Another day, another salacious lawsuit against Kanye West. This one isn’t any less horrible than the last but certainly should be taken seriously, if not more, as it concerns minors named as plaintiffs. WTF.
As reported by the all-seeing eyes of TMZ, there were individuals hired by Ye’s company to create an app, platform, or whatever to promote new music. Still, according to the suit, they were placed in what they call a “racist environment with brutal work conditions.”
Get this: wife Bianca Censori, who is not named as a defendant, apparently sent explicit videos to those very hired staff members whose accounts included minors. Again, WTF. If true, it is disgusting, abhorrent, and should not be taken lightly.
It gets deeper; the newest suit against Ye accuses the “Flashing Lights” artist and his former staff chief, Milo Yiannopoulos, of what they describe as “forced labor and inhuman degrading treatment.” Adding to their claim, both adult and minor employees were abusively made to work during abnormally long hours and, for their hard work, were not appropriately compensated with the pay they were promised.
Here’s where the specific racial allegations come into play. The group was allegedly openly degraded with racist insults along the lines of being called “new slaves” by Kanye West.
In the spring of 2024, Ye launched the YZYVSN streaming service app, aiming to compete with Tidal, Spotify, and Apple Music. According to the lawsuit, Ye wanted to avoid paying these companies to promote his new albums, “Vultures” and “Vultures 2.”
The documents reveal that the team primarily worked remotely, regularly communicating with their employers via Zoom, Slack, and Discord.
In April 2024, Milo offered to pay the team $120,000 upon the app’s completion, provided they did not complain about the working conditions.
However, the situation deteriorated when Kanye West stepped in, demanding that the group sign non-disclosure and volunteer agreements or face termination.
They allege the Caucasian bosses used language that attacked their gender, age, race, and national origin in writing – smh – on group chats, referring to them “slaves” and “new slaves.”
ICYMI, in late April, Ye announced he was going into the pornographic business. He asserted he was launching “Yeezy Porn” with his wife Bianca. They say she sent one worker in particular a file-sharing link that contained hardcore explicit scenes, based on the legal brief as reported by TMZ. Adding to the alleged depravity, the minors were not protected from seeing the content videos while they worked on the X-rated app. Again, Bianca is not a defendant. Should she be?
Then, on May 1, 2024, the team presented Ye with one of the two completed apps. TMZ is not sure which, based on the legal docs, but Ye and his then-underling Milo supposedly never paid them for their work. This was the last straw that led the group to file the lawsuit.
What the actual F? Sad just to report on this. When will it end?