Adidas said Friday that it is releasing a second batch of high-end Yeezy sneakers after cutting ties with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as the German sportswear brand seeks to unload the unsold shoes while donating to groups fighting antisemitism.
The online sale, to start Wednesday through Adidas smartphone apps and its website, follows an earlier set of sales in May. Models that will be available include the Yeezy Boost 350 V2, 500, and 700 as well as the Yeezy Slide and Foam Rnr.
The company cut ties with Ye in October after he made antisemitic and other offensive remarks online and in interviews. That left Adidas holding 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) worth of unsold Yeezys and searching for a responsible way to dispose of them.
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The online sale, to start Wednesday through Adidas smartphone apps and its website, follows an earlier set of sales in May. Models that will be available include the Yeezy Boost 350 V2, 500, and 700 as well as the Yeezy Slide and Foam Rnr.
The company cut ties with Ye in October after he made antisemitic and other offensive remarks online and in interviews. That left Adidas holding 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) worth of unsold Yeezys and searching for a responsible way to dispose of them.
Read More: Kim Kardashian Weeps, Says She ‘Feels So Bad’ For Ex Kanye West Amid Anti-Semitic Comments
Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden said in May that selling...
- 7/29/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced after being found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd. On Friday, June 25, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill ruled that Chavin will be sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison. The ruling comes after family members including George's brother Terrence Floyd and Philonise Floyd delivered victim impact statements. When George's 7-year-old daughter Gianna Floyd was asked if she could say anything to her dad, what would it be, she replied, "It would be I miss you and I love him." But soon after, Chauvin's mom Carolyn Pawlenty spoke to the court and said she believes her son's...
- 6/25/2021
- E! Online
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday to 270 months in prison — or 22½ years — for the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
Judge Peter Cahill delivered the sentence — which fell short of the 360-month maximum — in the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cahill, who presided over Chauvin’s murder trial earlier this year, noted that Chauvin will be credited with 190 days already served.
“I want to acknowledge the deep and tremendous pain that all the families are feeling, especially the Floyd family. You have our sympathies and I acknowledge and hear the pain that you’re feeling,” said the judge, though he noted his decision was not based on emotion, public opinion, or “an attempt to send any messages.”
Prior to the sentencing, Chauvin offered his “condolences” to the Floyd family.
In April, the former Minneapolis cop was found guilty on all three counts of murder and manslaughter for...
Judge Peter Cahill delivered the sentence — which fell short of the 360-month maximum — in the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cahill, who presided over Chauvin’s murder trial earlier this year, noted that Chauvin will be credited with 190 days already served.
“I want to acknowledge the deep and tremendous pain that all the families are feeling, especially the Floyd family. You have our sympathies and I acknowledge and hear the pain that you’re feeling,” said the judge, though he noted his decision was not based on emotion, public opinion, or “an attempt to send any messages.”
Prior to the sentencing, Chauvin offered his “condolences” to the Floyd family.
In April, the former Minneapolis cop was found guilty on all three counts of murder and manslaughter for...
- 6/25/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Update, 3:49 Pm Pt: Joe Biden told reporters that he is “hopeful that after Memorial Day” there will be a deal on a police reform bill.
The president made the remarks after meeting at the White House with the family of George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death.
He said that such anniversaries of personal loss bring “everything back immediately like it happened that day. It takes a lot of courage to go through it. And they’ve been wonderful.”
Biden said that he showed the family around the Oval Office and other parts of the White House.
He said that Floyd’s six-year-old daughter, Gianna, “ran and threw her arms around me, gave me a big hug, and wanted to sit in my lap.” She also said that she was really hungry and asked for snacks. “My wife would kill me, we gave her some ice cream,...
The president made the remarks after meeting at the White House with the family of George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death.
He said that such anniversaries of personal loss bring “everything back immediately like it happened that day. It takes a lot of courage to go through it. And they’ve been wonderful.”
Biden said that he showed the family around the Oval Office and other parts of the White House.
He said that Floyd’s six-year-old daughter, Gianna, “ran and threw her arms around me, gave me a big hug, and wanted to sit in my lap.” She also said that she was really hungry and asked for snacks. “My wife would kill me, we gave her some ice cream,...
- 5/25/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
BET will honor the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death with a series of three news specials reflecting on his life and the turbulent last year in American society.
The three-night event will kick off on the formal anniversary, Tuesday, May 25, with the “Bars and Ballads for George Floyd” event featuring Jon Batiste, Nas, former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young, singer and activist Anthony Hamilton, Civil Rights leader and Color of Change President Rashad Robinson, actor Michael K. Williams, rapper/lecturer Bun B, rapper/activist Trae tha Truth and others.
That event will be followed by two nights of news programming hosted by Soledad O’Brien. “Justice Now: Race & Reckoning” will air on Wednesday, May 26, followed by “Justice Now: The Way Forward” on Thursday, May 27. Guests across the two nights include Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison; Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd; director and recent Oscar winner Travon Free; and New...
The three-night event will kick off on the formal anniversary, Tuesday, May 25, with the “Bars and Ballads for George Floyd” event featuring Jon Batiste, Nas, former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young, singer and activist Anthony Hamilton, Civil Rights leader and Color of Change President Rashad Robinson, actor Michael K. Williams, rapper/lecturer Bun B, rapper/activist Trae tha Truth and others.
That event will be followed by two nights of news programming hosted by Soledad O’Brien. “Justice Now: Race & Reckoning” will air on Wednesday, May 26, followed by “Justice Now: The Way Forward” on Thursday, May 27. Guests across the two nights include Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison; Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd; director and recent Oscar winner Travon Free; and New...
- 5/20/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Update: George Floyd's family is reflecting on the phone call they received from President Joe Biden. While appearing on the April 21 episode of The View, George's brother Philonise Floyd explained what the interaction meant to him. "He came to visit us numerous times since the act of what happened to George," he shared with Meghan McCain and the co-hosts. "He was just telling us he knows how it feels to lose someone and he was praying for us. So, that's basically what everything was about. He just made us feel a lot better because the president has so much to do and he spent just that time with us. That made us all feel good." Ben Crump, who serves as the Floyd's family attorney...
- 4/21/2021
- E! Online
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