In the letter, employees criticized Adidas executives for allegedly turning off their “moral compass”.
In comments to Rolling Stone, employees at Yeezy and Adidas also voiced regret at accepting what they saw was an unwritten rule – “Kanye is just Kanye” – that they said diminished the impact of his alleged behavior.Former employees at Adidas also said Ye’s behavior was on public view when he released a 30-minute documentary on YouTube in which he showed Adidas executives porn at a company meeting.Saying it spoke for employees who “may be fearful of speaking up”, the open letter claims the documentary showed what was “by no means a new intimidation approach”, adding that “Kanye’s problematic behavior started within the first year of his partnership with the Adidas brand”.“Having said this, we will not discuss private conversations, details or events that led to our decision to terminate the Adidas Yeezy partnership and decline to comment on any related speculation.”.