Kanye West has been ordered to pay up to a former handyman he fired who was tasked with massive renovations at his $57 million dollar Malibu mansion.
A Los Angeles jury awarded $140,000 for medical expenses and lost wages to Tony Saxon Wednesday. Saxon who was originally asking the rapper for $1.7 million.
The multi-daytrial centered around Saxon’s tumultuous 2021 remodelingof the multi-million dollar beachfront home. Saxon alleged unpaid wages, unsafe working conditions, and wrongful termination after he was hired to manage, secure, and live in the property during its renovation. He also claims to have suffered a back injury during the renovations.
The rapper’s overhaul of the structure removed almost all of the original design — including all electric and plumbing.
During the trial, several bizarre stories surrounding West surfaced including his plans for the once architecturally celebrated property. The concepts went from a “bomb shelter” to a “monastery” to a “recording studio” and finally a “playground,” testimony revealed.
Saxon also toldtales of late night trips with West to Home Depotto get tools. He testified West “had gotten distracted by a flower arrangement,” causing them to miss out on buying any equipment.
And in one case of mistaken identity, aworker who called West’s then wife Kim Kardashian “Bianca”in error was afraid he’d be fired.
Testimonyrevealed West allegedly approached him infuriated, “She’s the most famous woman in the world and you call her by another woman’s name?”
The worker ended up keeping his job.
West and his now-wife Bianca Censori took the stand last week. Kanye was sullen in the witness box, at one point he appeared to fall asleep. He often answered he didn’t remember when asked about his actions regarding the beachfront property.
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