Kanye West asks judge to bar his Nazi posts from jury

Kanye West, the rapper now known as Ye, is asking a judge to keep his past antisemitic social media posts out of a discrimination lawsuit brought by a former Donda Academy and Yeezy employee, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.

The case stems from an April 2024 lawsuit filed by Benjamin Provo, who alleges Mr. West reprimanded him over his dreadlocks, which Provo says he wore in accordance with his Muslim faith. Provo’s suit claims Black employees at Donda Academy and Yeezy received less favorable treatment than white employees, and that he was ultimately fired for refusing to comply with Mr. West’s demand concerning his hair.

In the new filing, Mr. West’s attorneys argue that his past posts are irrelevant to Provo’s claims. They also contend that many of the social media posts Provo’s team plans to introduce were not actually written by Mr. West or his chief of staff, Milo Yiannopoulos, but instead originated from impersonation, parody, repost or commentary accounts. The filing asks the judge to either exclude the material entirely or require Mr. Provo to first establish its authenticity, admissibility and relevance outside the jury’s presence.

According to the filing, Mr. Provo’s legal team compiled a 919-page report of social media posts they intend to use as evidence. Among them is an Instagram photo of a robe resembling Ku Klux Klan attire that was captioned as an outfit choice for the day, along with a February 2025 post on X in which Mr. West wrote, “I love Hitler. Now what bitches.”

Mr. West has denied all allegations of wrongdoing in the case, which is scheduled for trial later this year.