Employees have filed a lawsuit against Kanye West and his former chief of staff, Milo Yiannopoulos, in U.S. District Court, alleging they fostered a toxic workplace, TMZ reported.
The lawsuit alleges that the duo fostered a hostile and abusive work environment while managing the YZYVSN streaming service app. West launched the platform in spring 2024 to independently promote his albums “Vultures” and “Vultures 2,” bypassing established services like Tidal, Spotify and Apple Music, to TMZ. Kanye West Co.
Sued Over ‘New Slaves’ Allegations, Bianca Allegedly Sent Porn to Staff | Click to read more 👇 — TMZ (@TMZ) West and Yiannopoulos reportedly employed an international developer group, which included several black members and minors as young as 14, under alleged brutal working conditions, according to the , TMZ stated. These employees, who mostly worked remotely using platforms like Discord, Zoom and Slack, were allegedly subjected to long hours without pay, racial harassment and threats. Management reportedly used derogatory language, referring to team members as “slaves” and “new slaves,” and further degraded them based on their race, gender, sexual orientation and national origin, TMZ reported.
The suit also alleges that West’s , Bianca Censori, exacerbated the hostile environment by sending videos to staff, videos that were accessible to minors involved in the project, according to TMZ. The complaint notes that while Censori is not named as a defen.