Breaking News: Kanye West was allegedly antisemitic in front of employees, lawsuit claims…. Read More

Ex-project manager Murphy Aficionado also makes allegations of lewd conduct, discrimination, a hostile work environment, retaliation, not paying wages, and wrongful termination

A new lawsuit filed by one of Kanye West‘s former employees has alleged that he was openly antisemitic in front of his staff.

West has been dogged with accusations of antisemitism since 2022, following a series of posts on Twitter/X and Instagram, which saw his accounts on both social media sites suspended. In one post West, now known as Ye, wrote: “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.” More recently, he blamed alcohol for the tweet.

Following the tweet, West was dropped by his lawyer, talent agency and record label, while several fashion brands, including Balenciaga and Adidas, ended their partnerships with him, resulting in him losing billionaire status.

Celebrities and politicians around the world condemned his comments, while West said he didn’t “believe” in the term antisemitism in an interview with News Nation‘s Chris Cuomo.

Since those first claims were made, further allegations of antisemitism have also been levelled against West. In a BBC documentary, The Trouble With KanYe, the star’s former friend and business partner Alex Klein – who worked with him on ‘Donda 2’ – alleged West had said Klein was like “exactly like like the other Jews” and that the rapper believed Jewish people were “working together to hold him back”.

Now, the rapper’s former project manager Murphy Aficionado has filed a suit at Los Angeles County Superior Court for discrimination, a hostile work environment, retaliation, not paying wages, and wrongful termination. Aficionado was fired in 2023 and worked for West for nine months.

The lawsuit details allegations of West spouting “antisemitic tirades” around his employees, which was purportedly a “daily occurrence”.