The star is accused of sending vulgar text messages and creating a hostile work environment.

In a lawsuit, Lauren Pisciotta alleges the star sent her lewd texts and performed sex acts while on the phone with her, according to US media.

She claims she was fired in 2022, but that a $3 million (£2.4 million) severance package was never paid.

The BBC has contacted West’s lawyer for a response to her allegations, but has yet to receive a reply.

The lawsuit was first reported in the US by TMZ, and later confirmed by Rolling Stone, The Wrap and US Weekly, which says court papers were filed on Monday in the US.

  • Vespair@lemm.ee
    222·
    6 months ago

    Doesn’t matter. This dude has literally opened referred to himself as a Nazi and Hitler apologist and people still put his shit on playlists and radio stations are still playing his music.

    Kanye is proof that morality is just posturing, and the moment it is an inconvenience the vast majority will immediately discard it.

    • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
      41·
      6 months ago

      Don’t look up all the problematic stuff that artists have done. It’s never ending. That’s because we don’t select artists because they’re good people, we select them because they make good art.

      • Vespair@lemm.ee
        121·
        6 months ago

        Imo there is an enormous difference between personal moral failings, hell even personal acts of evil, and endorsing a hateful and toxic ideology.

        I don’t expect my artists to be paragons of personal virtue, but I absolutely am not okay supporting artists who are actively spreading hate.

    • gila@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      It matters insofar as there aren’t any normal, well adjusted people that are Kanye stans anymore. I was a top 0.1% Kanye listener - one time my friend even had a Kanye birthday cake made for me. Completely dropped his music after the white lives matter shit. For those that casually enjoy a song or two, his antics just don’t occupy that much of their headspace.

      • Vespair@lemm.ee
        1·
        6 months ago

        I know the default tone of the Internet is sarcastic so I’m clarifying that this is a sincere and genuine statement: good on you for having the integrity and growth to be able to adapt and change like that. Dropping a beloved artist, even rightly so, is a difficult thing. I applaud you for you conviction, king 👍✌️

        • gila@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          Hey thanks, its been quite a journey for me in terms of how I think about all sorts of things. It’s a shame that his influence is so intertwined with all things hip-hop for me that I can’t really enjoy the genre as much anymore, when I truly consider it to be one of the most emotive and compelling art forms in modern music. But the substitute outlets I found for my fanaticism, like king gizz, or just touching grass, don’t leave me feeling internally conflicted about whether my engagement is morally justified, which feels nice.

          It is pretty disgusting that Apple still chose to put MBDTF in their top 100 albums though. It’s not even great as far as KW albums go; it’s like a self-caricature of one. For them to choose it over something like College Dropout comes off as fellatio on someone that doesn’t deserve his spot on the list