Kanye West fans have launched a GoFundMe campaign to make the beleaguered rapper a billionaire again.
Fans launched several pages – one being succinctly titled “Make Kanye West a Billionaire Again” with a fundraising goal of $1 billion – after West’s net worth took a serious hit last week when Adidas dropped it.
That specific fundraiser only raised $5 and has since been taken down, along with the impersonators who have popped up in its place, AllHipHop reported.
Dozens of people have since promoted their own GoFundMe pages encouraging others to make them billionaires instead of West.
A fan previously launched a GoFundMe page to raise $53 million for the Grammy winner after claiming in 2016 that he was in debt for the amount. Fan, Jeremy Piatt, raised $57,398, but West declined the funds. The money was instead donated to Notes for Notes, a music charity.
The latest round of fundraising began after Adidas ended its lucrative partnership with West.
The 45-year-old’s deal with the sports company for his Yeezy clothing line was worth $1.5 billion of his net worth, so without the partnership he’s only at $400 million, according to Forbes.
Adidas – along with Balenciaga, Vogue and Gap – cut ties with West after he made several anti-Semitic remarks in recent weeks.
“Adidas does not tolerate anti-Semitism and any other type of hate speech,” the company said in a statement Oct. 25. “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.
Sources recently told Page Six that West could face a financial crisis in a few months, as four of his five sources of income have been cut or severely compromised.
Adidas’ decision came after West claimed on the ‘Drink Champs’ podcast that he could say “any anti-Semitic bullshit” he wanted and that Adidas would “still not let it go.” [him].”
The “Gold Digger” singer took to social media last month and posted a series of anti-Semitic remarks, including wanting to “go to your death against 3 ON JEWS.”
The former billionaire has yet to apologize for his comments and instead doubled down, saying he was “absolutely not” sorry.
West’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian, who herself achieved billionaire status in April 2021, condemned his remarks. The two co-parents have four children: North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 3.
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