The Downfall of Kanye West by Natalie Tuckerman
As you may have seen, Kanye West has been a hot topic all over social media and the news. Recently, Kanye has been on a stint of press conferences and interviews, which is leading to his current downfall. Kanye has been in the spotlight for his decisions and controversial words for a while now. But what is the reasoning behind his current downfall?
Well as you may know, Kim Kardashian, his ex wife and mother of his four children, filed for divorce on February 19th. Since the divorce, Kanye has been on a downward slope and more recently is losing just about everything he has ever owned. One of the reasons Kanye has been on blast is that he recently chose to speak openly about his anti-semetic ways of thinking. Both his Instagram and Twitter have been terminated, though, it is unclear for how long. Thus, causing him to lose many followers and partnerships. The largest of the partnerships being with Adidas, who allowed him the freedom of his own streetwear company. Kanye’s streetwear line was huge in pop culture, releasing hundreds of shoes and clothing wear since their initial partnership in February 2015. Adidas has stated that it “does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” and stated that Ye’s comments were “unacceptable, hateful, and dangerous.” Due to Ye’s partnership with Adidas being terminated, Forbes has come out and said that he is no longer a billionaire either, rather he is only worth about 400 million.
Kanye has also lost partnerships with Gap, Balenciaga, and Vogue, as well as being dropped from his talent agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Athletes such as NFL star Aaron Donald and NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown have announced they are leaving Ye’s sports agency, “Donda Sports.”
However, this is not Kanye’s first time in the headlines. There have been plenty of manic episodes that Kanye has experienced since November of 2016, when Kanye was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after a psychiatric emergency. Over the last 6 years, Kanye has been open about his disorder, yet has refused to take medications, causing tons of manic episodes. People are now wondering if Kanye is off his medication again and having yet again, another episode. Manic episode or not, it will be interesting to see what happens next with Ye.
Well as you may know, Kim Kardashian, his ex wife and mother of his four children, filed for divorce on February 19th. Since the divorce, Kanye has been on a downward slope and more recently is losing just about everything he has ever owned. One of the reasons Kanye has been on blast is that he recently chose to speak openly about his anti-semetic ways of thinking. Both his Instagram and Twitter have been terminated, though, it is unclear for how long. Thus, causing him to lose many followers and partnerships. The largest of the partnerships being with Adidas, who allowed him the freedom of his own streetwear company. Kanye’s streetwear line was huge in pop culture, releasing hundreds of shoes and clothing wear since their initial partnership in February 2015. Adidas has stated that it “does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” and stated that Ye’s comments were “unacceptable, hateful, and dangerous.” Due to Ye’s partnership with Adidas being terminated, Forbes has come out and said that he is no longer a billionaire either, rather he is only worth about 400 million.
Kanye has also lost partnerships with Gap, Balenciaga, and Vogue, as well as being dropped from his talent agency, Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Athletes such as NFL star Aaron Donald and NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown have announced they are leaving Ye’s sports agency, “Donda Sports.”
However, this is not Kanye’s first time in the headlines. There have been plenty of manic episodes that Kanye has experienced since November of 2016, when Kanye was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after a psychiatric emergency. Over the last 6 years, Kanye has been open about his disorder, yet has refused to take medications, causing tons of manic episodes. People are now wondering if Kanye is off his medication again and having yet again, another episode. Manic episode or not, it will be interesting to see what happens next with Ye.