Again in February, West was sued by an unnamed former worker, recognized in courtroom paperwork as Jane Doe, claiming the troubled rapper despatched “belligerent, abusive, harassing, anti-Semitic, and in any other case offensive” texts between January and June 2024.
In accordance with the accuser, just a few of the messages West allegedly despatched mentioned: “Shut the f— up b—-,” “Hail Hitler,” and “You ugly as f—.”
Doe additionally claimed within the lawsuit when she advised the rapper condemned Nazism because of backlash over artwork on his Vultures Vol. 1 album cowl, he replied: “I Am A Nazi.”
Within the paperwork, West’s authorized crew claimed the alleged messages despatched had been “work” and “plainly replicate (West)’s inventive critique of censorship, id, and sweetness requirements, and which had been wholly constant together with his public artistry and presentation lengthy earlier than (the previous staffer) explicitly sought employment.”
His attorneys additionally claimed his “personal communications” must be protected as a result of he’s “continuously engaged in inventive expression protected by the First Modification and California’s free speech ensures.”