Adidas is charged with turning their moral compass off and failing to intervene after being made aware of Kanye West’s “problematic behavior,” according to Rolling Stones.
The horrific circumstances of Ye’s treatment of the Yeezy personnel are described in the report.
The rapper raged in a factory sample room during a meeting in China in 2017 because the Yeezys prototypes fell short of his expectations.
He allegedly went to a senior female colleague and requested an expletive-filled shoe from her.
The aforementioned woman left Adidas by taking an absence from work in order to relocate.
A number of former workers described the alleged incident as one of many instances in which they claim Ye utilized intimidation techniques, such as repeated sexualization and provocations.
More than two dozen former Yeezy & Adidas workers have described an aggressive workplace culture that made some of them fear for their jobs.
The 45-year-old made an Adidas talent recruiter cry while criticizing a woman for her appearance.
Adidas has ended its connection with Yeezy because it “does not allow hate speech and harmful behavior,” a spokeswoman for the brand told Rolling Stone.
After Kanye West’s anti-Semitic outcry spiraled, Adidas took some time to sever relations.
