Adidas begins selling off Yeezy brand sneakers, 7 months after cutting ties with Ye

A significant portion of the sales from Adidas's "Yeezy" brand shoes will be donated to anti-hate groups, the company said. (Adidas)

Adidas has begun selling off sneakers that were created in partnership with the artist Ye (formerly Kanye West) before the German sportswear company cut ties with the celebrity.

Adidas says a "significant amount" of money made from its remaining inventory of the "Yeezy" brand sneakers will be donated to organizations that are fighting antisemitism, racism and hate, including the Anti-Defamation League and the Philonise & Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Change, founded by George Floyd's brother.