Antonio Brown mentioned he stays "true to the mission" of Donda Sports activities, as he additionally spoke on freedom of speech in his Twitter assertion.
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Former NFL large receiver Antonio Brown is standing with Kanye West after the rapper’s anti-semitic feedback.
Brown, who final performed within the NFL in 2021, mentioned he'll stay in his function as President of Donda Sports activities, West’s sports activities company.
“I stay true to the mission of Donda and our superb employees and neighborhood,” Brown mentioned in an announcement by way of Twitter.
“I stay dedicated to bringing new concepts, experiences, and designs to our world I stay in help of the humanity that's Ye.”
Brown was appointed president of the Donda Sports activities company in February after he was launched from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brown’s put up got here hours after Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown and Los Angeles Rams star defensive sort out Aaron Donald’s introduced they had been leaving Donda Sports activities.
“Our household has made the choice to half methods with Donda Sports activities,” Aaron Donald, alongside together with his spouse, Erica, mentioned in an announcement. “The current feedback and shows of hate and antisemitism are the precise reverse of how we select to dwell our lives and lift our kids. We discover them to be irresponsible and go in opposition to every thing we consider in as a household.”
The Celtics star terminated his contract with Donda after he initially stayed with the group.
“Previously 24 hours, I’ve been in a position to mirror and higher perceive how my earlier statements lacked readability in expressing my stance in opposition to current insensitive public remarks and actions,” Brown mentioned. “For that I apologize.”
Balenciaga, Adidas, Artistic Artists Company (CAA), Footlocker, and Hole have reduce ties with West, who made the antisemitic remarks on his social media account.
Brown beforehand mentioned, “The folks and types which have relentlessly profited from Black concepts and Black tradition selected to distance themselves at a really particular time: a time that demonstrated their prioritization of sure teams over others. None of us on this world are freed from judgement, but we dwell in a time the place scrutiny and pessimism have pushed our dialogues on cultural points towards diatribes.”
In an announcement Tuesday, Adidas mentioned they may “not tolerate antisemitism and another kind of hate speech.”
Each Footlocker and Hole are planning to strip all of West’s Yeezy merchandise from their shops, in addition to web sites.
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