Kanye West Calls Out Adidas For ‘Fake’ Yeezy Sneakers Amid Lawsuit

Kanye West is coming after Adidas for selling “fake” Yeezy sneakers.

“Not only are they putting out fake color ways that are not approved, they’re suing me for $250 million dollars,” the rapper-turned-fashion designer shared in an Instagram video posted Monday.

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“They’re also not paying me for these shoes that they’re putting out that have my name on it.”

LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 08: Recording artist Kanye West performs onstage during The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the STAPLES Center on February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)

West is currently sporting his $850,000 titanium dentures as of late, even in this video users online see. The rapper said that the sports apparel company is using “contract clauses” and five decades of “business experience” to “rape an artist … in front of y’all in broad daylight.”

In a separate post, the “Street Lights” rapper shared an image of the “fake” sneaker and wrote his devoted fans would never purchase a pair.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 13: Kanye West and Bianca Censori are seen on May 13, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. — LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 13: Kanye West and Bianca Censori are seen on May 13, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

“All these celebrities and the public will stand against a T shirt or the color of my hat but when yall [sic] see me have my children hidden from me or see an actual Fortune 500 company rape one of your heroes in real life don’t nobody say nothing or do nothing,” he wrote in the caption.

West, 46, asked the “system” what it would do next and wondered if it would “take down” his latest album “Vultures” or even freeze his bank accounts.

LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 30: Vanguard Award winner Kanye West speaks onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

“All the new non approved 350’s are cooorny and everybody know the 350 been corny,” he concluded.

Adidas cut ties with the rapper back in October 2022 after the designer went on a series of antisemitic rants online and even wore a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt to a fashion show.

PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 02: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Kanye West attends the Givenchy Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 02, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

The deal accounted for roughly $1.5 billion of West’s net worth. The celebrity lost his billionaire status as he became valued at $400 million after the fact, according to Forbes.

Adidas filed, then immediately dropped a federal lawsuit against West that aimed to freeze $75 million held by the Yeezy brand in May 2023.

Adidas and West still remain locked in a private arbitration dispute in which the former is claiming West’s “offensive conduct” led to the breakdown of the partnership.