A former employee of Ye’s now-closed Donda Academy has filed a lawsuit against the rapper accusing him of discrimination and seeking to lock students in cages. Metro Boomin took to X to share that he had been hacked. Lizzo took to social media to clear up what she meant when she said she “quit.” Flavor Flav clears up his involvement in a potential “Flavor of Love” reboot. Taylor Swift has been added to Forbes billionaires list. The publication stated that the “Lavender Haze” singer amassed an estimated $1.1 billion fortune this year. And more!
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It’s Wednesday, April 3rd, and welcome to Billboard News. Kanye West and Taylor Swift are in the news and yet somehow that feels like every day of my life. Let’s kick things off with this top story.
Ye’s legal troubles continue to grow as he is sued by another former employee. We have the details. A lawsuit filed on Tuesday, April 2nd, paints a disturbing picture of Ye’s Donda Academy, an educational institution that opened and closed in 2022. A former Donda Academy employee, Trevor Phillips, paints a picture of a sexually abusive environment. He alleges in the lawsuit that West summoned him to a room at the Nobu Hotel where the rapper put on ‘The Batman’ and watched in silence. He claims that after a long awkward silence, Kanye finally spoke and began an unprovoked bigoted rant, attacking Jewish people and would later that night simulate masturbation while talking about having orgies. But it’s not just the staff that suffer from an allegedly uncomfortable environment. Philips claimed Ye told students to shave their heads and that he intended to put a jail at the school where students could be locked in cages. We’ve reached out to Ye for comment, but have not heard back at the time of recording. We’ll continue to follow this story as it develops, but make sure you check out Billboard.com for the latest.
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