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<\/picture><\/span>Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>Kanye West, now known as Ye, is best known for hits such as Gold Digger and Stronger<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Kanye West has never been afraid to upset people, but his recent tirades against Jewish people have been too much for many.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n At the start of October, he was a billionaire music artist and businessman, and had deals with some of the world’s biggest brands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Fast-forward just two months, and most of those no longer apply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n And it all started with a T-shirt. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n At his Yeezy SZN 9 show, Kanye, now officially known as Ye, wears a t-shirt with a White Lives Matter slogan. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Anti-racism campaigners call it out as hate speech mocking the Black Lives Matter movement. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A picture of Kanye posing with conservative commentator Candace Owens, wearing a matching top, goes viral. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It doesn’t go down well, and fans and fellow hip-hop stars line up to call him out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Kanye gets involved in a row with rapper Diddy, who posts a video criticising the White Lives Matter shirts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In an Instagram post, Kanye appears to suggest Diddy is being controlled by Jews. Ye is criticised for antisemitism, and his account is suspended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Adidas says it’s reviewing its deal with Kanye<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Kanye – who hasn’t posted on Twitter for almost two years – returns to the bird and takes aim at Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook and Instagram. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n He then posts a tweet which appears to be a threat directed at Jewish people. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Twitter follows Instagram’s lead and kicks him off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Website Vice obtains unaired footage from an interview with Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It says these unused clips involve the rapper making various antisemitic claims and repeating myths about Jewish people. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n An episode of YouTube talk show The Shop: Uninterrupted starring Kanye is pulled over ‘more hate speech’<\/a> due to his alleged use of hate speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Kanye was diagnosed with bipolar disorder years ago and has publicly spoken about his challenges with his mental health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n But at the time of this interview being pulled, people who share his condition told the BBC that mental health problems do not go hand-in-hand with antisemitism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n A bad week for Kanye as major companies begin to announce they no longer want to work with him. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Fashion house Balenciaga and talent scouts Creative Artists Agency follow JP Morgan bank and clothing shop Gap in ditching the artist. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Adidas comes under increasing pressure to do the same. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Adidas announces it’s parting ways with Kanye<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Cutting the partnership means Adidas will make a net loss of \u00a3217m in 2022. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n But it’s a bigger loss for Kanye, who is estimated to make $1.5bn from his contract with the sportswear giant. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n US money magazine Forbes says he is no longer a billionaire and puts his new net worth at $400m. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n American shoe company Skechers says Kanye turned up at its headquarters “unannounced and uninvited” and had to be removed. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It says it has no plans to work with him and condemns his previous comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n US magazine Rolling Stone publishes a lengthy article claiming West engaged in “toxic” behaviour against employees at Adidas. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It declines to comment for the feature but two days later announces it’s launched an investigation into the claims.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Kanye announces he plans to run for US president in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Before this, reports circulate of him dining at Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago golf club in Florida with far-right political commentator Nick Fuentes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Kanye appears on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n He wears a face covering through the whole interview, praises Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and rants about sin, pornography and the devil. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nParis Fashion Week – 3 October 2022<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Instagram lockout – 7 October<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
48 hours on Twitter – 10 October<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Tucker Carlson interview – 11 October <\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Brands turn their backs – Late October<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Bye-bye Adidas, bye-bye billionaire status – 25 October<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Skechy situation – 27 October<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Adidas scandal – 22 November<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Ye 24 Campaign – 25 November<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Infowars and another Twitter ban – December<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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