‘Saturday Night Live’ Praises Brands Cutting Ties With Kanye West After Controversy, Spoofs Skechers Drama
usmagazine.comStanding with Skechers! After Kanye West lost several million-dollar brand deals over his controversial actions, Saturday Night Live reacted to the business changes.“Kanye West has now been dropped by Adidas, the Gap, Balenciaga and all Bar Mitzvah playlists,” Michael Che quipped during the Saturday, October 29, episode of SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment. “In the wake of Kanye’s anti-Semitic comments, Adidas said it would stop making Yeezy shoes.
Fans of Yeezys said it’s the worst thing to happen to them since any puddle.”Fellow anchor Colin Jost, for his part, added: “Is it just me or did half the companies that dropped Kanye sound fake?
I saw the headline that says, ‘TJ Maxx cuts ties with Kanye.’ I was like, ‘Did Kanye know he worked for TJ Maxx?’ Also, unless we already associate you with Kanye, you didn’t have to announce you’re cutting ties.
Like, we didn’t need Peloton to announce [they’re] no longer playing Kanye’s music. Thanks, Peloton, now we can rest easy knowing that we won’t hear ‘Gold Digger’ while we [use] your bike.”The Yeezy designer, 45, came under fire earlier this month after his Paris Fashion Week show.
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