Kanye West is back in the news. And it’s certainly not for good news. The rapper, now known as Ye, has been sued by employees who accuse him of creating a work environment with “cruel and inhuman treatment”. The news was launched by the international gossip site TMZwho recounted the story that ended in a U.S. district court. Also sued along with Ye is Milo Yiannopoulos, the chief human resources officer at the rapper’s company. The name of also appears in the documents Bianca Censori, current wife of the singer, who allegedly sent pornographic material to the work team. However, she would not be among the defendants.
Kanye West Sued By Exploited Ex-Employees
The accusations against Kanye West and Milo Yiannopoulos are very serious. According to TMZ, the two are accused of making false promises to employees and failing to pay them. In the work team there were even minors, all forced to work a significant number of hours, even at night. Not only that. Employees were mocked with racist jokes and called “new slaves”.
Kanye West Sued: What Happened
The facts are recent and date back to the spring of this year. A few months ago, in fact, Ye has decided to launch YZYVSN, a streaming app to compete with Tidal, Spotify and Apple Music. It seems, in fact, that the artist did not want to pay those companies to promote his new albums, Vultures e Vultures 2.
Hence the assumption of a group of international developers made up of several people of color. The group also included minors under the age of 14. According to documents published by TMZemployees initially worked remotely, remaining in constant communication with Ye and his entire team. Then, in April, Milo Yiannopoulos promised to pay the group of developers $120,000 after completing the app. All on one condition: accept working conditions without complaining. But things got worse when The singer ordered employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, threatening them with termination and refusing to pay them if they didn’t agree.. Not only. To the workers minors were asked to sign volunteer agreements.
A hostile work environment
According to the gossip site, the managers would then have created a hostile work environment using derogatory language especially towards foreign workers. In fact, in the group chats, age, race, gender, nationality and sexual orientation were targeted. The employees were labeled as “slaves” or “new slaves,” and dark-skinned face emojis were used to identify them.
Bianca Censori, her role in the affair
Then, in late April, the rapper announced a new adult film production business called Yeezy Porn. According to documents obtained by TMZ, Bianca Censori allegedly sent workers a file containing videos with hard images that would also be viewed by minors. Then, in May, the employees reportedly submitted completed work but Ye’s company never paid them, leading to the lawsuit over unpaid wages and emotional distress.
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