And unless retailers were flush with cash going into the pandemic — or had robust online operations to float them before business opened again — the game of survival was suddenly much harder. When things ultimately reopened,

Kanye West's empire is taking a major financial hit. This week, Adidas announced that it had sold its final shoe from his brand, Yeezy. The music mogul was dropped from the partnership after he made some extremely offensive remarks.

After Ye’s, formerly known as Kanye West, antisemitic comments in 2022, Adidas chose to part with the rapper and donate proceeds from the remaining shoe line to charities that help to fight

"Those who have ... deals with Ye need to understand the message it sends and should not profit off his hate," writes Creative Community for Peace founders

Adidas confirmed the complete liquidation of Kanye West's Yeezy stock, stating in an earnings call, 'that episode is behind us.'

Chief financial officer Harm Ohlmeyer revealed that the Yeezy stock has run dry during Wednesday's earnings report.

Over two years ago, the sportswear brand parted ways with the controversial rapper due to his antisemitic comments.

After severing ties with controversial anti-Semitic rapper and producer Kanye West in late 2022, apparel giant adidas has finally offloaded the last of

Adidas ends YEEZY partnership with Kanye West, clearing all YEEZY stock and cutting ties — marking the official close of a groundbreaking sneaker and fashion era.