Kanye West sued for discrimination and accused of texting “Hail Hitler” to Jewish Yeezy employee

nme.com:

Kanye West has been sued for discrimination by a former Yeezy employee, and accused of texting “Hail Hitler” to a Jewish staff member.The woman who filed the lawsuit worked as a marketing specialist at West’s fashion brand, according to documents obtained by TMZ.

She claimed that she was fired from her role after standing up to the rapper’s anti-Semitic rhetoric in the workplace.In the suit, the former employee alleged that Ye had reached out to her and another Jewish staffer in a group chat and wrote: “Welcome to the first day of working for Hitler.”Additionally, she claimed that West sent her a text message reading: “I Am A NAZI”.

This allegedly came after she suggest the artist share a statement denying any ties to Nazism following backlash to mentions of anti-Semitism on ‘Vultures 1’, and the album’s cover artwork. “And I’m still crazy, bipolar, anti-Semite/ And I’m still the king,” he rapped at a listening party.West also allegedly told the woman to “cut the bullshit” and “fuck out of here” in one conversation.

She claimed he called her a “heartless sociopath” too, and told her to “shut the fuck up, bitch”.Other things Ye allegedly texted her include “Hail Hitler”, “You Ugly as Fuck,” “You stupid ass corny bitch”, “You Piece of Shit” and “Fuck You Bitch”.