Kanye West’s Skechers Visit Gets the ‘Saturday Night Live’ Treatment in Commercial Parody + More Ye Quips From SNL

Kanye West’s unauthorized visit to Skechers’ headquarters has been given the “Saturday Night Live” treatment. In a new sketch from the show’s episode last night, cast members portray fictional Skechers employees speaking about the company’s reaction. In its tongue-in-cheek fashion, the show taps into the event with a more light-hearted approach.   “Like the rest of the country, we were appalled by Kanye’s horrific comments, and we vowed to never work with him in any capacity,” cast member Cecily Strong says in the clip. “But, can we also point out, of all the companies he could have approached and been rejected by, he chose Skechers.” The spoof also took aim at other major fashion companies, including Crocs, Allbirds — and especially Adidas. “It took Adidas so many days to decide not to work with him. He walked in, and we were [bye bye],” Strong said. In real life, West made an unannounced visit to Skechers’ Los Angeles office on Wednesday — where he began unauthorized filming and was escorted off the premises. “Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West,” the brand said on Wednesday. “We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech.

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