Gap is suing Kanye West for $2 million over their failed collaboration, claiming the embattled rapper made unapproved alterations to a Los Angeles rental property the landlord is trying to collect on. .
According to court documents obtained by The Post, Gap filed a claim against West, 45, and his Yeezy clothing line in an LA court last month.
Art City Center, the company that claims ownership of the building leased to Gap, last year opened 1360 AD. 6th St.
Changes include building an exterior ramp into the east side parking lot; installing a tunnel in the lot; removal of ceiling lights; building a wall; And nixing three bathrooms, according to the lawsuit.
The Gap is looking to cash in on West, who announced a Yeezy Gap collaboration in 2020.
The lawsuit against West claims, “by making and not repairing or restoring the premises, the foregoing alterations [West] Created without Gap’s participation or approval, [West] breached the strategic agreement and directly and indirectly charged Gap to repair and restore the building.
Gap is asking Art City to hold West liable for any damages owed, as well as $2 million in compensatory damages for itself.
The Post has contacted West’s representatives for comment. A Gap spokesman declined to comment, citing pending litigation.
Gap ended its partnership with the “strong” rapper last fall after he made anti-Semitic comments.
Gap said in a statement at the time, “Historism, racism and hate are inexcusable in any form and are not tolerated in line with our values.”
But West later claimed the venture failed because he is a “king”.
“Everybody knows I’m the leader, I’m the king,” West said during the CNBC appearance. “A king cannot live in another’s castle. A king has to build his palace.”
West’s controversial comments also cost him a lucrative Yeezy deal with Adidas, according to Forbes.
This meant that West lost his billionaire status, as $1.5 billion of his estimated $2 billion fortune was attributed to his ties to the clothing company.
Adidas recently announced that it will begin selling its Yeezy shoe merchandise from its discontinued partnership later this month. All proceeds will be donated to organizations fighting racism and hate, the company said.
West has stepped out of the spotlight in recent months, though he and his new “wife,” Bianca Sensori, 28, were seen Not long ago in West Hollywood.
