How Kanye West's 2022 statements and business fallout unfolded
After posts and remarks by Kanye West in October 2022 that Jewish groups and companies described as antisemitic, social platforms restricted his accounts and companies including Balenciaga, CAA, Adidas and Gap ended their work with him. This timeline records those documented decisions, the announced and abandoned Parler purchase, his responses and apologies, and X's 2023 reinstatement of his account.
3 October 2022 to 26 January 2026 · 21 dated events · 32 sources
Status in the record · 26 January 2026
X reinstated West's account in July 2023, according to Reuters, which cited a Wall Street Journal report that he could not earn money from it. The account went dark in February 2025 after later posts that fall outside this page's scope, and it was unclear whether X or West removed it. West published apologies in December 2023 and January 2026. The Anti-Defamation League called the first a possible first step and the second long overdue.
Coverage through26 January 2026Editorial review2 November 2026
Main story: 3 October 2022 to 1 December 2022. The full timeline also includes labelled context or related events.
Overview · 3 Oct 2022 to 26 Jan 2026 · click a dot to jump
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3 Oct 2022
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West wears a White Lives Matter shirt at his Paris show
At his Yeezy Season 9 presentation in Paris, West wore a shirt reading White Lives Matter, and social media posts reportedly showed models wearing pieces with the same phrase, according to FOX 26. The Associated Press reported that the shirt drew harsh criticism.
Adidas said in a 6 October statement that its partnership with West was under review, according to CNBC and the Associated Press. The company repeated that position until it announced a decision later in the month.
The Associated Press reported that Instagram locked out posts by West on Saturday 8 October after a post that, according to media reports, suggested Sean Combs was controlled by Jewish people. A Meta spokesperson told AFP the company had deleted content from the account for breaking its rules, without saying which posts.
Twitter locks West's account over a post about Jewish people
Late on 8 October West posted on Twitter that he would soon go death con 3 on Jewish people, a post later removed. The Associated Press reported that the account was locked on Sunday 9 October, and a Twitter spokeswoman told AFP it was locked for violating the platform's policies. The Anti-Defamation League called the post antisemitic, according to the Associated Press.
Parlement Technologies said it had reached an agreement in principle to sell the Parler social media app to West, with a definitive agreement still to be signed and closing expected in the fourth quarter. No price was disclosed. Chief executive George Farmer said the deal would change how the world thinks about free speech.
In an interview released that weekend on the Drink Champs podcast, West repeated antisemitic claims and made false statements about George Floyd's death, according to The Hollywood Reporter and CNN. A podcast representative said the episode had been removed. Co-host N.O.R.E. apologised on 18 October to the Floyd family and anyone hurt by the comments.
West apologises for hurt caused but not for his views
In a segment of Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV broadcast on 19 October, West said he was sorry for the people he had hurt and for the confusion his Twitter post caused. Complex and The Jewish Chronicle reported that he first answered no when asked if he was sorry, and Complex reported that he did not regret the remarks themselves.
A spokesperson for Kering, Balenciaga's parent company, told Women's Wear Daily that the fashion house no longer had any relationship with West and no plans for future projects with him, as reported by Bloomberg and CNN. Kering did not respond to either outlet's requests for further comment.
A representative of Creative Artists Agency, West's talent agency, told CNBC that West was not a client. The Associated Press also reported that CAA had dropped him.
The film and television studio MRC said it would not release a completed documentary about West. A memo from its executives Modi Wiczyk, Asif Satchu and Scott Tenley, reported by the Associated Press, said the studio could not support content that amplified his platform.
“We cannot support any content that amplifies his platform.”MRC memo signed by Modi Wiczyk, Asif Satchu and Scott Tenley, The Associated Press, via The Christian Science Monitor
Adidas ended its partnership with West immediately, saying his recent comments and actions were unacceptable, hateful and dangerous and that it does not tolerate antisemitism. It stopped Yeezy production and payments to West and his companies. The Adidas timeline covers the wind-down and later settlement.
Gap said it had announced the end of the partnership in September and was now removing Yeezy Gap products from its stores and had shut down YeezyGap.com, citing its former partner's recent remarks and behavior. The Gap timeline covers the earlier termination dispute.
“Antisemitism, racism and hate in any form are inexcusable and not tolerated in accordance with our values.”Gap Inc., Gap Inc.
TJX, owner of TJ Maxx, said in emailed statements reported by CNN and FOX Business on 26 October that it had instructed its buying teams not to purchase the merchandise for sale in any of its stores globally. Foot Locker told Footwear News it would not support future Yeezy product drops and had instructed its retail operators to pull existing product from shelves and digital sites, as reported by Sportico. CNN reported that TJX's decision followed a similar move by Foot Locker.
Skechers said West arrived unannounced and uninvited at one of its Los Angeles offices and was escorted out by two executives because he was filming without authorisation. It said it condemned his recent remarks and did not tolerate antisemitism.
“is not considering and has no intention of working with West”Skechers, Skechers
West returns to Instagram with a post about his losses
Returning to Instagram for the first time since his October antisemitic posts, according to CBS News, West wrote that he had lost 2 billion dollars in one day and was still alive, describing his message as love speech, according to CBS News and AFP. Both outlets reported that a post was aimed at Endeavor chief executive Ari Emanuel, who AFP said had urged companies to cut ties with West. CBS reported that the posts were later deleted. The figure is West's own claim.
West praises Hitler in an interview with Alex Jones
Appearing on Alex Jones's Infowars broadcast on 1 December, West said he saw good things about Adolf Hitler, according to Raw Story and Al Jazeera. Raw Story reported that he declined an offer from Jones to walk back his earlier statements about Jewish people.
Parlement Technologies said it had mutually agreed with West to end the intended sale of Parler, a decision it said was taken in mid-November in the interest of both parties. Engadget and The Independent reported the announcement on 1 December.
After West posted an image combining a swastika and the Star of David, Twitter owner Elon Musk wrote that West had again violated the rule against incitement to violence and that his account would be suspended, as reported on 2 December by CNN and Al Jazeera. The sources opened do not give the exact time of the suspension. Musk said the suspension was not over a separate post showing an unflattering photograph of him.
“he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.”Elon Musk, CNN, via ABC7 News
X, formerly Twitter, reinstated West's account on Saturday 29 July, according to Reuters. Reuters and TechCrunch, citing The Wall Street Journal, reported that he would not be eligible to earn money from the account and that ads would not appear beside his posts. Both said the report attributed his assurances against posting antisemitic content to an unnamed person familiar with the matter. X did not immediately respond to Reuters.
West posted an apology in Hebrew on Instagram. The Associated Press reported its English wording as apologising to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by his words or actions. The Anti-Defamation League called it a possible first step. The American Jewish Committee said the untranslated statement was inaccessible to most American Jews.
“Ultimately, actions will speak louder than words but this initial act of contrition is welcome.”Anti-Defamation League, The Associated Press, via WPLG Local 10
In a page titled To Those I've Hurt, published in The Wall Street Journal on Monday 26 January, West said he regretted things he had said and done and wrote that he is not a Nazi or an antisemite, according to CNN and NBC News. He attributed his conduct to health problems he described in the letter. The Anti-Defamation League said the apology was long overdue, according to NBC News.
Coverage through 26 January 2026. Editorial review: 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? See corrections. Copyright concerns: report an asset. Every event links to its sources. Source type does not establish whether a claim is true.
