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Source: Neil Mockford / Getty Has anyone seen Is Kanye West? A couple of disgruntled Sunday Service employees want to settle a stack of overdue invoices after working for the rapper last year. Apparently, staff that worked on a live performance for the musical live production of “Kanye West Nebuchadnezzar Opera” claimed they were never paid for their work, so they’re suing the rapper and Live Nation via a class-action lawsuit for a cool $1 million. The Blast reports that a hair assistant claims she is owed “unpaid wages, continuing wages, damages, civil penalties, statutory penalties and attorney’s fees and costs.” Her day rate was paid late and the production team, consisting of background actors, performing as audience members also faced charges with their delinquent checks. &...
Kanye West‘s Sunday Service returned to the Atlanta area over Labor Day weekend with a mesmerizing event featuring the rapper’s choir appearing to walk on water. The epic gathering, held Sunday (Sept. 6) at Pinewood Forest in Fayetteville, Georgia, included a sunset sermon by televangelist Joel Osteen, who shared the famous story from the Bible of Jesus walking on water. Later in the service, West’s choir offered attendees a stunning visual by crossing the lake’s surface on foot and performing uplifting gospel music. West’s wife, Kim Kardashian, shared scenes from the fascinating service on Twitter and her Instagram Stories. The intimate event drew about 150 guests, including 2 Chainz. West rebooted Sunday Service on his Wyoming ranch in mid-August, noting tha...
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Kanye West might soon have to dip into his billion-dollar coffers, this after a company he was associated with claims that he ripped them off. MyChannel, Inc., which specializes in video and e-commerce technology, says they helped West get his Sunday Service events off the ground. The Blast reports: “The founders of MYC reasonably relied on a series of promises made by Mr. West and other leaders in his organization that for six (6) months convinced them to focus 100 percent of their attention on Kanye and Yeezy, and to invest $7 Million in company resources for good measure. In fact, the MYC founders and other personnel moved for their Pennsylvania headquarters to Yeezy’s headquarters (first in California and then in Illinois) and worked full-time for Defendents, a...