Kanye West has been dropped by major corporations and powerful people, including his attorneys.
That's unfortunate since he'll need those attorneys to fight for him in his legal struggle over unlawfully borrowing Marshall Jefferson's 1986 song "Move Your Body" in his album "Donda 2."
The father-of-four is sued for using the "Father of House Music's" song into "Flowers," one of the tracks on his follow-up album. He sampled the tune more than 20 times in his song without obtaining the necessary permits.
More legal trouble appears to be developing for the rapper, who officially changed his name to Ye a few months ago because his attorneys are apparently having difficulties contacting him.
According to court records acquired by AllHipHop, the "All Of The Lights" hitmaker is facing a default judgment.
"Due to recent circumstances and Ye's counsel's inability to reach Ye or his representatives, Ye's counsel intends to seek withdrawal as counsel," said UIMP's attorney, Bradley J. Mullins.
Greenberg Traurig LLP is now representing Kanye in the litigation, having signed on as his counsel in mid-2022.
However, the "N*ggas In Paris" rapper-producer has a silver lining. Because, despite his lawyers' inability to contact him, they are apparently in informal negotiations to reach a settlement.
Mullins added that if the initial negotiations fail, they may try to resolve the situation with the assistance of a mediator.
Kanye West's lawyers deciding not to defend him in the case would be the latest legal setback for the Grammy winner, who has been mired in a scandal over statements he made regarding the death of George Floyd and Jewish people.
He has lost relationships with prominent firms such as Adidas, Balenciaga, and GAP in the previous two weeks, and his net worth has dropped by $2 billion.
Greenberg Traurig will become the sixth legal firm to sever connections with Kanye after threatening to go "death con three on Jews."
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GoFundMe Page For Kanye West
Meanwhile, Kanye West's fans are helping him generate money by starting a crowd-funding campaign to help him become a millionaire again, per Complex.
He lost multiple money sources in addition to being cut off from his deals.
But this isn't the first time he's been accused of losing money; in 2016, individuals attempted to raise more than $50,000 for him. After all, he was about to declare bankruptcy.
Years later, though, he became a billionaire.
The GoFundMe page is no longer active as of this writing.
