The rapper’s anti-Semitic comments have already caused him to lose partnerships with Adidas and Balenciaga
or Madame Tussauds Museumknown for being shown wax statues of celebrities, made the decision to retire the figure of Kanye West of his exhibition in London, UK.
The institution is yet another institution to take steps to disassociate itself from the rapper after making anti-Semitic comments and advocating for white supremacy.
This week, he lost a multimillion-dollar partnership with Adidas and had his line’s products recalled from Gap stores. the luxury brand Balenciaga he also broke the contract with the artist.
“Ye’s figure was taken from the display floor of our archive,” a museum spokesperson said. “Every person earns their seat at Madame Tussauds London and we listen to our guests and the public about who they expect to see at the attraction.”
The Kanye wax figure was originally released by the museum in 2015, along with that of his then wife. Kim Kardashian.
In October, at a fashion show for her brand, Yeezy, a Paris fashion weekWest wore a T-shirt that read “White Lives Matter”.
The phrase has distorted the slogan “Black Lives Matter”, used during the 2020 demonstrations a United States after the death of George Floyd.
Also, after being criticized by rapper Diddy on social media, Kanye replied that he would use the artist “as an example to show Jews telling you that no one could threaten or influence me”. The speech was reported and West suspended his Instagram and Twitter accounts.
The musician’s controversial behavior produced financial consequences. After breaking the partnership agreement with several brands, he left Forbes magazine’s list of billionaires.
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