Kanye West Repeats 'I Can't Recall' in Drowsy-Seeming Trial Testimony
Variety • • general
Key Points:
- Ye, formerly Kanye West, appeared drowsy and frequently answered "I don't recall" during his testimony in a trial over unpaid wages to contractor Tony Saxon for work on Ye's Malibu mansion renovation.
- Journalists noted Ye repeatedly yawned and seemed to doze off on the witness stand, prompting visible reactions in the courtroom, including from Saxon's attorney.
- Ye did recall some details, such as Saxon's body odor, but could not remember other events like taking Saxon to McDonald's or the hardware store; he also requested to be addressed simply as "Ye."
- Ye clarified that he wanted only one staircase converted into a slide and that he intended to have a different plumbing system, contradicting claims that he wanted all utilities
