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TL;DR of Kanye West Sued By Former Employees He Allegedly Called “New Slaves”

Kanye West is being sued by a group of former employees

They accuse him of “fostering a racist environment” and forcing employees to work “insanely long hours.” The filing was by developers hired to work on West’s YZYVSN streaming service app

They were reportedly promised $120,000 in pay if they “completed the app” However, they were later forced to sign nondisclosure agreements under the threat of losing their jobs and not being paid

Some employees who were minors were required to sign “volunteer’ agreements

Those indicated they would receive no pay for their work

West has not publicly commented on the lawsuit

The lawsuit comes several weeks after Milo Yiannopoulos resigned from Yeezy because of West’s porn studio project

He allegedly sent “one worker a file-sharing link containing hardcore sexual activity,” which allegedly was to be used for the development of the porn app.