Zoe Kravitz Archives - Perez Hilton https://perezhilton.com/category/zoe-kravitz/ Celebrity News, Entertainment News, & Gossip News Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:12:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/favicon.ico Zoe Kravitz Archives - Perez Hilton https://perezhilton.com/category/zoe-kravitz/ 32 32 Channing Tatum Interrupted At Taylor Swift's House Party -- To Sign Papers Amid Messy Divorce! https://perezhilton.com/channing-tatum-taylor-swift-house-party-interrupted-sign-court-docs/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:14:57 +0000 https://perezhilton.com/?p=1103646 Channing Tatum‘s divorce drama is invading his party time! Taylor Swift and beau Travis Kelce hosted an A-lister bash at her Rhode Island holiday house, which included a lot of famous faces. We got wind of Patrick and Brittany Mahomes being in attendance, along with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, as well as Trav’s big [...]

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Channing Tatum‘s divorce drama is invading his party time!

Taylor Swift and beau Travis Kelce hosted an A-lister bash at her Rhode Island holiday house, which included a lot of famous faces. We got wind of Patrick and Brittany Mahomes being in attendance, along with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, as well as Trav’s big bro Jason and his wife Kylie, among others.

Trav had to take off in the early morning to get back to work. But the party kept going apparently! The weekend may have been over, but on Monday more guests showed up — like Channing and fiancé Zoë Kravitz, fresh off the premiere of their critically acclaimed movie Blink Twice.

Related: Zoë Explains Why She Finally Agreed To Change NSFW Title Of Her Movie

Unfortunately, though, according to a report from In Touch Weekly, Channing’s weekend was filled with frustration. His partying was brought to an abrupt halt when he had to stop and sign some legal docs for his court battle with ex Jenna Dewan.

As Perezcious readers know, the divorce has gotten messier over the past few months, reportedly over Magic Mike money. But he can’t even go to a house party without having to work on it? Oof!

As for what these filings were about? According to the outlet, the papers were the 44-year-old firing back at his ex-wife’s attempt to disqualify his divorce lawyers.

Jenna apparently claimed he used the same firm during their marriage, so there’s a conflict, and these papers he signed over the weekend were his rebuttal. In the docs, the actor accused Jenna of attempting to disqualify his lawyers as a “transparent attempt to divert the court’s attention from her willful violation of her court order deposition and discovery deadlines, delay these proceedings and to prejudice [Channing] by ousting his lead trail counsel less than three months before trial on a case that has been pending for more than six years.”

He also said the firm he hired never once represented his ex:

“Neither law firm has ever had any possession of any of Petitioner’s confidential information. And, there is no applicable legal authority to support Petitioner’s claim that the attorney-client privilege extends to a spouse of a minority shareholder of a business entity.”

The 21 Jump Street star’s lawyer also jumped in and accused the professional dancer of just trying to delay the case from progressing:

“Contrary to [Jenna’s] claims, [Channing] has fully complied with his discovery obligations and thus, that is not and cannot be a basis to delay the Court-ordered depositions and discovery or other Court-ordered deadlines any further. [Jenna] has known about Glaser Weil’s co-representation of [Channing] in this action with Blank Rome since May 2024. Yet, she waited until the eve of [Jenna’s] deposition (two months later) to make the baseless allegations.”

Channing is asking that Jenna’s motion to try and get his lawyers sacked be denied, as well as sanction her $20k for her motion and to “deter such obstreperous conduct in the future”. Oof. Yeah, we can’t imagine all that was very much fun taking care of during a T-Swizzle house party. “Oh sorry can’t hit the pool right now, gotta look over divorce papers…”

Reactions, Perezcious readers?

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Zoë Kravitz Says It's 'Crazy' How Taylor Swift 'Turns Into A Normal Person' After HUGE Eras Tour Shows! https://perezhilton.com/zoe-kravitz-says-taylor-swift-becomes-normal-person-after-eras-tour-shows/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:07:55 +0000 https://perezhilton.com/?p=1103235 Taylor Swift is truly just one of the girls. Back on Friday night, Tay Tay’s good friend Zoë Kravitz went on The Tonight Show to promote her new movie Blink Twice. While there, though, Jimmy Fallon had to ask about her recent stop at The Eras Tour alongside her fiancé Channing Tatum. And she delivered!! [...]

