Adidas CEO said he thinks Ye didn't mean antisemitic statements

• The collaboration between Ye and Adidas for the Yeezy shoe line pre-dated Gulden's leadership of Adidas. He joined the company from Puma in 2022.
• "I think Kanye West is one of the most creative people in the world, both in music and what I will call street culture," Gulden said on the podcast.

Catch up quick: Adidas dropped its partnership with Ye in October after he made antisemitic remarks.

• At least seven other companies dropped Ye immediately following the remarks: Balenciaga, Vogue, Gap, Foot Locker, TJ Maxx, film studio MRC, and the Creative Arts Agency.
• Los Angeles Rams' defensive tackle Aaron Donald and Boston Celtics' guard Jaylen Brown, also severed their ties with Ye's Donda Sports marketing agency.

Of note: Adidas reported a loss of $540 million after the fallout.

• The company then sold its remaining Yeezy merchandise and said it would donate proceeds to the Anti-Defamation League.
• Earlier this year, Adidas investors sued the company on the grounds that it "routinely ignored [the] extreme behavior" of Ye for years.

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