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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Wyatte Grantham-Philips

Adidas to sell Yeezy shoes and donate proceeds months after Kanye West split

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Adidas plans to sell trainers from its axed partnership with Kanye West and donate some of the money to charity.

The German sportswear giant announced it was ending production of Yeezy branded products with “immediate effect” at the end of October last year after West, who legally changed his name to Ye, made antisemitic remarks on social media and in interviews.

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