Kanye West told a Jewish employee that he was a “Nazi,” compared himself to Adolf Hitler and fired her the day after she complained about his behavior, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles.
West — who now goes by “Ye” and made similar remarks during a hate-fueled series of posts on X last week before deactivating his account Monday — also repeatedly called the employee “ugly as f—-” and a “bitch” before daring her to sue him, according to the 33-page complaint.
The suit seeks monetary damages and accuses West of discrimination, retaliation, creating a hostile work environment and breach of contract. The plaintiff filed the suit anonymously in order to protect herself, given West’s celebrity and status, according to her attorney, Carney Shegerian.
E-mails sent to West and his attorneys seeking comment were not immediately returned Tuesday morning.
Two days before the suit was filed, West appeared in an awkward Super Bowl advertisement where he filmed himself rambling on a cell phone in a dentist’s chair while text appeared urging viewers to go to “yeezy.com.” The website is a blank page with the exception of a white tee-shirt with a black swastika on it, labeled “HH-01,” which can be purchased for approximately $20.
In the years since his divorce from Kim Kardashian, West has spiraled from a perch as one of the most influential voices in fashion and hip-hop to a walking controversy dropped by his managers and record label after he engaged in erratic behavior that included courting attention from conspiracy theorists and far-right figures.
Since 2022 West has praised Hitler in an interview with Alex Jones, threatened to go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” promoted anti-Semitic stereotypes including the idea that Jews control the music industry and cuddled up to extreme personalities such as white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.
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