Adidas has opened an investigation into claims that Kanye West, an American musician, exposed staff members working on his Yeezy clothing line to pornographic material.
Approximately two dozen ex-Yeezy and Adidas workers have alleged that Mr West, who last year legally changed his name to Ye, showed them obscene and pornographic photographs of his ex-wife Kim Kardashian during business meetings. Former workers, according to Rolling Stone, also claimed that the rapper engaged in aggressive, frequently sexualized, and frequently directed at-women, intimidation methods with the workforce of his fashion company.
According to the magazine, a letter sent by well-known former Yeezy team members said that Adidas executives were aware of Mr West's "problematic behaviour" but "turned their moral compass off." The letter is also believed to call attention to Kanye West's allegedly "toxic and chaotic environment" and his "very sick pattern of predacious behaviour toward women."
After Adidas ended its partnership with Kanye West last month, released a statement late on Thursday promising to investigate the allegations.
As per the New York Post, the German sportswear giant said that It is currently unclear whether the accusations made in an anonymous letter are true or not. "However, we take these allegations very seriously and have taken the decision to launch an independent investigation of the matter immediately to address the allegations,” the company said.
