Aaron Donald & Jaylen Brown both announce they are leaving Kanye’s Donda Sports

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Aaron Donald & Jaylen Brown both announce they are leaving Kanye’s Donda Sports.

Los Angeles Rams All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald has terminated his marketing deal with Kanye West’s Donda Sports, Donald announced Tuesday. The decision comes after West made several recent antisemitic comments that resulted in the rapper being dropped by several major companies.

Donald announced in May he had joined Donda Sports, which West founded and named after his late mother. Donda Sports represented Donald only in his marketing deals.

The full statement from Donald and his wife, Erica, is below:

“Our family has made the decision to part ways with Donda Sports. The recent comments and displays of hate and antisemitism are the exact opposite of how we choose to live our lives and raise our children. We find them to be irresponsible and go against everything we believe in as a family.

“As parents and members of society, we felt a responsibility to send a clear message that hateful words and actions have consequences and that we must do better as human beings. We do not feel our beliefs, voices and actions belong anywhere near a space that misrepresents and oppresses people of any background, ethnicity or race.

“We’ve had the pleasure of working with many incredible people along the way and hope to continue to use our platform to uplift and support other families, children and communities through positive outreach.”

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown also announced Tuesday that he was terminating his association with Donda Sports.

Donald was the only known active NFL player to sign with Donda. Free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown had been named president of Donda Sports in February. 

The 24-time Grammy-award winning rapper wrote on Twitter earlier this month that he would go “death [sic] con 3” on Jewish people. He’s worn “White Lives Matter” shirts and has previously said slavery was a choice.

On Tuesday, Adidas dropped West over his remarks. The brand had partnered with West since 2016, and the dissolution of the partnership could cost the brand up to $246 million, according to the company.

“Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. “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.”

Jaylen Brown: ‘I apologize’

Brown, meanwhile, backtracked from his decision to remain aligned with Donda Sports while writing that he’s reflected on his decision in the past 24 hours. He also apologized after previously suggesting that West needs help and “unconditional love” in an interview with the Boston Globe.

“I’ve been able to reflect and better understand how my previous statements lack clarity in expressing my stance against recent insensitive public remarks and actions,” Brown wrote. “For that, I apologize.

“And in this, I seek to be as clear as possible. I have always, and will always, continue to stand strongly against any antisemitism, hate speech, misrepresentation, and oppressive rhetoric of any kind.”

Donald’s and Brown’s decisions arrive on the heels of several high-profile business partners cutting ties with West after the rapper/producer made antisemitic comments across multiple media platforms. His agency, Creative Artists Agency, split with him on Monday. Vogue previously announced that it has no intention of working with him again. Balenciaga, his longest partner in the high-fashion world, cut ties with West.

On Tuesday, Adidas parted with West amid mounting pressure to do so. Adidas produced West’s high-end Yeezy line of sneakers. West had previously challenged the company to drop him for saying “antisemitic things.”

“The thing about it being Adidas is like, I can literally say antisemitic s*** and they cannot drop me,” West said on a podcast appearance. “I can say antisemitic things and Adidas can’t drop me. Now what?”

Donald’s and Brown’s announcements followed Adidas’ decision. Donda Sports represented them in business and marketing interests separate from their primary representation. Previously, LeBron James’ “The Shop” declined to publish an episode with West while citing the rapper’s “hate speech.”

Twitter locked West’s account earlier in October after he tweeted that he would “go death con 3 on Jewish people.” It also removed the offending tweet. Instagram previously locked his account for separate remarks disparaging Jewish people. West repeated tropes and conspiracy theories to other media outlets that have since surfaced.

The Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday that a hate group gathered in Los Angeles in support of West. Per the report, the group gave Nazi salutes behind a banner hanging over the 405 freeway that read “Kanye is right about the Jews.”