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Ye Calls Out Adidas for Copying
Ye caused on uproar yesterday when he lambasted Adidas for copying his Yeezy Slide design. He has since deleted the post, but in it Ye pointed at Adidas's recently updated Adilette sneaker on Instagram with a post describing the shoe as "blatant copying." He then added, "These shoes represent the disrespect that people in power have to the talent This shoe is a fake Yeezy made by adidas themselves."
In the post he demanded a direct meeting with Adidas CEO Kasper Rørsted, rather than “DC,” identified by Complex writer Brendan Dunne as Daniel Cherry III, who began working at Adidas in January as global senior vice president and general manager.
The Yeezy slide is priced at $60 while the Adidas Adilette is $55.
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