Kanye West’s fall from grace includes losing Adidas, Donda Academy drama and Kim Kardashian denouncing hate speech

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It all fell down for Kanye West.

In less than a week, the controversial rapper lost his Adidas empire, saw his Los Angeles school shut down and caused ex-wife Kim Kardashian to denounce hate speech after he repeatedly made anti-Semitic and scandalous remarks.

It’s an unprecedented fall from grace for one of the world’s top hip-hop stars, whose net worth once soared above a billion dollars and whose hits such as “Jesus Walks” and “All Falls Down” are among his genre’s biggest.

The latest developments come after West, 45, wore a “white lives matter” shirt during Paris Fashion Week, tweeted he would go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” and claimed George Floyd died from the drug fentanyl, among other shocking incidents.

Here’s everything that went south for West in the past week.

Adidas, others cut ties

Multiple partners gave West the boot, but none was bigger than Adidas, which collaborated with the rapper on his wildly popular “Yeezy” line of shoes and clothing.

The Adidas deal was worth $1.5 billion, according to Forbes, which says West’s net worth drops from billionaire status to $400 million without it.

“Adidas does not tolerate anti-Semitism and any other sort of hate speech,” Adidas said Tuesday. “[West’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.”

The talent agency CAA also dropped West as a client this week, while superstar athletes Aaron Donald and Jaylen Brown parted ways with his Donda Sports agency.

Gap said it’s removing West’s products from its stores, while movie studio MRC decided against releasing a completed documentary about the rapper. West claimed Thursday that he lost $2 billion in a day.

Kardashian condemns hate speech

West’s claim about Floyd garnered the most attention from his interview on the Revolt TV show “Drink Champs,” but he also remarked about Kardashian’s recent relationship with comedian Pete Davidson.

“On TMZ, I just saw yesterday, they said, ‘Pete Davidson and Kim [Kardashian] have sex by the fireplace to honor their grandmother.’ It’s Jewish Zionists that’s about that life, that’s telling this Christian woman that has four Black children to put that out as a message in the media,” West said.

Kardashian, who has four kids with West, didn’t name her ex-husband but tweeted Monday about hate speech amid his controversies.

“Hate speech is never OK or excusable,” Kardashian wrote. “I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.”

CBS host Stephen Colbert said Thursday, meanwhile, that West isn’t welcome as a guest on “The Late Show.”

Donda Academy closes, then reopens

The principal of West’s private Christian academy informed parents in an email Wednesday that the school would close until next September, according to TMZ.

However, parents reportedly received an email several hours later saying the school, which West launched this year, would remain open after all.

“With the help of our parents and community, we are back and returning with a vengeance!” the email read.

Skechers escorts West out

Adidas wasn’t the only shoe brand to kick West to the curb.

Skechers said Wednesday it escorted West from its L.A. office after he showed up “unannounced and without invitation.”

“Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West,” the company said. “We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech.”

Alleged Hitler fascination

West’s reported fascination with former German dictator Adolf Hitler is the subject of a report that surfaced after the rapper’s anti-Semitic outbursts.

Four unnamed sources told CNN that West considered titling his 2018 album “Hitler.”

“He would praise Hitler by saying how incredible it was that he was able to accumulate so much power and would talk about all the great things he and the Nazi Party achieved for the German people,” an executive formerly employed by West told CNN.