Kanye Threatened to Lock Kids in ‘Cages’ at Donda Academy, Lawsuit Alleges
Kanye West allegedly told students at his embattled Christian private school he wanted to shave their heads and lock them in “cages,” spewed antisemitic rhetoric at staff meetings, and even boasted about using school funds on a multimillion-dollar trip to Paris, a former employee claims in an explosive new lawsuit.
In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles, Trevor Phillips alleges he faced discrimination, wrongful termination, and retaliation by West, now known as Ye, during his nine-month employment at Yeezy and Donda Academy that began in November 2022.
He claims that in addition to Ye’s hateful rhetoric—including one instance in which he compared himself to Hitler—the rapper “physically threatened” him during an argument about the school’s garden, summoned him to Nobu in the middle of the night, and once simulated masturbating during a meeting at a California hotel. The lawsuit also names the school and Ye’s fashion brand Yeezy as defendants, and seeks $35,000 in damages.