Kanye West (who also goes by the name Ye) was sued on Tuesday by a former employee who accused the rapper of threatening staff and students at Donda Academy, West's private and unaccredited Christian school in Ventura County, Calif.
Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by Trevor Phillips, the 47-page lawsuit also claimed that West engaged in discriminatory and antisemitic behavior, likening himself to Adolf Hitler and creating a hostile work environment. Phillips worked for both Donda Academy and West's fashion brand, Yeezy, from November 2022 to August 2023. The suit states that Phillips’ daughter and younger brother attended Donda, and that Phillips’ mother assisted him in getting the job. He was hired shortly after the rap mogul's businesses began to flounder and his major-record label was cast into jeopardy, following his repeated antisemitic comments. Notably, West at the time tweeted that he would support "death con 3 ON JEWISH PEOPLE," causing X/Twitter and Instagram to subsequently restrict his account.
