Kanye West’s unauthorized go to to Skechers’ headquarters has been given the “Saturday Evening Dwell” therapy.
In a new sketch from the present’s episode final night time, forged members painting fictional Skechers workers talking in regards to the firm’s response. In its tongue-in-cheek vogue, the present faucets into the occasion with a extra light-hearted method.
“Like the remainder of the nation, we have been appalled by Kanye’s horrific feedback, and we vowed to by no means work with him in any capability,” forged member Cecily Sturdy says within the clip. “However, can we additionally level out, of all the businesses he may have approached and been rejected by, he selected Skechers.”
In actual life, West made an unannounced go to to Skechers’ Los Angeles workplace on Wednesday — the place he started unauthorized filming and was escorted off the premises.
“Skechers just isn’t contemplating and has no intention of working with West,” the model stated on Wednesday. “We condemn his latest divisive remarks and don’t tolerate antisemitism or some other type of hate speech. The corporate want to once more stress that West confirmed up unannounced and uninvited to Skechers company workplaces.”
The Skechers incident got here after Adidas minimize ties with West on Tuesday, following his anti-Semitic rants and the controversial presentation of “White Lives Matter” T-shirts in his YZN SZN 9 Paris Vogue Week runway present.
The identical day, Foot Locker Inc. instructed FN that Yeezy sneakers can be faraway from its gross sales flooring. Hole, which noticed its contract with Yeezy finish in September, additionally stated it had shut down YeezyGap.com and was taking steps to take away Yeezy Hole merchandise from shops.
Within the days since, different manufacturers and retailers launched statements rejecting antisemitism and distancing themselves from Yeezy merchandise, together with The RealReal, Fashionphile, Rebag, TJX Cos. and Peloton, amongst others.
SNL’s Colin Jost dished out a couple of jokes about TJMaxx and Peloton throughout his “Weekend Replace” phase final night time. “Is it simply me or did half the businesses that dropped Kanye sound pretend?” Jost quipped. “I noticed the headline, ‘TJMaxx Cuts Ties With Kanye.” I used to be like, Did Kanye know he labored for TJ Maxx? Additionally, until we already related you with Kanye, you didn’t need to announce you have been reducing ties. We didn’t want Peloton to announce, ‘We’re not taking part in Kanye’s music.’ Thanks, Peloton. Now we are able to relaxation simple realizing we gained’t hear ‘Gold Digger’ whereas now we have a coronary heart assault in your bike.”
