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Kanye West has long been known for being a fairly eccentric individual, and while he’s always been a somewhat divisive figure, the “misunderstood genius” narrative played a role in many people overlooking his various outbursts thanks to the quality of the music he produced.
However, his increasingly bizarre behavior became much harder to ignore in recent years, and things came to a head in 2022 courtesy of a string of anti-Semitic statements and an appearance on Alex Jone’s show where the rapper noted he sees “good things about Hitler.”
It didn’t take long for Adidas to kick Kanye to the curb in a very expensive divorce with the man behind its Yeezy line, and Donda Academy (the private Christian school West established in California) also saw itself impacted by the problematic behavior of its founder.
Now, West’s foray into the educational space has created another headache for him courtesy of a lawsuit that was filed by Isaiah Meadows, who formerly served as the assistant principal at Yeezy Christian Academy (which opened prior to Donda Academy).
According to NBC News, Meadows painted a pretty grim picture of what students and employees at that school had to deal with, as he asserts it was riddled with engineering flaws including a lack of hot water, a septic tank that had a tendency to overflow, and shoddy wiring that supposedly sparked a fire near the cafeteria.
It also claims mesh coverings were installed to cover up windows and skylights that exposed people inside the building to the elements, which the lawsuit says was the result of Kanye’s distaste for glass.
At this point, it’s a bit hard to be particularly shocked when it comes to details concerning the manner in which West’s mind operates, but I have to say “not installing windows because you don’t like glass” is vintage Kanye.