In a twist to Kanye West's ongoing legal battle, his attorney has alleged that the rapper is neither paying him nor communicating with him. As reported by ABC 7, attorney Brian Brumfield has filed a request to withdraw from representing West in a lawsuit against an autograph dealer who accused West of assault.
Brumfield claims that West ended their professional relationship on June 21. The documents state, "Defendant also will not speak to counsel and defendant refuses to pay counsel as well," according to ABC 7. A hearing for Brumfield's motion is set for July 29.
Neither Brumfield nor West's representatives have responded to requests for comment from Page Six.
The lawsuit, initiated on January 10 by Justin Poplawski and his wife, Tiffany Marshall, accuses West of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence related to an incident with Poplawski. Marshall also claims a loss of consortium due to the incident.
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Poplawski, who had previously obtained West's autograph, alleges that in January 2022, he approached West outside the Soho Warehouse social club in downtown Los Angeles. According to the suit, West then struck Poplawski. When Poplawski requested an apology, West allegedly responded, "Apology for what?" and continued to hit him, causing injury.
Poplawski believes West's actions were driven by the stress of his divorce from Kim Kardashian. This development follows another recent lawsuit against West by a former Yeezy employee. The staffer claims that West's new wife, Bianca Censori, distributed explicit materials accessible to minors involved in West's latest project, "Yeezy Porn."
In a statement to Page Six, West's former chief of staff, Milo Yiannopoulos, relayed Censori's denial of these allegations. "I've been authorized by Bianca to stress that any allegation that she showed or caused to be shown any pornographic material to minors is offensive, disgusting, abhorrent, and categorically and wholly false," Yiannopoulos stated, dismissing the claims as "the most tragic and thirsty lie imaginable."
