Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, claims Gap ripped off his Balenciaga designs.
PARIS (AP) — The Balenciaga fashion house has cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, according to news reports.
The move came after several offensive comments from Ye, including antisemitic posts that earned him suspensions from Twitter and Instagram.
“Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist,” parent company Kering told Women’s Wear Daily in response to a query Friday without elaborating.
The company did not respond to multiple emails and calls from The Associated Press requesting comment. A representative for Ye also did not respond to a request for comment.

Kanye West, now known legally as Ye, arrives Feb. 9, 2020, at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Ye had collaborated in several areas with Balenciaga and its artistic director, Demna Gvasalia. The label has also had an active relationship with Kim Kardashian, Ye’s ex-wife, who has appeared in their advertising campaigns and credits her former husband with introducing her to the brand.
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Ye was recently blocked from posting on Twitter and Instagram over antisemitic posts that the social networks said violated their policies. He has also suggested slavery was a choice and called the COVID-19 vaccine the “mark of the beast.”
After getting locked out of the social media platforms, he’s offered to buy the right-wing-friendly social network Parler.
During Paris Fashion Week, the rapper walked as a model in Balenciaga’s ready-to-wear show — what designer Gvasalia at the time called an “iconic moment.” He was then seen at Givenchy’s collection wearing a Balenciaga-branded black tooth brace.
Ye was also criticized that week for wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt to his Yeezy collection show in Paris, and the shirt made an appearance on the runway itself. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, White Lives Matter is a neo-Nazi group.
In recent weeks, Ye has ended Yeezy’s association with Gap and has told Bloomberg that he plans to cut ties with his corporate suppliers. Adidas has placed its sneaker deal with Ye under review, and JPMorganChase and Ye have ended their business relationship — although the banking breakup was in the works even before Ye’s antisemitic comments.
Photos: Kanye West through the years

Singer Kanye West poses on a rooftop in the SOHO section of New York, June 2, 2004. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)
JIM COOPER

Kanye West, center, gestures as Gretchen Wilson accepts her award for breakthrough favorite artist at the 32nd annual American Music Awards, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. West was also nominated for breakthrough favorite artist. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
MARK J. TERRILL

Artist Kanye West, right, is congratulated after receiving 10 Grammy nominations as singer Anita Baker, left, applauds Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, in Los Angeles. The 47th Annual Grammy Awards will be presented February 13, 2005. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)
RIC FRANCIS

Kanye West, nominated in 10 categories including best new artist, arrives at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
MARK J TERRILL

Kanye West performs “Jesus Walks” at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
KEVORK DJANSEZIAN

Kanye West poses with his three awards at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. West won for best rap album, best rap song and best R&B song. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
REED SAXON

Rapper Kanye West performs at the NFL Kickoff Celebration Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005, at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
CHRIS CARLSON

Kanye West accepts the award for best rap album for “Late Registration” at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
MARK J. TERRILL

Kanye West holds his three awards in the air backstage at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, in Los Angeles. West won for best rap album, solo and song. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
REED SAXON

US rapper Kanye West arrives at London’s Earl’s Court for the 2006 music Brit Awards, surrounded by gold painted models, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Max Nash)
MAX NASH

Jamie Foxx, left, and Kanye West perform “Gold Digger” at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
MARK J. TERRILL

Singer Kanye West displays her new CD during an autograph signing appearance at a Virgin Megastore in Los Angeles on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. West’s “Graduation” is on pace to sell about 575,000 to 700,000 its first week out. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Dan Steinberg

Kanye West performs at GQ Magazine’s 50th anniversary party on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/John Smock)
JOHN SMOCK

Kanye West accepts the award for best rap album for “Graduation” at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Kevork Djansezian

Singer Kanye West takes the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she accepts the “Best Female Video” award during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Jason DeCrow

Kim Kardashian and her husband US rap artist Kanye West arrives at the Balmain Spring/Summer 2015 ready-to-wear fashion collection, in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Zacharie Scheurer)
Zacharie Scheurer

Kanye West performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
John Shearer

Kanye West performs during FYF Fest on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Rich Fury

Kanye West arrives for the showing of the Jeremy Scott Fall 2015 collection during Fashion Week, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Bebeto Matthews

Kanye West accepts the video vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Matt Sayles

Kanye West performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Chris Pizzello

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the 57th Annual Grammy Awards Official After Party on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP)
Colin Young-Wolff

Kanye West performs at Wango Tango 2015 at StubHub Center on Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Carson, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Rich Fury

Paul McCartney, from left, Rihanna, and Kanye West perform at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
John Shearer

Kanye West gestures to the audience at the unveiling of the Yeezy collection and album release for his latest album, “The Life of Pablo,” Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Bruce Barton)
Bruce Barton

American reality-show star Kim Kardashian takes a selfie as she rides on a classic car next to her husband, rap singer Kanye West in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. West, Kardashian and members of her reality-show-star family have become the latest celebrities to visit Havana. They visited Havana’s Museum of Rum Wednesday, stepping out of a hot-pink antique American convertible as they snapped selfies and were recorded by a television crew following them around. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
Desmond Boylan

FILES – In this Aug. 28, 2016 file photo, Kanye West, left, and Kim Kardashian West arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Evan Agostini

President-elect Donald Trump and Kanye West pose for a picture in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Seth Wenig

Rapper Kanye West smiles as he listens to a question from a reporter during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House with President Donald Trump, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Evan Vucci

With their eyes closed for prayer, Joel Osteen, left, and Kanye West laugh as West makes a joke while leading the prayer during a service at Lakewood Church, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Michael Wyke