On the same day that Adidas cut ties with Ye—the rapper and songwriter formerly known as Kanye West—athletes Aaron Donald and Jaylen Brown released statements saying they were ending their relationships with Ye’s agency, Donda Sports, after a string of antisemitic comments in recent weeks.
“The recent comments and displays of hate and antisemitism are the exact opposite of how we choose to live our lives and raise our children,” Donald’s statement with his wife, Erica, read. “We find them to be irresponsible and go against everything we believe in as a family.”
Donald signed with the agency in May, citing the brand’s “family atmosphere.” Brown joined Donda Sports around the same time and recently had said he would stay with the company, before changing course Tuesday.
