Get the latest gossip
Adidas apologises to Bella Hadid after she appeared in campaign criticised by Israel
Sportswear company issues statement after accusations it was conflating Palestinian identity with terrorism
Adidas has apologised to the model Bella Hadid after pulling adverts in which she was promoting a sport shoe first launched to coincide with the 1972 Munich Olympics. In 2023 she denounced the far-right Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for saying Jewish settlers had more rights than Palestinians in occupied territories. The joy it brings me to say that … I won’t stop talking about the systematic oppression, pain and humility that Palestinians face on a regular basis.”
Or read this on The Guardian