Top entertainment industry talent agent Ari Emanuel is calling on businesses to stop working with rapper Ye, better known as Kanye West, over his antisemitic comments on social media.
op-ed that fashion and entertainment brands that have collaborated with Ye on fashion lines and other projects need to"speak out and take action" against the music artist.after saying he was going to go"death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE."
Some companies have already cut ties with Ye and his Yeezy apparel brand. French fashion house Balenciaga on Friday said it will no longer work on projects with West,"Balenciaga has no longer any relationship or any plans for future projects related to this artist," a Balenciaga spokesperson told Women's Wear Daily. to end the athletic wear company's commercial relationship with Ye.
For his part, Emanuel expressed concern about the message companies' ongoing commercial ties with Ye sends to his large fan base. "West is not just any person — he is a pop culture icon with millions of fans around the world. And among them are young people whose views are still being formed," Emanuel wrote. He also accused Ye's business partners of"giving his misguided hate an audience.""There should be no tolerance anywhere for West's antisemitism. This is a moment in history where the stakes are high and being open about our values, and living them, is essential.
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