Kanye 'Ye' West's move to buy Parler comes as he faces criticism statements seen as racist or anti-Semitic.
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KEY POINTS

  • Camille Vasquez reportedly told her firm that she didn't want to represent Kanye West
  • The Brown Rudnick law firm asked Kanye West to retract his anti-Semitic statement
  • West, who doubled down on his stand about the issue, allegedly fired Brown Rudnick

Kanye West's working relationship with Johnny Depp's lawyer, Camille Vasquez, was short-lived.

West decided to hire Vasquez and the law firm Brown Rudnick to oversee his business deals and contracts after some companies decided to no longer work with him. But less than a week after the "Gold Digger" rapper hired the lawyer who catapulted to fame for giving Johnny Depp a big win in his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard in June, Vasquez refused to represent him, TMZ reported Monday.

Vasquez decided not to represent West due to his anti-Semitic remarks, the outlet noted. Despite Vasquez's stance about the issue, her firm was reportedly still open to working with the 45-year-old Grammy winner if he would retract his statements. But the "Power" rapper reportedly refused and fired Brown Rudnick.

The Yeezy founder did not back down on his anti-Semitic claims. In an impromptu press conference outside his daughter North's basketball game Friday night, West doubled down on his remarks.

"I want to talk about the Jewish comment, it's actually proven the exact point that I made," he said, Page Six reported. "It's going to take all of us to come together. We gotta get the truth before we can get the love, if not we are just loving the lies."

Balenciaga had already cut ties with West. Hollywood talent agency Creative Artist Agency (CAA) also cut ties with the embattled musician as of Monday.

Vogue and its editor-in-chief Anna Wintour reportedly no longer intend to work with Kim Kardashian's ex due to his anti-Semitic posts and after he mocked one of their editors, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson.

Meanwhile, Adidas, which handled the manufacturing and distribution of his billion-dollar Yeezy brand, had already said earlier that they put their partnership with West "under review" after repeated efforts to settle the issues with them and the rapper privately. West alleged that the company copied his ideas and didn't give him enough control over the line.

Despite the recent events affecting his business deals, West said he "ain't losing money." He refused to be canceled and focused to see the positive side.

"The day I was taken off the Balenciaga site, that was one of the most freeing days," he told TMZ.

He also claimed that those who cut ties with him wanted to "score points." He speculated that they were asked "to not do business" with him because they were reportedly "trying to mute" him.

Rapper Kanye West holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston
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