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Kanye West 'escorted' out of Skechers offices days after Adidas cut ties

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="US entertainer Kanye West speaks during a meeting with US President Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 11 October 2018 (reissued 05 July 2020). EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/business/10/27/kanye-west-epa-10272022.jpg"/><figcaption>US entertainer Kanye West speaks during a meeting with US President Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 11 October 2018 (reissued 05 July 2020). EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS</figcaption></figure></div>LOS ANGELES, United States - Kanye West was &quot;escorted&quot; by two executives out of the Skechers corporate offices after the rapper showed up uninvited, the shoe company said in a statement Wednesday.West -- known formally as Ye -- has made headlines in recent weeks for racist and anti-Semitic statements that have cost him several lucrative fashion collaborations.He arrived &quot;unannounced and without invitation&quot; at the Los Angeles offices, Skechers said, adding that he was &quot;engaged in unauthorized filming.&quot;The hip hop star appeared at a Paris fashion show this month wearing a shirt emblazoned with &quot;White Lives Matter,&quot; a slogan created as a backlash to the Black Lives Matter movement.Days later, he was locked out of Twitter and Instagram for threatening to &quot;Go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,&quot; using a reference to US military readiness.&quot;Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West,&quot; the company said Wednesday.&quot;We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate anti-Semitism or any other form of hate speech.&quot;&quot;Considering Ye was engaged in unauthorized filming, two Skechers executives escorted him and his party from the building after a brief conversation,&quot; it added.German sportswear giant Adidas on Tuesday announced it was ending its partnership with West, followed later that day by American apparel company Gap, which said it was taking &quot;immediate&quot; steps to remove his products.Paris-based fashion house Balenciaga ended ties with West last week.One of Hollywood&#x27;s biggest talent agencies, CAA, said on Monday it was dropping West, while film and TV producer MRC said it was shelving an already finished documentary about the artist.West&#x27;s ex-wife Kim Kardashian posted a message condemning hate speech on social media this week without mentioning her former husband.West, 45, has been outspoken about his struggles with mental health issues.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/26/22/celtics-brown-rams-star-donald-quit-kanye-west-sports-agency">Celtics&#x27; Brown, Rams star Donald quit Kanye West sports agency</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/25/22/adidas-cuts-ties-with-kanye-west-over-anti-semitic-remarks">Adidas cuts ties with Kanye West over anti-Semitic remarks</a></li></ul>

Kanye West was 'escorted' by two executives out of the Skechers corporate offices after the rapper showed up uninvited, the shoe company said in a statement Wednesday.