Tony Spackman claims that the 'Famous' rapper steals fashion sketches that he posted on his website a decade ago.
- May 7, 2018
AceShowbiz - Kanye West has been called out by a former Nike designer for allegedly lifting a series of detailed body sketches and passing them off as his own. The rapper took to Twitter this week to express his excitement over the future of his Yeezy clothing and shoe line, and shared a scientific pencil drawing of the human leg muscles.
"this is where a YEEZY study for base layer starts," he wrote, explaining the research that goes into his company's designs. "I'm so excited about our new design team..." However, Tony Spackman, an ex-Nike employee who now works at top fashion label Givenchy, claims Kanye copied the sketch, which he did a decade ago, from his website.
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— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) 30 April 2018
this is where a YEEZY study for base layer starts. I'm so excited about our new design team. Yeezy is no longer a fashion company we should be referred to as apparel or clothing or simply YEEZY. pic.twitter.com/0hcy4yHvO2
Comparing the two virtually identical illustrations online, he tweeted, "When Kanye rips your 10 year old Nike sketch and claims it". He also alleges the hip-hop star edited the post by removing the date and title of the sketch.
Tony Spackman, former designer for Nike pic.twitter.com/gyK9xjCkkU
— Robert Gutierrez Jr (@robgutierrezjr) 3 Mei 2018
Kanye, who moved his Yeezy brand from Nike to Adidas in 2013, has yet to respond to the allegations.
It's not the only controversy to engulf the "Bound 2" hitmaker. Since returning to Twitter last month, he has hit headlines for all the wrong reasons, after voicing his unwavering support for Donald Trump, and telling TMZ Live he believed 400 years of slavery was "a choice" for African-American people.
