Kanye West accused of racial discrimination by former employee

Benjamin Deshon Provoformer security guard Kanye Westfiled a complaint against the rapper last Friday, 26. He accuses west of subjecting black employees to “less favorable treatment compared to their non-black colleagues.”

Second Provowho worked as a security guard at Donda Academy and in a warehouse where the musician stores Yeezy products, west frequently shouted at and ridiculed black employees. Furthermore, Provo He was reportedly fired for refusing to get rid of his dreadlocks.

He revealed that west further asked “anyone associated with Donda to get rid of books related to Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and other prominent figures in the black community.”

The former security guard also spoke about salary disparity, stating that he was paid less than non-white employees. He argues that he even questioned the singer’s manager, John Hickswho replied: “Don’t talk about money with Ye. He doesn’t like to talk about it.” After the complaints, then the payment of Provo would have decreased even more.

According to the document, in April 2023, west “unjustifiably and irrationally began to demand” that Provo and other employees to shave their heads. Provo justified that he wears dreadlocks “as an exercise of his Muslim faith”. He claims that he was fired as a result of refusing to comply with the demand for Kanye.

According to the complaint, Provo is seeking damages for alleged discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, labor code violations, and attorneys’ fees, as well as a “preliminary and permanent injunction and a public injunction, against all defendants, prohibiting them from owning and operating any educational school for children under the age of 18 in the state of California” (via People).