Kanye West Sued: Accused of Targeting Black Employees at Donda Academy and Spewing Hate Against Jews in Private Meetings

Kanye West has been hit with another lawsuit — this time, by an ex-staffer, who accused the rapper of berating Black employees at his Donda Academy, gushing over Hitler, and trash-talking the Jewish community during private meetings.

The suit obtained by RadarOnline.com was filed by a man named Trevor Phillips, who said he was hired in November 2022 for a position at Yeezy; however, he later learned he'd be placed on a team called the "Vertically Integrated Crew" with four others, and their duties would be at Donda.

"From the start of Phillips' tenure working at Yeezy and Donda, it was immediately apparent to him, and others, that Kanye treated the black staff considerably worse than white employees. Even when class was in session, Kanye would scream and berate black employees, while never even as much raising his tone at the white staff. Often, Kanye targeted Phillips — a black man — not just with this disparate and harassing behavior, but complete and utter disdain," Phillips alleged in the lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

According to Phillips, Kanye's Black employees weren't the only race he allegedly targeted. He claimed the star spread antisemitism in meetings at Donda by allegedly preaching to his staff that "the Jews are out to get me" and "the Jews are stealing all my money." During a dinner at Nobu in December 2022, Phillips claimed that Kanye went off on a Hitler rant and declared the Holocaust was "fake."

Kanye allegedly ranted, "The Jews are working with Adidas to freeze up my money to try and make me broke! The jews can't stop me. Adidas can't stop me. I WILL BE THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD," referencing the fallout between Yeezy and the German apparel giant after the rapper's "Death Con 3" comment and outbursts that followed.