Adidas said on Thursday it was investigating claims against Kanye West after a report detailed alleged inappropriate behaviour, just weeks after the German sportswear giant ended its partnership with the rapper. | News24Arts
ShareAdidas has opened an investigation after employees claimed Kanye West created a"toxic and chaotic [work] environment".
"It is currently not clear whether the accusations made in an anonymous letter are true," Adidas said."However, we take these allegations very seriously and have taken the decision to launch an independent investigation of the matter immediately to address the allegations." "It is currently not clear whether the accusations made in an anonymous letter are true," Adidas said in a statement.
In the letter, the ex-Yeezy employees urged Adidas to address"the toxic and chaotic environment that Kanye West created". at a Paris fashion show wearing a shirt emblazoned with"White Lives Matter", a slogan created as a backlash to the Black Lives Matter movement.The artist was associated with rival sportswear company Nike for years but broke away in 2013, lending his name to Adidas as they launched their first Yeezy shoe in 2015 - a partnership that went on to make him a billionaire.
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