The American rapper Kanye West often told his employees that “the Jews control” his ex-wife’s family Kim Kardashianaccording to a new complaint filed in California on Thursday, November 14. The sultry artist and businessman, who renamed himself Ye, is the target of a litany of complaints from former employees who accuse him of abusive and sometimes bizarre behavior.
In the latest complaint, Murphy Aficionado, who worked for him for nine months between 2022 and 2023, describes his collaboration with the Yeezy shoe brand and the Donda Academy school as a “nightmare”. During this period, “Ye’s anti-Semitic tirades and conspiracies were a daily occurrence.”according to the complaint. The rapper often claimed that “the Jews control the Kardashians.”or “were after him and his money”the document details.
Now 47, Kanye West was married to reality TV star Kim Kardashian for eight years. The couple, who had four children, divorced in 2022 and have an increasingly acrimonious relationship, although Kim Kardashian has in the past been sympathetic to the rapper’s mental health problems, which he claims to be bipolar.
“Vitriol, hate and anti-Semitism”
Kanye West has made a number of anti-Semitic statements in recent years, making him a show-business pariah. In particular, Adidas has ceased all collaboration with himas have many other brands.
According to the complaint filed on Thursday, Kanye West also had no qualms about flaunting his sexual encounters in front of his employees. Murphy Aficionado claims to have been summoned to work meetings in hotels where the rapper had loud sexual encounters with his partner at the time, Bianca Censori, or his masseuse. The employee says he felt “violated and dehumanized”.
His complaint seeks financial compensation for unfair dismissal and for the emotional and psychological damage suffered. His lawyer William Reed explained that the complaint aims to “force Ye to understand that this behavior has no place in our society.” “The rapper’s vitriol, hatred and anti-Semitism continue, as does his total lack of respect for the women around him.”the council denounced.
Contacted by AFP, Kanye West’s representatives did not immediately respond.