People and Companies That Have Cancelled Kanye West

Updated 10/28/22 at 10:00 a.m. ET

2022 has been the year of Kanye West for all of the wrong reasons. It began when he started making anti-Semitic comments on his social media accounts, and the rapper hasn’t stopped since. As a result, many of his business relationships have been broken to a point where they may never again be repaired.

The number of people and companies that have decided to distance themselves from the controversial rapper continues to grow, to the point where there may be no one left. Here are all of the people and companies that have canceled Ye—so far.

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Donda Academy

While it seems that Kanye West’s Donda Academy is still open, for now, there are plenty of question marks surrounding the school and if it’ll stay open. Originally, the parents of students were emailed by the principal that the school would stay open. However, another email went out saying the school isn’t closed, leaving the status of the California school in doubt.

But, one of the school’s top basketball players, 3-star recruit Chuck Bailey, announced he’s leaving the school due to Ye’s comments

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Stephen Colbert

The host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert, banned Ye from going to the theater where they film the popular CBS show. During the opening of a recent episode, Colbert said, “After much thought and soul-searching, I, Stephen Colbert, am banning Kanye West from the Ed Sullivan Theater. I have to. I have to. Line in the sand.”

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Skechers

Athletic shoe company Skechers said in a statement Wednesday that two of its executives escorted Ye from one of its Los Angeles buildings. He was said to have “arrived unannounced and without invitation,” and also to be engaged in “unauthorized filming.”

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TJ Maxx

This is just the latest retailer to boycott Yeezy merchandise and pull it from store shelves. “At TJX we do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or hate of any kind. We have instructed our buying teams not to purchase this merchandise for sale in any of our stores globally,” the retailer said in a statement emailed to CNNBusiness Wednesday.

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Peloton

Peloton has put all of Kanye’s music on pause in its streaming workout classes, due in large part to his antisemitic comments.

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Apple Music

The music service noticeably removed their popular Kanye West Essentials playlist from their rotation, although other music of his can still be found there.

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Madame Tussauds

The famed hall of wax figures has apparently removed Kanye’s likeness from the main floor to an archive room.

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Gap

In the case of The Gap, Kanye is the one who terminated his relationship with the American clothing retailer. Last month, Kanye’s attorneys sent a letter to Gap notifying them that he was opting out, claiming that they breached their contract by not opening Yeezy brand retail stores.

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Balenciaga

The Spanish fashion company severed ties with Ye just weeks after he was seen walking the runway for them during Paris Fashion Week. He had collaborated with the fashion house along with Gap for his popular Yeezy Gap Line earlier this year, but his anti-Semitic comments were more than enough for Balenciaga to end their partnership with him, especially after their third-quarter results were published.

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Instagram

On his return to Instagram late Wednesday night, Ye had this to say: “Ari Emmanuel. I lost 2 billion dollars in one day. And I’m still alive. This is love speech. I still love you. God still loves you. The money is not who I am. The people is who I am.”

This is where Kanye began his anti-Semitic tirade. In a now-deleted post on Instagram, Kanye suggested that Diddy was being controlled by Jewish people saying, “This ain’t a game. Ima use you as an example to show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence me. I told you this was war. Now gone get you some business.”

This ultimately got Ye suspended from the platform and he hasn’t been able to post since, until yesterday.

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Twitter

After he got suspended from Instagram, he hopped on over to Twitter to continue his anti-Semitic rant. In a wild tweet, he wrote, “I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE .” That tweet alone got him restricted from this popular social media platform.

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CAA

The Los Angeles Times reported that CAA, one of Hollywood’s most prominent and powerful talent agencies, announced that they’re done representing Mr. West because of his anti-Semitic tirade.

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Vogue

A Vogue spokesperson told Page Six that the magazine and its editor-in-chief Anna Wintour never intend to work with the Chicago rapper again over his anti-Semitic comments and his support of “White Lives Matter.”

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MRC

Film and television studio, MRC, announced its plan not to proceed with recently completed documentary on the Donda rapper titled, Ye. They said in a statement, “we cannot support any content that amplifies his platform.”

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Def Jam Recordings

Ye’s recording contract and G.O.O.D Music label deal with Def Jam Recordings has ended, according to The New York Times. Although, it’s unknown if the expired contract has anything to do with Kanye’s anti-Semitic statements.

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Drink Champs

Kanye West appeared on N.O.R.E and DJ EFN’s popular podcast Drink Champs where he continued to spew more hateful speech. During the interview, he even claimed that George Floyd died because of fentanyl, not because an officer had his knee pressed on his neck. The episode was ultimately taken down because of Ye’s behavior. It

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Family of George Floyd

KANYE Really Said this About GEORGE FLOYD

As a result of his comments on Drink Champs, Kanye was on the verge of facing a $250 million lawsuit from the mother of the late George Floyd’s daughter. But, according to TMZ, Floyd’s brother is halting legal action against the Chicago rapper.

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Jaylen Brown

In a statement, the Boston Celtics star guard shared that he’s terminating his association with Donda Sports, Kanye’s sports agency. He wrote, “...I now recognize that there are times when my voice and my position can’t coexist in spaces that don’t correspond with my stance or my values.”

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Aaron Donald

The Los Angeles Rams star defensive player followed Brown’s lead and released a statement of his own saying that he’s parting ways with Donda Sports. He wrote in the statement, “the recent comments and displays of hate antisemitism are the exact opposite of how we choose to live our lives…”

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The Shop

A recently-recorded episode of The Shop featuring the Chicago rapper was scrapped from being shared with the public because Ye used the show as an opportunity to spew more anti-Semitic speech. In a statement to Andscape, Maverick Carter, one of the creators of the show said, “While The Shop embraces thoughtful discourse and differing opinions, we have zero tolerance for hate speech of any kind and will never allow our channels to be used to promote hate.”

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Foot Locker

The shoe retailer announced that it will no longer be stocking Yeezy products in its storefronts and will be halting all sales of any products that Kanye was involved in making, according to CNN. In a statement, the shoe retailer said, “Our former partner’s recent remarks and behavior further underscore why we are taking immediate steps to remove Yeezy Gap products from our stores.”

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Adidas

The most significant disintegrated partnership that has affected Kanye West is easily his longtime relationship with Adidas. For months, Kanye went at the worldwide shoe company over disagreements he had with them. But after weeks of anti-Semitic comments, Adidas had enough and finally dropped him.

The ending of the partnership was particularly impactful on Ye’s pockets. Forbes estimated that Yeezy’s net worth had been as high as $2 billion, attributing $1.5 billion of that to the value of the Adidas partnership. If that estimate is accurate, it would mean Ye may have lost three-quarters of his net worth in a single day.

People and Companies That Have Cancelled Kanye West [Updated]

A lot of people have it in for Kanye West, thanks in large part to controversial comments he’s made over the last month.

Donda Academy

Donda Academy

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert

Skechers

Skechers

TJ Maxx

TJ Maxx

Peloton

Peloton

Apple Music

Apple Music

Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds

Gap

Gap

Balenciaga

Balenciaga

Instagram

Instagram

Twitter

Twitter

CAA

CAA

Vogue

Vogue

MRC

MRC

Def Jam Recordings

Def Jam Recordings

Drink Champs

Drink Champs

Family of George Floyd

Family of George Floyd

Jaylen Brown

Jaylen Brown

Aaron Donald

Aaron Donald

The Shop

The Shop

Foot Locker

Foot Locker

Adidas

Adidas