Kanye West sued for $1million by ex-employee who alleges dangerous conditions

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Kanye West is being sued by an ex-employee who alleges he was forced by the rapper to work under dangerous conditions.As Sky News reports, Tony Saxon claims he is owed $1million (£800,000) in unpaid wages and loss of earnings after working as a project manager, full-time security, and live-in caretaker at West’s house in Malibu, California.The lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that the ‘Donda’ artist unlawfully fired Saxon after he refused to comply with Ye’s “dangerous” demands.Saxon told Sky News that he was instructed by West to remove the electricity supply and windows from the property, claiming Ye “wanted it to be like a bomb shelter”.

Quoting the rapper, he said: “‘This is going to be my bunker, my place to go off the grid and hide’.”According to the lawsuit, Saxon was hired by West in September 2021.

His other responsibilities included overseeing construction-related jobs such as cleaning, demolition, hiring contractors and coordinating employees.Saxon allegedly spent the entirety of his employment at the house “sleeping in makeshift conditions, finding empty spaces on the ground and using his coat as a makeshift bedding”.

The property – which West purchased for a reported $55million (£44m) – had previously been stripped out for an extensive remodelling project.These issues continued, the suit claims, despite “constant complaints” from Saxon about his sleeping arrangements and other dangers including workers “unsafely demolishing various parts of the house with no safety equipment”.Saxon at one point was allegedly told to bring power generators into the home, but he refused to do so because it was “super irresponsible and super dangerous”.Speaking to Sky News, Saxon claimed West warned him.