Kanye West ordered to pay $140K in Malibu mansion renovation lawsuit

A handyman had sought $1.7m (£1.267m) from the rapper over claims of unpaid work, medical expenses and being unfairly fired.

A jury found Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, liable in a legal dispute brought by his former contractor, Tony Saxon, and ordered him to pay $140,000. Saxon had sued for unpaid wages, medical expenses, and wrongful termination related to renovations at West's Malibu mansion.

A Los Angeles jury ordered Ye to pay $140,000 to Tony Saxon, who alleged unpaid wages and unsafe working conditions during renovations at West's Malibu mansion. The jury also awarded Saxon attorney fees, expected to total over $1 million.

Ye was ordered to pay $140,000 in a lawsuit filed by handyman Tony Saxon, who claimed unpaid wages and unsafe working conditions during renovations at West's Malibu mansion. Saxon had initially sought $1.7 million in damages.

A jury sided with Tony Saxon in his lawsuit against Ye, ordering the rapper to pay $140,000 for medical expenses and lost wages. Saxon had accused Ye of unpaid wages and unsafe working conditions during renovations at West's Malibu mansion.

Ye was found liable in a lawsuit brought by Tony Saxon over renovations at West's Malibu mansion. The jury awarded Saxon $140,000, a fraction of the $1.7 million he had sought in damages.