Kanye West dons Jesus Christ mask and cites his 'mental geniusness' in wild 2021 deposition video
Kanye 'Ye' West's wildly combative Zoom deposition for a $10M lawsuit accusing him of stealing AI technology from 2021 was unearthed for an upcoming one-hour special featuring A-list celebrities in the hot seat.In two sneak peek clips, the 47-year-old rapper-designer shielded his eyes with a 'Rooted in Ignorance' cap and refused to get off his device: 'Due to my, uh, mental geniusness in order to focus on this bulls***, I need to be on a phone.'When Ye's attorney Ekwan Rhowe urged him to get off his phone, he brattily agreed before donning a perforated hood emblazoned with a picture of Jesus Christ.At that point, MyChannel, Inc.'s attorney Michael Popok - whom he called 'boy' 12 times - asked: 'Mr. West, why have you donned a mask to start this deposition?''Because you don't have the right to see my face,' the 24-time Grammy winner replied. Kanye 'Ye' West's wildly combative Zoom deposition for a $10M lawsuit accusing him of stealing AI technology from 2021 was unearthed for an upcoming one-hour special featuring A-list celebrities in the hot seat'Kanye obviously had planned a stunt,' the Zumpano Patricios & Popok executive managing partner reflected.'He had that mask in his pocket. He was just looking for the appropriate moment during the deposition. I'm in for a ride. My goal was to stay on that bronco as long as I could.'Ye - who was homeless at the time - was then questioned about where he was and whom he was with: 'I'm not going to tell you! You're never gonna see me again! No one is in this actual room with me.'Read More Inside Kanye West's sprawling $35M Beverly Park mega-mansion When Popok dared to ask about objects in the room, the Atlanta-born rapper - who suffers from bipolar disorder - lost his temper: 'Are you stupid?! I'm not going to tell you all the things. I don't have time to be talking about...'I've got a chair in the room! You are talking to the richest black person in the history of America!'Ye shut his laptop after only 10 minutes and the black-owned tech startup's lawyers asked the judge to fine him $62,725 in sanctions before reaching a confidential settlement and agreeing to a 'joint stipulation of dismissal' three months later.Interrogation Raw: Celebrity Under Oath premieres December 26 on A&E.The prolific hip-hop star is also facing a slew of lawsuits from former employees Lauren Pisciotta, Benjamin Deshon Provo, Trevor Phillips, and Murphy Aficionado.On January 5, Ye will celebrate the 30th birthday of his Yeezy head of architecture-turned-second wife Bianca Censori immediately followed by their second wedding anniversary on January 11 (despite not obtaining a marriage certificate). In two sneak peek clips, the 47-year-old rapper-designer shielded his eyes with a 'Rooted in Ignorance' cap and refused to get off his device: 'Due to my, uh, mental geniusness in order to focus on this bulls***, I need to be on a phone' When Ye's attorney Ekwan Rhowe urged him to get off his phone, he brattily agreed before donning a perforated hood emblazoned with a picture of Jesus Christ At that point, MyChannel, Inc.'s attorney Michael Popok - whom he called 'boy' 12 times - asked: 'Mr. West, why have you donned a mask to start this deposition?' 'Because you don't have the right to see my face,' the 24-time Grammy winner replied Ye - who was homeless at the time - quickly lost his temper after being asked about his exact whereabouts: 'Are you stupid?! ... You are talking to the richest black person in the history of America!' The Atlanta-born rapper shut his laptop after only 10 minutes and the black-owned tech startup's lawyers asked the judge to fine him $62,725 in sanctions before reaching a confidential settlement and agreeing to a 'joint stipulation of dismissal' three months later Interrogation Raw: Celebrity Under Oath premieres December 26 on A&E On January 5, Ye will celebrate the 30th birthday of his Yeezy head of architecture-turned-second wife Bianca Censori (R, pictured December 8) immediately followed by their second wedding anniversary on January 11 On January 15, the prolific hip-hop star and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian (L, pictured August 17) will celebrate the seventh birthday of their daughter Chicago Noel West (R), whom he just featured on his new song Bomb Ye has been hard at work on his 11th studio album Bully (pictured), but he already released two ¥$ collaborative albums - Vultures 1 and Vultures 2 - with Ty Dolla Sign on February 10 and August 3 this year The Carnival rapper has been nominated for the best rap song trophy at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, which air February 2 on CBS/Paramount+On January 15, the Korea rapper and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian will celebrate the seventh birthday of their daughter Chicago Noel West, whom he just featured on his new song Bomb.Ye pays the 44-year-old SKIMS CEO $200K/month in child support as part of their 20/80 custody arrangement for their children including - daughter North, 11; son Saint, 9; and son Psalm, 5 - from their six-year marriage that ended in 2021.The Chicago State University drop-out hasn't been pictured with his kids since they joined him onstage to perform his track Everybody during a Vultures 2 listening party at the Wuyuan River Sports Stadium in Hainan on September 15.Ye has been hard at work on his 11th studio album Bully, but he already released two ¥$ collaborative albums - Vultures 1 and Vultures 2 - with Ty Dolla Sign on February 10 and August 3 this year.The Carnival rapper has been nominated for the best rap song trophy at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, which air February 2 on CBS/Paramount+.Ye - who gets 66.3M monthly listeners on Spotify - faces heavy competition against Kendrick Lamar, Glorilla, Future & Metro Boomin, and Rapsody.
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