Man Claims Ye Ordered Him to Live at Beach House
Rolling Stone • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Tony Saxon testified that Kanye West (Ye) ordered him to live on-site 24/7 during the demolition of Ye’s Malibu mansion, often waking him abruptly at night and demanding constant updates and adherence to strict work conditions.
- Saxon described the project as an aggressive gutting of the $57.3 million contemporary home, with Ye wanting to create an off-the-grid, minimalist bunker by removing all wiring, plumbing, windows, and luxury features.
- Ye’s lawyer argued Saxon was an unlicensed contractor who independently destroyed the architectural gem, while Saxon maintained Ye insisted on keeping the work secret due to lack of permits and demanded the project stay under the radar.
- Saxon recounted suffering a severe back injury on the job
