswear giant lasted nine years.
The former workers said West would praise some workers while belittling others he had previously supported. A former employee described it as “playing mind games”.
The ex-employee cited by the publication said the incident began with a disagreement between West and the young designer.
“You don’t deserve to sit at the table,” the former employee recalled West’s words before leaving the designer sitting on the floor for the rest of the meeting, which they said lasted hours.
Some of the former employees also told the publication that West has shown them explicit pictures of his then-wife Kim Kardashian on multiple occasions.
West was dropped by Adidas on October 25 after a series of scandals and intense public criticism. In one incident, the rapper posted a series of anti-Semitic tweets. His account was suspended after the posts but was later restored.
A spokesman for Adidas said: “Adidas does not tolerate hate speech and offensive behavior and as such has terminated the partnership with Adidas Yeezy. They have our full support and as we work out the details of the termination, we knew that we needed to leverage the talents and skills of our employees.” want to keep in the organization.
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“Nevertheless, we will not discuss any private conversations, details or events leading up to our decision to end the Adidas Yeezy partnership and decline to comment on any speculation in this regard.”
Yeezy officials did not respond to Insider’s request for comment. West could not be directly reached for comment.
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