<p>American rapper and businessman Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, recently took to Instagram to reveal that he has lost over $2 billion in a single day due to his anti-Semitic outbursts. The fashion mogul's lucrative commercial tie-ups got shelved as companies like Adidas and Gap took fright at his controversial comments, which were dubbed hate speech by activists.</p>

<p>"I lost 2 billion dollars in one day. And I’m still alive. This is love speech," Ye wrote in an Instagram post. "I still love you. God still loves you. The money is not who I am. The people is who I am." The post was addressed to&nbsp;Emanuel Ari, the CEO of entertainment company Endeavor, who had urged people to sever ties with Ye for his controversial comments.</p>

<p>The post has received over 1.5 million likes, so far. Take a look!</p>

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<p>On Tuesday, German sportswear giant Adidas said that it was ending its partnership with the rapper due to his "unacceptable, hateful and dangerous" comments.</p>

<p>Adidas also said it would end production of the highly successful Yeezy&nbsp;line designed together with West and "stop all payments to Ye and his companies". The move is expected to lop around a quarter of a billion dollars off Adidas's bottom line this year alone.</p>

<p>Ye, who has often spoken about his struggles with bipolar disorder, has courted several controversies due to his comments and views about the world.</p>

<p>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-chadwick-boseman-remembered-at-the-world-premiere-of-black-panther-wakanda-forever-528953" hreflang="en">Chadwick Boseman remembered at the world premiere of 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'</a></p>

<p>His willingness to go beyond the pale is a double-edged sword for business partners, who have benefited from his high profile and his frequent media appearances, but who risk being tarnished by association.</p>

<p>While they weathered previous comments, including when West called slavery a "choice", things began to unravel this month with his appearance at a Paris fashion show wearing a shirt emblazoned "White Lives Matter", a slogan created as a backlash to the Black Lives Matter movement.</p>

<p>Days later, he was temporarily locked out of Twitter and Instagram for threatening to "Go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE", using a misspelt reference to US military readiness.</p>

<p>That sparked alarm, including apparently from his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, who wrote on social media "Hate speech is never OK or excusable," in posts that did not name West.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


American rapper and businessman Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, recently took to Instagram to reveal that he has lost over $2 billion in a single day due to his anti-Semitic outbursts.

American rapper and businessman Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, recently took to Instagram to reveal that he has lost over $2 billion in a single day due to his anti-Semitic outbursts. The fashion mogul's lucrative commercial tie-ups got shelved as companies like Adidas and Gap took fright at his controversial comments, which were dubbed hate speech by activists. "I lost 2 billion dollars in one day. And I’m still alive. This is love speech," Ye wrote in an Instagram post. "I still love you. God still loves you. The money is not who I am. The people is who I am." The post was addressed to Emanuel Ari, the CEO of entertainment company Endeavor, who had urged people to sever ties with Ye for his controversial comments. The post has received over 1.5 million likes, so far. Take a look! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ye (@kanyewest) On Tuesday, German sportswear giant Adidas said that it was ending its partnership with the rapper due to his "unacceptable, hateful and dangerous" comments. Adidas also said it would end production of the highly successful Yeezy line designed together with West and "stop all payments to Ye and his companies". The move is expected to lop around a quarter of a billion dollars off Adidas's bottom line this year alone. Ye, who has often spoken about his struggles with bipolar disorder, has courted several controversies due to his comments and views about the world. Also read: Chadwick Boseman remembered at the world premiere of 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' His willingness to go beyond the pale is a double-edged sword for business partners, who have benefited from his high profile and his frequent media appearances, but who risk being tarnished by association. While they weathered previous comments, including when West called slavery a "choice", things began to unravel this month with his appearance at a Paris fashion show wearing a shirt emblazoned "White Lives Matter", a slogan created as a backlash to the Black Lives Matter movement. Days later, he was temporarily locked out of Twitter and Instagram for threatening to "Go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE", using a misspelt reference to US military readiness. That sparked alarm, including apparently from his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, who wrote on social media "Hate speech is never OK or excusable," in posts that did not name West. (With inputs from agencies)

