Kanye West Found Liable in Mansion Trial

Kanye West has been found liable after a man said he was seriously injured during construction on the rapper's Malibu mansion in 2021.

As per Rolling Stone, the plaintiff, Tony Saxon, had asked for $1.7 million in compensatory damages, but in the mixed verdict that included some wins for Kanye, now known as Ye, the jury awarded $100,000 for past and future medical expenses and another $40,000 for past pain and suffering.

The jurors declined, however, to award anything for future pain and suffering and also didn't award any punitive damages. The jury found that Saxon was not wrongfully terminated, and that Ye did not engage in “malice, oppression, or fraud.”

As he's expected to cover Saxon's attorney's fees and costs, Ye's total liability for taking the case to trial is set to go much higher.

Saxon testified that he severely injured his neck and back while working at the property and was later fired after seeking workplace accommodations and refusing to run fuel-powered generators indoors.

He said that when he warned Ye the generators posed a carbon monoxide risk, the rapper snapped, “If you don’t do what I ask you to do, you’re an enemy. You’re a Clinton. You’re a Kardashian. And I won’t be your friend anymore, and you’re only gonna see me on the TV and the news.” Saxon told jurors the moment was “a very scary interaction.”

After buying the mansion for $57 million in 2021, Ye eventually sold the property for $21 million in 2024.

Saxon’s lawsuit is just the first to reach a jury amongst a wave of civil complaints filed by people who worked for Ye in recent years.

The hip-hop legend has faced over a dozen lawsuits since 2022.

He did settle complaints last year from a former assistant principal and teachers at his failed private Christian school, Donda Academy.

The staffers alleged deplorable conditions, including an overflowing septic tank, exposed electrical wiring and the removal of windows because Ye allegedly “did not like glass.”