Overview
- Los Angeles County Judge Brock T. Hammond ordered no hats, sunglasses, or revealing clothing in court and warned that anyone who violates the rules will be turned away.
- Ye and Bianca Censori are expected to testify during the roughly 12-day jury trial, with Censori possibly serving as a representative for his company at the defense table, according to their lawyer.
- Plaintiff Tony Saxon alleges he was hired in 2021 to manage the project and provide security, was promised $20,000 per week but paid only once, and was fired after raising safety concerns.
- Saxon claims Ye directed the removal of electricity and windows and reliance on large generators, which he says created a serious fire hazard and placed him in extreme danger.
- The case, set to begin next week in Los Angeles, follows Ye’s 2021 purchase of the Malibu property for $57.3 million and its sale in September 2024 for about $21 million, and could be the first of several worker lawsuits against him to reach a jury if no settlement occurs.