Following Kanye West’s anti-Semitic remarks, American football player Aaron Donald and basketball star Jaylen Brown have canceled their contracts with the sports marketing company.
A “White Lives Matter” T-shirt design was displayed by musician West, now known as Ye, during Paris Fashion Week. A few days later, Ye made anti-Semitic tweets on Twitter.
Ye officially formed Donda Sports in May, and the first two athletes it signed were guard Brown of the Boston Celtics and defensive lineman Donald of the Los Angeles Rams.
“Our family has made the decision to part ways with Donda Sports,” said reigning Super Bowl champion Donald and his wife Erica in a statement.
“The recent comments and displays of hate and anti-Semitism are the exact opposite of how we choose to live our lives and raise our children.”
NBA All-Star Brown announced on Monday that he intended to remain with Donda Sports, but he later changed his mind.
“I have always, and will always, continue to stand strongly against anti-Semitism, hate speech, misrepresentation and oppressive rhetoric of any kind,” he said in a statement.
Clothing giant Adidas cut ties with Ye on Tuesday, saying it does “not tolerate anti-Semitism and any other sort of hate speech”.