Mike Tyson Sues Supreme Over Israeli Flag Change on Hoodie
Mike Tyson’s legal team accuses Supreme of altering a hoodie design, sparking a streetwear dispute.
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Mike Tyson is back in the fight, this time against a major streetwear brand. The former heavyweight champion’s lawyers are accusing Supreme of breaching their contract by swapping an Israeli flag for a Palestinian one on a Tyson tribute hoodie. The item was pulled before its scheduled release.
A Design Dispute Turns Political
The hoodie was part of Supreme’s Fall 2026 collaboration with London designer Martine Rose; it went public Monday. It was a throwback based on a vintage graphic drawn from Tyson’s famous Jeff Hamilton championship jacket. It showed Tyson alongside national flags under a banner calling him the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
Sharp-eyed watchers spotted something off almost immediately. The original art, which Tyson’s lawyers say his team had approved, included the Israeli flag. Supreme’s version swapped it for the Palestinian flag, placed among the Union Jack, the Stars and Stripes, the Maple Leaf and others.
One streetwear account caught the change on day one and applauded it. Not everyone in Tyson’s corner was cheering.
Mike Tyson’s legal team has accused streetwear brand Supreme of violating an agreement by removing an Israeli flag from a remake of a vintage hoodie featuring the former boxer and replacing it with a Palestinian one.
Within days, the hoodie was scrubbed from Supreme’s lookbook and the preview section of its website. When the drop went live in stores and online Thursday, Oct. 15, buyers could grab the other Tyson pieces, including a co-branded Nike Dunk Low, but the hoodie was missing in action.
Streetwear page Ovrnundr claimed the brand also wiped images of the garment from social media, and store workers were reportedly told to pull any remaining stock.
Attorney Mitchell Schuster of Manhattan firm Meister Seelig & Schuster told Rolling Stone that Tyson’s team signed off on the artwork purely as a nod to boxing history, nothing more. He stated:
Without authorization, Supreme altered the approved design, embroiling Mr. Tyson in an unrelated political crisis. This modification constitutes a material breach of contract. With Supreme ignoring repeated demands, Mr. Tyson’s legal counsel will take all necessary action to protect his name, likeness, and legacy.
Schuster is no stranger to high-wattage brawls. He has also represented Justin Baldoni in litigation involving Blake Lively over “It Ends With Us.”
Supreme, for its part, is staying in its corner. The brand has not publicly commented, and Rose has also kept quiet. Under Rose’s own label, she previously produced a limited run of Artists for Aid T-shirts featuring Palestinian imagery.
Source: Daily Wire
