apper and his wife, , have been named in a lawsuit filed in a U.S. District Court.
The lawsuit alleges that , along with his former chief of staff , created a toxic and exploitative work environment while developing an app to promote 's music and potential venture into the adult film industry. According to the lawsuit, hired an international developer group that included several Black members and underage teens thought to be as young as 14. The lawsuit claims that aimed to avoid paying these companies to promote his new albums, Vultures and Vultures 2, withholding money once their work was complete.
What did the lawsuit accuse them of? The employees, who primarily worked remotely, communicated with , , and their team using apps like Discord, Zoom, and Slack. In April 2024, Yiannopoulos promised to pay the developer group 120,000 dollars upon the app's completion, provided the employees signed non-disclosure and "volunteer" agreements. Failure to comply would result in termination and non-payment, although that ended up happening anyway.
The situation reportedly worsened when 's white managers overseeing the foreign and minority workers allegedly created a hostile work environment using disparaging language. The employees, including minors, were allegedly bullied into working long hours without pay, mocked with racist remarks, and . allegedly sent a chat message with a Black/brown skin emoji to an African American team member and referred to a younger worker as a "school shoot.