Kanye West’s Yeezy demanded the lawsuit brought by men who claimed they were subjected to bullying and inhuman treatment while working for the musician be thrown out of court, In Touch can exclusively report.
In the motion obtained by In Touch, Yeezy’s lawyer argued the bombshell lawsuit, where ex-employees claimed they had to deal with degrading conditions, failed to identity any conduct by Yeezy LLC.
The lawyer argued, “Instead, the Complaint relies on conclusory allegations and seeks to impute liability to Yeezy LLC for conduct allegedly committed by other individuals or entities, without establishing a factual or legal basis for doing so.”
Yeezy’s lawyer continued, “It appears that plaintiffs are attempting to tie Yeezy LLC to the alleged conduct of other defendants or third parties using legal theories such as agency or vicarious liability, but the complaint fails to plead sufficient factual content to support those theories.”
In the filing, Yeezy, 47, denied all allegations of wrongdoing in the case brought by several men who claimed to have worked for Ye and his company.
The lawyer for Yeezy said the company “contends that it did not employ or engage any of the plaintiffs, did not traffic, harass, or discriminate against anyone, and did not direct or condone any of the alleged conduct.”
Yeezy argued the claims in the lawsuit were barred, in whole or part, by mistake of fact and/or fraud. Further, the company said any alleged injuries were caused by third parties.
“Defendant alleges that Plaintiffs consented to the conditions and terms of work, barring certain claims,” the filing added.
Yeezy asked for all claims against it to be dismissed and the plaintiffs to be on the hook for its attorney fees. Ye and Milo have yet to file an official response.
As In Touch previously reported, back in June 2024, Ye, Yeezy LLC, and his former chief of staff, Milo Yiannopoulos, were sued by Shemar Dacosta, Pholoso Mofokeng, Miles Jackson-Lea, Olakunle Olatunji, a minor child with the initial R.M. and three other minor children.
The minors range from 14 to 17.
In the suit, the plaintiffs claimed they were hired to develop a streaming app for Ye, which could be used to promote the release of his album Vultures 2.
The developers claimed they were subjected to forced labor, cruel and inhuman treatment, degraded and had to deal with fraud by the defendants.
In addition, they claimed to have been subjected to bullying based on sexual orientation and ethnicity and dealt with Ye’s wife, Bianca Censori, sharing explicit materials for a project Ye was working on.
“No guardrails were put in place to prevent the underaged YZYVSN workers from working on Yeezy Porn, or to prevent them from being exposed to and being forced to view pornography to perform their work,” the suit alleged.
The employees claimed they were called “slaves” during their employment. The plaintiffs demanded damages for the alleged emotional distress, humiliation, anguish, depression, and anxiety.
As In Touch first reported, the lawsuit seeks in excess of $2.4 million in damages.
Milo spoke out about the allegations days after the complaint was filed in federal court. He denied all claims of wrongdoing. Milo said he was authorized to speak on behalf of Bianca.
He claimed she labeled the allegations “offensive, disgusting, abhorrent, and wholly false.”
Ye’s former chief of staff slammed one of the plaintiffs as a “tragic, desperate, attention-seeking wannabe Yeezy staffer.” Milo denied the claim the men were exposed to inappropriate material. The case is ongoing.
