Th head of the Anti-Defamation League is speaking out following Adidas CEO, Bjorn Gulden’s remarks about Kanye “Ye” West<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n In a post on X (n\u00e9e Twitter) Thursday, ADL’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, said he spoke to Gulden and noted that the Adidas head has since apologized for his “misstatement” about West during a recent interview.<\/p>\n Greenblatt also said that Gulden “reiterated” Addidas’ commitment to fighting antisemitism.<\/p>\n “Good to speak with @Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden this morning. Bjorn apologized for his misstatement & reiterated that Adidas is committed to fighting #antisemitism & is completely opposed to the ugly hate expressed by @kanyewest,” Greenblatt wrote. “Glad Adidas, @ADL & @FCASorg are working together to #FightHateForGood.”<\/p>\n The misstatement in question came earlier this month, during Gulden’s remarks on an investing podcast called Good Company<\/em>, where he said he doubted that West “meant what he said” following a series of offensive and antisemitic comments<\/strong> last year.<\/p>\n “I think Kanye West is one of the most creative people in the world,” Gulden said in the episode<\/strong>, released September 12. “Very unfortunate, because I don’t think he meant what he said and I don’t think he’s a bad person. It just came off that way.”<\/p>\n Gulden’s remarks also came under fire by the American Jewish Committee, whose CEO, Ted Deutch, issued a statement ahead of Greenblatt’s tweet Thursday, calling on Gulden, who took over as the sportwear company’s CEO last January, to “set the record” straight, and prove that Adidas is taking its fight on antisemitism seriously.<\/p>\n In a statement of their own, Adidas confirmed to The Associated Press<\/strong> <\/strong>that the company had been in touch with ADL, but didn’t go into details about the conversation between Greenblatt and Gulden, instead referring to the ADL CEO’s tweet.<\/p>\n Unable to render YouTube Video.<\/strong><\/p>\n