Kanye West aka Ye claims losing $2 billion over anti-Semitic remarks

<p>That bizarre anti-Semitic tweet posted by Kanye West on October 8 is coming back to bite the rapper again and again. While he has thrived on controversy, this time he may have gone too far. After fashion house Balenciaga and clothing retailers Gap, Adidas has also ended any association with him, reportedly causing his net worth to decline to $400 million. He is no longer a billionaire. In that fateful tweet, West had said he is "sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 &nbsp; On JEWISH PEOPLE." He added that he cannot be anti-Semitic because "because black people are actually Jew (sic)". This is an established belief among some that the Blacks are the actual Jews. The theory is, not surprisingly, considered anti-Semitic.</p>

<p>Also Read:&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/kanye-west-no-longer-a-billionaire-as-adidas-terminates-partnership-528479">Kanye West no longer a billionaire as Adidas terminates partnership&nbsp;</a></strong></p>

<p>The comments of West, who is legally called Ye now, were widely condemned, and not just by jews. It was the outcry against him that led companies associated with him cutting all ties.</p>

<p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog has welcome the vociferous condemnation West's comments have received. While speaking to CNN, Herzog, who was elected the head of state by Israelis in 2021, said, "We’re all concerned by antisemitism all over the world. It’s antisemitism, it’s racist, its racism, xenophobia – these are the challenges of the era, but history teaches us, usually it starts with hating Jews, with blaming Jews, with terrible rhetoric that people say."</p>

<p>Watch |&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/wion-fineprint-what-next-for-adidas-after-severing-ties-with-kanye-west-528644">WION Fineprint | What next for ADIDAS after severing ties with Kanye West?</a></strong></p>

<p>“And that’s why I’m extremely pleased, objectively, as an Israeli, and Jew, and human being – I’m extremely pleased to see this overwhelming reaction against the comments by Kanye West,” he added.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, despite the reaction, West, unapologetic, repeated his comments in interviews with TV news hosts Tucker Carlson (US) and Piers Morgan Uncensored (UK), pretty much sealing his downfall.</p>


That bizarre anti-Semitic tweet posted by Kanye West on October 8 is coming back to bite the rapper again and again. While he has thrived on controversy, this time he may have gone too far.

That bizarre anti-Semitic tweet posted by Kanye West on October 8 is coming back to bite the rapper again and again. While he has thrived on controversy, this time he may have gone too far. After fashion house Balenciaga and clothing retailers Gap, Adidas has also ended any association with him, reportedly causing his net worth to decline to $400 million. He is no longer a billionaire. In that fateful tweet, West had said he is "sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE." He added that he cannot be anti-Semitic because "because black people are actually Jew (sic)". This is an established belief among some that the Blacks are the actual Jews. The theory is, not surprisingly, considered anti-Semitic. Also Read: Kanye West no longer a billionaire as Adidas terminates partnership The comments of West, who is legally called Ye now, were widely condemned, and not just by jews. It was the outcry against him that led companies associated with him cutting all ties. Israeli President Isaac Herzog has welcome the vociferous condemnation West's comments have received. While speaking to CNN, Herzog, who was elected the head of state by Israelis in 2021, said, "We’re all concerned by antisemitism all over the world. It’s antisemitism, it’s racist, its racism, xenophobia – these are the challenges of the era, but history teaches us, usually it starts with hating Jews, with blaming Jews, with terrible rhetoric that people say." Watch | WION Fineprint | What next for ADIDAS after severing ties with Kanye West? “And that’s why I’m extremely pleased, objectively, as an Israeli, and Jew, and human being – I’m extremely pleased to see this overwhelming reaction against the comments by Kanye West,” he added. Meanwhile, despite the reaction, West, unapologetic, repeated his comments in interviews with TV news hosts Tucker Carlson (US) and Piers Morgan Uncensored (UK), pretty much sealing his downfall.

Israel President Isaac Herzog welcomes widespread negative reaction to Kanye West's anti-Semitic comments

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Kanye West aka Ye claims losing $2 billion over anti-Semitic remarks

Israel President Isaac Herzog welcomes widespread negative reaction to Kanye West's anti-Semitic comments