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Will they split? Won’t they? On Tuesday, we finally got an answer to whether Kanye West and Adidas AG would go their separate ways. The sportswear giant said it was ending its almost decade-long collaboration with the musician, now officially known as Ye, after putting it under review earlier this…

Investors are getting another reminder of the risk of teaming up with volatile influencers.

Adidas and Balenciaga have also cut ties with the rapper

Adidas said it does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech

The contract with the German sportswear company accounted for around 1.5 billion dollars (£1.3 billion), according to the US business magazine.

Adidas ended a partnership that helped make the artist formerly known as Kanye West a billionaire and lent the German sportswear an edgy appeal, but ultimately couldn't survive a mounting outcry over the rapper's offensive and antisemitic remarks.

The brothers who founded Adidas’ precursor were members of the Nazi party

Without the Adidas deal, Kanye West's estimated worth drops to $400 million, Forbes said Tuesday,

The sportswear company said it was expected to take a hit of up to $246m to its net income this year from this decision.