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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Wyatte Grantham-Philips

Yeezy shoes are back on sale — months after Adidas cut ties with Kanye West

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Some of Adidas' remaining Yeezy shoes are back on sale — months after the German sportsware company cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.

Adidas ended its yearslong partnership with Ye in late October, in light of his antisemitic remarks and other harmful behavior. In the months that followed, the fate of 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) worth of unsold Yeezys remained unknown — until earlier this month, when Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden announced the company would be selling a portion of the remaining inventory and donating some of the proceeds to social justice organizations.

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