'Unacceptable, hateful and dangerous': Adidas ends partnership with Ye

Adidas was under major pressure to end its lucrative sneaker deal with the rapper. It’s not the only company making that decision.

LONDON, UK — Adidas ended a partnership that helped make the artist formerly known as Kanye West a billionaire and lent the German sportswear an edgy appeal, but ultimately couldn’t survive a mounting outcry over the rapper’s offensive and antisimetic remarks.

The split will leave Adidas searching for another transcendent celebrity to help it compete with ever-larger rival Nike, but will likely prove even costlier for Ye, as the rapper is now known. The sneaker giant became the latest company to cut ties with

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