After major brands such as Adidas, Balenciaga, and Gap severed ties with Kanye West, Page Six reported that he had lost his billionaire status, citing a Forbes report.
However, in an astonishing turn of events, his fans have pledged to make him a billionaire once more!
Kanye's fans have set up an online crowd-funding page to help him become a billionaire again. They are attempting to raise a total of $1 billion. So far, no contributions have been made.
Kanye West lost his billionaire status after Adidas severed ties with him and his Yeezy collection. In response to West's anti-Semitic remarks, Adidas issued a statement last week saying, "Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism or any other type of hate speech."
"Ye's recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful, and dangerous, and they violate the company's values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect, and fairness," according to the company.
According to a Forbes report, West's net worth has increased to USD 400 million since the Adidas partnership ended. His net worth was reduced by USD 1.5 billion as a result of the Yeezy deal.
This news comes just days after Balenciaga severed ties with the rapper. Kanye later told TMZ, "I ain't losing no money... The day I was taken off the Balenciaga site was one of the most freeing days."
According to Page Six, he stated that people are simply cutting ties with him to "mute him," and that they are doing so to "score points." He also stated that it is difficult to cancel him - "We here, baby, we ain't going nowhere."
"He defended his anti-Semitic remark, telling TMZ, "I want to talk about the Jewish remark, it actually proved the exact point that I made."
Kanye West recently hired Johnny Depp's lawyer Camille Vasquez to handle his business matters, but Camille refused to work with him because he refused to retract his anti-Semitic remark.