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    Kanye West loses over $1 billion in deals, says he’s been ‘Beat to a Pulp’

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    Kanye West has reportedly lost more than $1 billion after top brands like Adidas, GAP, and Balenciaga terminated their relationship over his controversial comments.

    Kanye West loses over $1 billion in deals, says he’s been ‘Beat to a Pulp’Agencies
    American rapper Kanye West has been involved in controversies throughout his career. However, the one that he racked up after his anti-Jewish comments has dealt a severe blow to his career. According to media reports, Kanye has lost over $1 billion after companies canceled deals with him owing to his comments.

    In an Instagram post on Saturday, the controversial artist pointed out that he had lost film contracts, sports contracts, music contracts, and mortgages. Kanye said that he was being beaten to a pulp without any accountability. He wrote in the caption that "unknown powers" were trying to destroy his life because of a tweet, which proved that his suspicion was true.
    Kanye West’s Twitter account was taken down after he tweeted that he wanted to "death con 3" on Jews. However, Ye’s account was reinstated a few days ago, before Elon Musk took over the platform and fired the top brass. Almost all of Kanye’s business partners, including his management team, footwear and apparel brands, etc., ended their relationships after the controversy went global.



    In particular, the contracts began to get terminated after Kanye alleged that Sean "Diddy" Combs was being controlled by the Jews. Some of the top brands to drop Kanye West include Adidas, GAP, JPMorgan Chase, United Talent Agency, Creative Artists Agency, and Balenciaga.

    FAQs:

    1. What are the top brands to drop Kanye West?
      The top brands to drop Kanye are JPMorgan Chase, Adidas, GAP, Balenciaga, etc.
    2. What did Kanye say about Sean "Diddy" Combs?
      Kanye wrote on Instagram that Sean "Diddy" Combs was being controlled by Jews, after which his account was restricted.


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    ( Originally published on Oct 30, 2022 )
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