Kanye West has been sued by Gap Inc. for $2 million over an alleged breach of contract.
According to Radar Online, Gap was sued by commercial company Art City Center in October 2022 because of alleged changes made to a downtown Los Angeles building by Ye, who was utilizing the space for his Yeezy clothing line while at Gap. Gap began a lease with Art City Center in April 2021 and the lease ended in March 2022.
Per court documents, Gap said they would pay $104,666,67 per month for rent and $8,333 for parking, but the agreement stated that they cannot make any changes to the space without prior approval. However, “numerous, significant, unapproved modifications” were allegedly made to the building.
Since 2022, Art City Center stated that they are owed $822,000 in holding damages which are increasing at a rate of $164,000 per month and additional damages totaling $1.5 million. This lawsuit was brought forth after Kanye terminated the partnership between Yeezy and Gap over a series of alleged contract violations in September 2022.
So far, Gap has denied all wrongdoing but they believe Kanye should pay the $2 million since he allegedly caused the damages.
This isn’t the first time that a major company has suffered because of their affiliation with the increasingly controversial Hip Hop and fashion mogul.
In April, adidas was sued by investors over their Yeezy partnership with Ye, which began in 2013.
According to CNBC TV 18, adidas was sued by investors in an Oregon courtroom over claims that the apparel company was allegedly made aware of the risks associated with continuing a partnership Ye prior to his antisemitic outbursts last year.
In the lawsuit, investors in the company said that in a 2018 annual report, adidas reportedly disregarded the concerns with their partnership with Kanye West by “generally alluding” to the risks “rather than stating that the company had actually considered ending the partnership as a result of West’s personal behavior.”
In February 2023, Kanye reportedly reached an agreement with adidas that would see the company unload the remaining designs in the Yeezy collection.
According to reports from multiple outlets, the new contract would allow adidas to release and promote the existing product created under their previous deal with West. However, it does not make any provisions for a continuation of the collection. Reports put the value of the remaining Yeezy x adidas products at approximately $500 million.
adidas was forced to sever ties with Ye and his Yeezy clothing line after the controversial Chicago rapper went on multiple antisemitic tirades in 2022.
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