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Kanye West Escorted Out Of Skechers HQ After Showing Up Uninvited
Skechers executives denounced his recent antisemitic actions and said they have no plans to work with West in the future.
MANHATTAN BEACH — Kanye West was escorted from the Manhattan Beach Skechers corporate office after showing up unannounced and uninvited Wednesday morning.
Skechers said West, who also goes by Ye, was "engaged in unauthorized filming," and engaged in conversation with two Skechers executives before being taken out of the building.
"The Company would like to again stress that West showed up unannounced and uninvited to Skechers corporate offices," the company stated. "Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West."
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The rapper recently made antisemitic comments on Twitter, which led to his account being suspended, his talent agency dropping him and Adidas ending its deal with West and the Yeezy brand.
Skechers' founding family, Robert and Michael Greenberg is Jewish according to TMZ.
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"We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech," company representatives said.
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