Kanye West Accused of Defrauding “Hardworking, Innocent” Fashion Workers Of ‘Yeezy’ Brand

Kanye West is being accused of running off on the plug, according to court documents filed by Japanese fabric supplier, Toki Sen-I Co. The company claims Kanye is using his celebrity status to defraud “hardworking, innocent” workers and are responding to Kanye and Yeezy’s attempt to dismiss their lawsuit over an unpaid $624k bill.

Toki Sen-I Co sued the rapper earlier this year, accusing his Yeezy brand of not paying them for materials and work done for his sneaker line. Kanye claims no wrongdoing and says they never delivered the materials and that’s why they didn’t get paid. He wants the case thrown out completely.

The fabric supplier says Kanye should not be allowed to screw people over just because he is famous. Toki says Kanye may have used his celebrity status to deceive other manufacturers in the past and says, “Even more worrisome, Defendants might use its celebrity status to deceive other fabric manufactures in the future.”

According to The Blast, they want the case to move forward, plus punitive damages in order to “punish the wealthy Defendants for their fraudulent and malicious behavior and to set an example to deter the Defendants and similar celebrity brands from using their status to defraud hardworking, innocent, and unexpecting vendors such as the Plaintiff.”