While Taylor Swift Thrives, Kanye West is Drowning in Legal Troubles As Explosive New Allegations From Supposed Ex-employees Surface

Regarded as one of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, Kanye ‘Ye’ West is known for his varying musical style, and polarizing opinions on culture and politics. Kanye West’s third studio album, Graduation, became one of the most commercially successful albums for him. He has also been a part of a collaborative album in which he has collaborated with Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, and Ty Dolla Sign.

The hip-hop artist has also ventured into the fashion world, collaborating with Nike, Louis Vuitton, Gap and Inc., and Adidas for shoes and clothing lines. Even though he is regarded as one of the music geniuses in the music industry, his legal troubles, controversial statements against Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, and Pete Davidson, anti-Semitic statements, and erratic online behavior have only lessened his impact and diminished his image in the industry.

Kanye West’s former chief of staff’s entanglement in a lawsuit puts the artist in a bad light yet again

According to reports by In Touch Weekly, Kanye ‘Ye’ West’s former chief of staff, Milo Yiannpoulos, has been accused of allegedly harassing former employees who have accused the artists and Yeezy brand of mistreatment and financial disputes.

The Tribune reported in July that eight former employees of his YZYVSN project had accused the artist of an alleged toxic work environment and unpaid wages. They stated in the lawsuit filed in California’s Central District Court that they had endured verbal abuse, including being derogatorily labeled as ‘slaves’ and ‘new slaves’.

The former employees also asserted that they were not compensated for extensive work hours spent developing an app earlier this year. The plaintiffs contend that they were exposed to inappropriate materials related to Ye’s adult film project by his wife, Bianca Censori. Censori has denied the allegations via Milo Yiannpoulos.

Now the reports have been public that the four minor children, who range in age from 14 to 17, who are also involved in the lawsuit, stated that they have suffered harassment and unwanted communication from Milo Yiannpoulos. They added,

Milo Yiannpoulos’ harassment and communications have included online posts and videos harassing Shemar [one of the plantiffs] with threats to ruin his career and reputation.

The attorney for the former employees mentioned that Milo Yiannpoulos’ harassment of Shemar and R.M. [one of the other plantiffs] is not only concerning but also raises the issue of him exposing the identities of the plaintiffs who had requested their identities to be hidden. The attorney continued that they fear that Yiannpoulos would use this move to impose psychological distress and pressure so plaintiffs will drop the lawsuit.

The lawsuit against Ye and the recent accusations against Milo Yiannpoulos add to more trouble for the artist. Variety also reported that DJ Khalil and three other artists for copyright infringement have sued him over unauthorized use of music on his album 2021 Donda, specifically for Moon and Hurricane. This is not the first time Ye has been under the spotlight for something other than the success of his music but something more controversial.

The recent lawsuit against Ye goes on to show that once the artist, who was regarded for his music and at one point for his fashion, is no longer regarded for his music but more. The artists he had previously beefed with are doing pretty well in their respective careers, but Ye has been drowning in legal troubles with passing days.

Taylor Swift spends time with Travis Kelce at the US Open final while Ye maintains silence on the lawsuit

Kanye ‘Ye’ West is often named aside from Taylor Swift due to their longstanding feud and the fact that the feud drove Swift out to a foreign country. Swift, in her interview with TIME Magazine, gave insight into the time she was subjected to being canceled. She said,

Make no mistake—my career was taken from me. You have a fully manufactured frame job in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say everyone that I was a liar. That took me down psychologically to a place I’ve never been before.

Swift noted that she didn’t leave a rental house for a year, was afraid to get on phone calls, and pushed away most of the people because it was hard for her to trust anyone. When Swift was having a hard time, Ye was thriving in terms of his career, and now it seems like the tables have turned. That is, Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour has now attained the status of being one of the highest-grossing tours in history and the first tour to surpass US $1 billion in revenue.

The singer’s eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, was released in April and broke the various sales and streaming records. It went on to achieve the highest single-day and single-week streams for albums on Spotify. Where Ye and his wife Censori are currently entangled in a lawsuit that included minors as plaintiffs, Swift was recently spotted with beau Travis Kelce at the US Open men’s singles final.

Swifties have shown immense support to the singer over the years, which goes on to show that she will always be fans’ favorite. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Taylor Swift’s net worth is near about $1 billion, whereas Kanye West is worth $400 million. West is yet to respond to the lawsuit.