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Adidas split from doing business with Ye (formerly Kanye West) in October 2022 following his antisemitic remarks, and nearly 2.5 years later, the apparel giant says it has finally sold the last of its Yeezy supply.
Adidas hosted an earnings report on Wednesday (March 5) when chief financial officer Harm Ohlmeyer revealed that the Yeezy stock has run dry. “There is not one Yeezy shoe left,” he said, per Rolling Stone. “It has all been sold and that episode is behind us.”
Billboard has reached out to reps for Adidas and Ye for further comment.
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Ye and Adidas joined forces for a lucrative partnership in 2013, as the Yeezy footwear line was reportedly worth $1.5 billion at the time of the termination.
Adidas and other companies such as Balenciaga, Gap and Def Jam cut ties with West in late 2022 following the debut of his “White Lives Matter” T-shirt and his social media rant that included a promise to go “death con 3 on Jewish people.”
“Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” an Adidas spokesperson said at the time. “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness.”
The split left Adidas with $1.3 billion worth of unsold Yeezys, which contributed to a loss of $655 million in sales for 2022’s fourth quarter. The company went on to donate a portion of Yeezy sales to the Anti-Defamation League and the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism.
All subsequent litigation between Ye and Adidas came to a close in October when both parties reached a settlement. The terms were not disclosed.
“Both parties said we don’t need to fight anymore and withdrew all the claims,” Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden said that neither side would pay the other as part of the settlement. “No one owes anybody anything anymore. So whatever was is history.”
In other Ye news, he once again caused a stir on X on Wednesday when he professed his appreciation for Drake and hopes that the 6 God will speak at his funeral when the time comes. “I SAW A VIDEO OF DRAKE WALKING THROUGH HIS HOUSE AND SHOWING HE HAD A LIBRARY OF RYHME BOOKS MAN I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN AND REMEMBERED THIS WHEN MY JEALOUSY OVERTOOK ME,” he wrote. “I LOVE DRAKE IMA SAY THIS WHEN I DIE I NEED YOU TO SPEAK AT ME FUNERAL.”
While he’s repeatedly dissed Drake in the past and throughout the Kendrick Lamar feud, Kanye has turned a new leaf when it comes to Drizzy and showed him love. Even earlier this year, West said that you can’t ever count out a Drake comeback in the rap game.
“You can’t ever count out Steph Curry. That man might get 200 points in one song,” he said. Kanye credited Drake with adding “something to the algorithm to our frequency. He advanced us. Future advanced us and now Kendrick advanced the frequency.”
In today’s episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered,’ Billboard staffers Damien Scott, Carl Lamarre and Trevor Anderson are joined by DJ Drewski to debate who the best lyricist is among Nas, Jay-Z and Biggie, discuss who among Drake, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole would have been the most successful in the ’90s, and consider if Wiz Khalifa’s freestyling signifies his return, and more!
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Carl Lamarre:
Yo, yo, yo what’s going on y’all. Welcome to a fresh episode of Billboard Unfiltered. And we have a special guest today. Holding it down, my brother from another, HOT 97 resident — I would like to say he is one of the biggest architects in New York City in terms of breaking talent.
Damien Scott:
Let’s go!
I’m talking Cardi B. I’m talking about late Pop Smoke, A Boogie, Fivio Foreign. I could keep on going, the good brother DJ Drewski in the house.
DJ Drewski:
Thank you. Thank you for having me.
Carl Lamarre:
How are you feeling my brother?
DJ Drewski:
I’m feeling a little unfiltered, let’s talk about it
Trevor Anderson:
Okay!
He’s got a little feisty today, he’s feeling a little spicy today! Like I told you before the show, your political connects, they might be a little upset, but they’re going to be alright.
DJ Drewski:
Artists don’t get mad, please join Summer Jam if we need you. You know what I’m saying don’t-
Trevor Anderson:
Don’t take it personal.
DJ Drewski:
It’s just for the live.
Damien Scott:
Blame Carl.
DJ Drewski:
Right!
Carl Lamarre:
Don’t do that to me. I already got the Kendrick heads coming at me. But no, this is going to be a fun show today. Of course we’re going to bring some fire topics with the first one, we got to give flowers to Mr. Wiz Khalifa.
Keep watching for more!
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Over the weekend, the talk of the wrestling town was about how John Cena turned heel and beat WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes “within an inch of his life” with the help of Travis Scott (LOL), and while we all know this is all fake and rehearsed, it seems like Travis Scott might’ve actually done some real life damage to the American Nightmare.
According to wrestling website Caged Side Seats, the pimp slap that Travis Scott delivered to Cody Rhodes as he laid bloody on the wrestling mat during Saturday night’s Elimination Chamber PPV event might’ve actually been a bit too hard and legitimately injured the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Taking a swipe at Rhodes like he owed him money, Scott ultimately left the Champion with a busted eardrum and a black eye.
Yeah, that looked pretty bad. But given the kind of headshots and DDT’s and body slams that these wrestlers endure on a weekly basis, you’d figure this was just more performative roughhousing. Unfortunately, Travis Scott isn’t exactly a seasoned wrestler and doesn’t know how to pull his punches, so to say, and ended up doing more harm to Rhodes than any wrestler has done in the past year.
No word on whether or not the injury is severe enough to keep Rhodes out of the main event of WrestleMania 41 on April 19, but given that the man once wrestled with a torn pectoral tendon, we’re pretty sure he’s still gonna give this one a go come next month.
