Kanye West has been accused of slavery and dissemination of pornographic material

Slavery and dissemination of pornographic material. This is what Kanye West, Bianca Censori, and Milo Yannoupoulous, the chief of staff of the Chicago artist, are accused of. According to initial reports from TMZ, the issue allegedly began when West and Yannoupoulous tasked minors - including 14-year-olds - to develop the music streaming platform YZYVSN, intended to challenge the duopoly of Apple Music and Spotify. The first and second chapters of Vultures were supposed to release on YZYVSN; ultimately, the first debuted initially on the YEEZY website and later on Spotify, while the second never debuted on any streaming platform. According to court documents, the team hired by Yannoupoulous and West worked around the clock, even remotely through platforms like Slack and Skype. Additionally, various team members allegedly suffered mistreatment, were unpaid, and faced threats of dismissal for dissent. This situation is as controversial as it is ironic: it has been 11 years since Kanye West released New Slaves, a track featured on Yeezus that centered around issues such as racial segregation, racism, and slavery.

But there is also another accusation involving West and Bianca Censori. In April 2024, Ye announced the release of the film Yeezy Porn. Bianca Censori allegedly shared the video link in various chats, effectively compelling several minors to watch it. It's not an easy situation for Kanye West, especially worsened by additional accusations he faced in April 2024. Trevor Philips, a former employee of Yeezy and Donda Academy, had previously filed complaints against the school founded by Ye to prepare students to «become the next generation of leaders» through «an ethic of integrity and care». Philips described it as a hostile work environment where, among other things, there are retaliations against whistleblowers. Philips also added details about the treatment of children within the Academy: «Ye wanted children to shave their heads and intended to install a prison in the school to punish them.» To these already extremely serious descriptions, Philips also recounted that Ye was known to praise Hitler.