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Kanye Westreportedly paid an undisclosed settlement to one of his former employees after they accused him of making antisemitic remarks and praising Adolf Hitler.
In the settlement, the employee claims the rapper, wholegally changed his nameto Ye last October, praised Hitler or Nazis in business meetings on a number of occasions, according to NBC.
NBC did not release when the settlement was reached and kept many details confidential as the former staffer signed a nondisclosure agreement, the outlet said.
A lawyer for West, 45, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
In addition to the settlement, NBC spoke to six individuals who have either collaborated on work with West or have been in a workspace with him, who allege they have heard the “Stronger” rapper mention conspiracy theories about Jews or heard him compliment Hitler over the past five years.
Jewish artist Ryder Ripps told the outlet West praised Hitler and the Nazis, and made claims about Jewish conspiracies while wiht worked together in 2018.
In a now-deleted message,West wrote in partlast month that he was going to go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
“This is dangerous, and disgusting, and actually violent,” Ripps told NBC News, adding, “With this pattern that’s happening and with the doubling and tripling down of all this, it’s pretty obvious that this is some kind of disgusting, hate-filled, strange Nazi obsession.”
West’sTwitter account was restrictedafter his tweet violated the company’s rules.
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Many have since come forward tocondemn his remarks, and severalcompanies have parted ways with him.
Adidas cut ties with Westandsaid in a statementthat they will no longer work with West, noting that the company “does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech.”
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Their statement continued, “After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies. Adidas will stop the adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect.”
Financial analysts speculateAdidas could lose $240 million from the split, NBC News reported.
source: people.com
