Kanye West is being sued by a production company for unfulfilled promises of payment which have totaled over $7million.
The 45-year-old artist is at the center of a lawsuit by Phantom Labs who worked on multiple massive projects with the hitmaker from June 2021 to March 2022 according to a TMZ report on Thursday.
The production company had worked on four weeks of his Sunday Service, a listening event for Donda 2, the Free Larry Hoover concert in LA with Drake, and even his 2022 Coachella performance which was cancelled according to the publication.
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Pay back? Kanye West (seen in December 2021) is being sued by a production company for unfulfilled promises of payment which have totaled over $7million according to TMZ on Thursday
Phantom Labs attorney Howard King said that the All Of The lights rapper and his team were fine with making payments at first but then they began to pile up as the production company claims they were owed over $6million by February.
The legal documents also say that Ye had allegedly promised to settle his debt with Phantom Labs using the money he was supposed to make from his headlining gig at 2022 Coachella which was reportedly $9million.
However the artist pulled out just weeks before the gig and Phantom Labs claimed that it soon became clear that he wasn’t going to pay.
Dynamic duo: The 45-year-old artist is at the center of a lawsuit by Phantom Labs who worked on multiple massive projects with the hitmaker from June 2021 to March 2022, he is seen with Marilyn Manson in February
The production company had worked on four weeks of his Sunday Service, a listening event for Donda 2, the Free Larry Hoover concert in LA with Drake (pictured in December 2021), and even his 2022 Coachella performance which was cancelled according to the publication
The production company are suing Ye for breach of contract in addition to other things as they want him to pay $7.1million that they claim they are owed plus more on-top.
Back in April, the artist famously pulled out of his headlining gig at Coachella months after he was banned from the Grammys for his concerning online behavior and attacks against ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Pete Davidson.
He was replaced by The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia despite there being less than two weeks leading up to the festival.
Uh oh: Phantom Labs attorney Howard King said that the All Of The lights rapper and his team were fine with making payments at first but then they began to pile up as the production company claims they were owed over $6million by February
This comes just days after it was reported that Ye is being sued by fashion archivist David Casavant for not returning 13 of the 49 pieces of clothing he rented to him back in March 2020.
The 31-year-old stylist, collector, and consultant is coming for the 45-year-old rapper-designer for $221K in unpaid rental fees and $195K to replace the missing 13 ‘rare, esteemed pieces’ – according to TMZ.
Among the 49 items listed in David’s invoice was a heavily-distressed vintage blue denim jacket designed by Helmut Lang.
Ye famously wore a vintage Helmut Lang jean jacket in the b&w music video for Rihanna’s 2015 song FourFiveSeconds, which was directed by Inez & Vinoodh.
The legal documents also say that Ye had allegedly promised to settle his debt with Phantom Labs using the money he was supposed to make from his headlining gig at 2022 Coachella which was reportedly $9million but he cancelled the gig less than two weeks before the show
Leading man: He was replaced by The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia despite there being less than two weeks leading up to the festival
Casavant began working with him in 2014 and he features West and his estranged wife Kim Kardashian 12 times on The David Casavant Archive’s online portfolio.
The Tennessee-born, NYC-based tastemaker has also loaned designer duds to Travis Scott, Rihanna, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Lorde, Tom Brady, 21 Savage, Young Thug, and Solange.
The Atlanta-born hip-hop star’s last public appearance was honoring Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 26.
Legal trouble: This comes just days after it was reported that Ye is being sued by fashion archivist David Casavant for not returning 13 of the 49 pieces of clothing he rented to him back in March 2020
$416K total! The 31-year-old stylist, collector, and consultant is coming for the 45-year-old rapper-designer (pictured on June 26) for $221K in unpaid rental fees and $195K to replace the missing 13 ‘rare, esteemed pieces’
For example: Among the 49 items listed in David’s invoice was a heavily-distressed vintage blue denim jacket designed by Helmut Lang
Renter: Ye famously wore a vintage Helmut Lang jean jacket in the b&w music video for Rihanna’s 2015 song FourFiveSeconds, which was directed by Inez & Vinoodh
Samples: Casavant began working with him in 2014 and he features West and his estranged wife Kim Kardashian 12 times on The David Casavant Archive’s online portfolio
Ye and the 41-year-old reality star were declared legally single on March 2, and their next status conference divorce hearing is scheduled for August 5.
The couple formerly known as ‘Kimye’ will likely have an ‘informal’ custody agreement for their four children – daughter North, 9; son Saint, 6; daughter Chicago, 4; and son Psalm, 3.
West and Kardashian wed in 2014 after two years of dating and her two divorces from NBA star Kris Humphries and music producer Damon Thomas.
The Sunday Service creator – who suffers from bipolar disorder – is now said to be romancing First State Behavioral Health COO Chaney Jones.
Plaintiff: The Tennessee-born, NYC-based tastemaker (pictured in 2018) has also loaned designer duds to Travis Scott, Rihanna, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Lorde, Tom Brady, 21 Savage, Young Thug, and Solange
The Atlanta-born hip-hop star’s last public appearance was honoring Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (M) with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 2
2020 family portrait: Ye and the 41-year-old reality star (2-L) were declared legally single on March 2, and their next status conference divorce hearing is scheduled for August 5
