Ye, the rapper most people call kanye west, is the subject of a new lawsuit filed by a former employee who accuses him of subjecting employees to an abusive work environment. The lawsuit claims West copied Nintendo’s beloved video game icon, mario, of super mario bros.. reputation, while threatening his employees.
rolling stonesof Reports of the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit claim that Trevor Phillips, a former employee of Ye’s Yeezy fashion brand, said his relationship with the rapper/entrepreneur had “soured” by May 2023, after West allegedly “lost his temper” and threatened to hit him. The lawsuit alleges that the inciting incident was West’s dissatisfaction with the garden Phillips tended at Donda Academy, the private school West founded and named for his late mother.
This results in The west He allegedly yelled at Phillips in front of a group of people, saying he was “fucking fired.” Phillips claimed he was trying to plead his case, reminding West that his daughter and brother attended Donda and pointing out that he reportedly suffered from an undiagnosed health condition. The lawsuit alleges that West responded by pointing at Phillips and screaming, “Fuck your neck,” then pointed at the school and said, “Fuck your daughter. I don’t give a shit.”
The west He then allegedly tried to pick up the garden Phillips was working on, but was “too weak and out of shape” to pick up the entire display, the lawsuit states. The lawsuit alleges that West then “physically threatened” Phillips, telling him he was “going to punch and kick him.” [Phillips] on the face. The lawsuit then describes a sudden shift in mood in which West imitated a “celebratory dance.” mario from famous video games super mario bros.“. West “jump up” […] He pumped a fist in the air and said, “I’ll give you another chance.” Another life. “Phillips is seeking $35,000 in damages.
Elsewhere in the suitPhillips, who is black, claimed West would give preferential treatment to white employees.
“During his tenure, Phillips never saw West yelling at a white person, but he saw and/or personally experienced Kanye yelling at a Black person on numerous occasions,” the lawsuit states.
Phillips also claimed he overheard West saying he wanted to “shave” [Donda students’] Head, he’s going to build a prison in the school – where they can be locked in cages. ” Among many troubling claims, Phillips said West often expressed admiration for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler (He has done this publicly before). The lawsuit also alleges that West would make anti-Semitic and homophobic comments in a work environment, threaten violence against Jews and gays, and promote conspiracy theories, such as saying: “I support gays! Jew first, gay second “Gay people are not true Christians. Gay people are controlled by Bill Gates and in order to control the population, they don’t have children.”
West’s anti-Semitic remarks Already well documented In recent years it has even led him to Lost deal with shoemaker Adidas And was banned by X (formerly Twitter) in 2022.His profile has been since being restored But most of its posts have been deleted.
To fully understand the litigation, Check rolling stonescoverage of. But fair warning, the lawsuit makes some troubling claims.