KANYE West's business partner Dov Charney refused to produce his swastika t-shirt, but continues to fulfill back orders for his Yeezy business, employees exclusively told The U.S. Sun.
Kanye, 47, caused outrage last month when he began advertising a white t-shirt featuring the hateful symbol, which is most commonly associated with the Nazi Party.
It was the only item of clothing available on his website following his Yeezy SuperBowl commercial, featuring the code HH-01, likely referring to Hitler.
Shopify later shut down his site, claiming in a statement to the Los Angeles Times that the t-shirt violated their terms.
But Kanye refused to back down and continued to post about the shirt on X, declaring he's a "Nazi" and revealing he'd had the idea for eight years.
Kanye later complained on social media, "No one seems to wanna produce me wittle t-shirt."
But in recent weeks, Kanye has been seen wearing the t-shirt while working at an event space in Koreatown, leading many to wonder whether he's secretly selling them.
Now, The U.S. Sun can confirm his Yeezy collaborator Dov Charney, who is Jewish, is not producing the t-shirt under his Los Angeles Apparel business.
I think they cut that [idea] real fast."
An employee who has helped ship Yeezy products
LAA has been one of Kanye's go-to manufacturers for years and his recent designs have been produced and shipped from their factory site in downtown Los Angeles.
One employee, who helps ship Yeezy clothing, told The U.S. Sun this week, "I don't think they ever made the swastika t-shirt.
"I went to the print shop to ask around and see if that was happening, or screens [for printing] were even made, but I think they cut that [idea] real fast.
"It's just the regular clothing being made and Kanye's Bully merchandise [for his new album]."
Asked what he thought about Kanye promoting the t-shirt, he shook his head in disgust and replied, "I just thought that was kind of crazy. I didn't like it."
He added, "I don't know if the website being down affected anything because I've been working the same hours.
"They still had a lot of orders. I've been asking what's happening next, and they are saying they are trying to make a new website."
A woman who appeared to be in a senior position at the Yeezy warehouse also shut down rumors they planned to produce the swastika t-shirt.
She abruptly told The U.S. Sun, "We're not making [it]. We're not gonna discuss that, we're not gonna discuss that."
Charney was unavailable for comment on Kanye's t-shirt and sources claimed he was out of town.
YEEZY STORES
The Yeezy website currently only displays a handwritten-style message that reads, "Yeezy stores coming soon," along with a heart.
He also appeared to not be letting up when it comes to spewing hate on the internet, writing on X on Thursday, "This next album got that antisemitic sound. My new sound called antisemitic"
The U.S. Sun was the first to report that Kanye was working with Charney full-time in June 2023.
He was brought on board after Kanye was canceled in 2022 following his previous antisemitic remarks.
The rapper and entrepreneur was dropped by everyone from his talent agency CAA to big-name fashion brands including Adidas, Gap, and Balenciaga.
Sources claimed at the time he made Charney CEO of Yeezy, and he has been working with him ever since.
Charney is no stranger to being canceled as the Canadian entrepreneur and clothing manufacturer was fired by the board of American Apparel in 2014.
He was accused of several alleged failings, including misusing company money, violating the company's sexual harassment policy, and offering significant severance packages without board approval.
Charney hit back in an interview with ABC News, saying, "I want everybody to know I'm not 'the Sleaze King'. 'The Sleaze King' is another guy.
"All those accusations against me are crap. There are allegations… we've resolved them. None of it — none of these allegations – were ever proven," he said, explaining that some lawsuits were settled while others were dismissed.
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