Kanye West, or Ye as he is officially known now, is seeped in controversy. West recently made anti-Semitic comments that didn’t sit well with the world. This led to a massive financial loss for the rapper. But, despite all of this, the rapper did not apologize or retract the comments he made, and he still stands by them. And now, Ye seems to be paying the consequences.
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Ye’s financial trouble
Recently, brands such as Adidas, Balenciaga, and Gap cut all ties with the ‘Gold Digger’ singer, due to controversial anti-Semitic comments made by Ye. Adidas even issued an official statement saying:
Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech.
And ever since his fallout with these big brands, Ye has allegedly lost his billionaire status. But, West fans are not taking this. And they have collectively pledged to make him a billionaire again.
Kanye fans crowdfund
West’s net worth went from $1.5 billion to $40 million in a matter of weeks. Ye’s fans have taken it upon themselves to help the rapper become a billionaire again. As per The Print, they have started a crowd-fund page online in a feeble attempt to help raise money for Kanye. The goal of the page is to raise $1 billion. And according to Latestly, no donations have been made so far.
The world cancels Ye
West has always been in the limelight of controversy. But, his anti-Semitic comments went too far. After several brands cut ties with the rapper, he even approached Skechers to collaborate with his Yeezy collection, but they closed their doors on him.
West allegedly also approached Johnny Depp’s lawyer Camile Vasquez to handle his affairs, but the lawyer refused to work with him, due to the fact that he didn’t retract his racist comments.
Sources used:
- The Print: 'Kanye West fans create crowd-funding page to make him billionaire again'
- Wion: 'Kanye West's fans create crowd-funding page to make him billionaire again'
- Latestly: 'Kanye West Fans Pledge to Make the Rapper a Billionaire Again, Make Crowd-Funding Page to Raise $1 Billion'