As for La Flame’s newfound career in the WWE, it doesn’t seem like this little slip-up will be hurting his chances at getting another shot in the ring in the coming future.
Per Caged Side Seats:
Scott is said to be training for more in-ring work in the future, possibly even matches. If so, hopefully the next few lessons will focus on worked shots and protecting your opponent.
And since this is pro wrestling — and because WWE has gotten quite good at using leaks to the so-called dirt sheets to disguise or advance storylines — it’s also worth mentioning the possibility this is information Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque and his collaborators want us to have. Rock’s Hollywood entitlement is already a big part of his heel character; allowing an outsider like Scott to shoot on a second-generation pro wrestler will only generate more heat for The Final Boss and his new squad… and possibly set up the Astroworld hitmaker’s first match.
How crazy would it be if Bad Bunny came out of wrestling retirement to go one-on-one with Travis Scott in the squared ring at some point in the future? We’d sign up for that one.
What do y’all think about Travis Scott slapping Cody Rhodes onto the injured reserve list of the WWE? Let us know in the comments section below.
Well, here’s a surprise: The audience for the Oscar telecast on Sunday (March 2), where indie film darling Anora led with five awards, showed a slight uptick from last year, when two certified blockbusters, Oppenheimer and Barbie, went head-to-head for best picture. Updated Nielsen data released Tuesday showed that the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre […]
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Kevin Durant and Angel Reese are now back in the headlines. He has sparked dating rumors after he gave her a shoutout during a pregame Q&A.
As per TMZ the NBA is honoring women all month in honor of Women’s History Month. The Phoenix Suns specifically asked each of their players who their favorite female athlete of all time as they walked into the stadium. As expected Serena Williams was one of the most popular responses but when Kevin Durant was asked he simply responded “Angel Reese.”
His choice for female GOAT athlete is rather interesting as the two have been romantically linked in the past. Last summer they were seated together at a Team USA women’s basketball exhibition game which led to speculation that they most likely romantically involved. Angel Reese soon put a stop to the hearsay on her Unapologetically Angel podcast and formally denied that she was dating Kevin Durant.
Nevertheless Kevin’s answer has already went viral prompting folks online to speculate on the real reason for KD shouting out Angel. “KD knew what he was doing,” one user wrote on Instagram. Another fan added “We know what KD on.” Another individual joked “KD shootin his shot and Angel gonna grab that board and put it back up… Then grab that board and put it back up… then grab that board and kick it out.”
You can see the Phoenix Suns Women’s History Month interview segment below.
Michael Arkinson, the Sag Harbor Police Department officer who arrested Justin Timberlake on suspicion of driving while intoxicated last summer, has been awarded for his work. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The cop was named officer of the year by Chief Rob Drake in a recent ceremony, per […]
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Earlier this year, it was announced that GloRilla would be making history as the first-ever ambassador to Fenty’s brands: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Hair, Fenty Skin and Savage x Fenty. Now, we’ve got a good look at what we can expect from the “Let Her Cook” rapper when reppin’ the Fenty brand, and she did not disappoint.
With Fenty releasing their new Sunray Lace collection, GloRilla stuns in a photoshoot for the collection as she flaunts her amazing physical degree to showcase the upcoming collection. Consisting of a plunge bra, lace thong and lace robe, the Sunray Lace features some slick, lace fabric with an eye-catching floral print that actually goes pretty well with her butterfly tattoo on her thigh. Not that we were staring or anything.
The collection is available now on the Fenty website with prices ranging from $25 to $95. Check out GloRilla stunt something serious below, and let us know if you’ll be copping any of the pieces in the comments section.
Remember when Bill Murray and Kelis were allegedly an item? Well, the legendary actor and comedian cleared those rumors up during a recent visit to SiriusXM’s Sway in the Morning to promote his new movie Riff Raff. When the subject turned to Murray’s relationship to hip-hop, the actor brought up Kelis and how much he loved […]
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Xbox boss Phil Spencer said he was no longer putting fences around Xbox first-party games, and that continues to be the case if, in fact, this latest news is true.
According to insider eXtas1s (via Reddit), a Gears of War Collection announcement is imminent and when it does, we will learn it is coming to the PS5 console.
PlayStation Lifestyle reports that the PS5 port is all but confirmed. Numerous insiders say they heard the game is in development for the PS5 console, which will feature remastered versions of the first three Gears of War games.
eXtas1s claims the remastered trilogy is set for a 2025 release. It will launch on day one alongside Xbox and PC releases and will be formally announced during an upcoming Xbox Showcase.
Other reports suggest that the Gears of War Collection will be PS5 Pro enhanced but will not have multiplayer.
The website notes that the eXtas1s’ claims should be taken with a “grain of salt” due to their “mixed reputation” but also says that they have been right more times than wrong.
Gamers Are Excited To Play Gears of War Again
Reactions to the news of Gears of War coming to PS5 are positive.
“I played the entire campaign 1-4 as Dom… Mostly as Dom, so getting to play this again will be very satisfying. I miss them,” one gamer on X, formerly Twitter wrote.
Another user on X wrote, “Gears of war on PS5 ??? What a time to be alive.”
If Gears of War is finally announced for PS5, it will join other former Xbox exclusives, Forza Horizon 5, Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush, which have already jumped to the PS5.
The only title left is Halo.
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