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Taylor Swift is truly just one of the girls.

Back on Friday night, Tay Tay’s good friend Zoë Kravitz went on The Tonight Show to promote her new movie Blink Twice. While there, though, Jimmy Fallon had to ask about her recent stop at The Eras Tour alongside her fiancé Channing Tatum. And she delivered!!

Related: Taylor Takes Fans Behind The Scenes Of The Eras Tour In New Music Video!

He asked her if it was “so cool” to “see your friends do their job.” To that, the 35-year-old gushed about how talented her bestie is:

“It’s crazy. I mean, I’m not surprised because Taylor is scary talented at everything she does so it’s not surprising that she’s so good.”

No kidding!!

But even though T-Swizzle is a worldwide superstar, according to Zoë, she never lets the fame get to her head:

“But what is weirder to me is that after she performs for however many thousands of people that are, you know, she just comes over after and we drink some wine and eat a burger and hang out. You would just never know that she just performed at Wembley.”

Aww!

Lenny Kravitz‘s daughter went on to say that this very much separates the 34-year-old from other celebs:

“There are a lot of famous people who don’t let you forget that they’re famous. They bring Wembley home with them, if that makes sense. She really just turns into a normal person. It’s pretty crazy.”

Well, damn!!! Ch-ch-check out the full interview (below):

So sweet! Of course, we’ve heard plenty of stories of Taylor being super down-to-earth over the years. And here’s one from someone who REALLY knows all about it!! Reactions, Perezcious readers?

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I Was Wrong! | Perez Hilton https://perezhilton.com/i-was-wrong-perez-hilton/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:15:57 +0000 https://perezhilton.com/?p=1103168 Big oops! Sorry to Zoe Kravitz and Lisa Bonet! [...]

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Zoe Kravitz’s Mother Is MIA. Sad! Lisa Bonet... https://perezhilton.com/zoe-kravitzs-mother-is-mia-sad-lisa-bonet/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:54:19 +0000 https://perezhilton.com/?p=1103049 Is Perez reading too much into this Zoe Kravitz and Lisa Bonet situation? [...]

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Zoë Kravitz Grills Fiancé Channing Tatum With A Lie Detector Test! WATCH! https://perezhilton.com/zoe-kravitz-grills-channing-tatum-lie-detector-instagram-fan-accounts/ Sat, 24 Aug 2024 01:24:38 +0000 https://perezhilton.com/?p=1102869 Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum are starting their happily ever after off on the right foot — with a lie detector test! LOLz! In a new Vanity Fair video posted on Thursday, the actors teamed up again to promote Blink Twice, the movie she directed and he starred in. They’ve been adorable this whole week [...]

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Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum are starting their happily ever after off on the right foot — with a lie detector test! LOLz!

In a new Vanity Fair video posted on Thursday, the actors teamed up again to promote Blink Twice, the movie she directed and he starred in. They’ve been adorable this whole week doing different vids, and this time they had co-star Naomi Ackie with them as each got hooked to a polygraph and asked some very difficult questions. And, of course, Zoë had a particularly good time grilling her soon-to-be hubby!

Related: Lenny Praises Zoë’s Directorial Debut Blink Twice After Joining Her At Premiere!

Naomi set the stakes high when Channing got hooked up to the machine by immediately bringing up the fact he follows fan accounts dedicated to his fiancée:

“You follow four fan Instagram accounts dedicated to Zoë.”

She cheekily added on, though, that Lenny Kravitz‘s daughter has yet to return the favor:

“She doesn’t follow any fan account dedicated to you.”

The Magic Mike actor was seemingly sweating in the hot seat as the girls giggled. Zoë joked:

“Y’all trying to end my relationship today!”

Ha! Naomi then asked if Zoë not following his fan accounts “hurt” his feelings, which he vehemently denied:

“No, that doesn’t hurt my feelings at all. If anything, I think that’s smarter. I think she’s smarter.”

The girls didn’t stop there, though! Naomi pressed on, asking Channing if he wanted his future wifey to follow any of his fan accounts, even name-dropping one he — embarrassingly — follows himself. But he continued to reject the idea, even denying he followed the account in the first place. But his lady knows him better than that, and added with a laugh:

“You’ve got a loose thumb … you follow people easily.”

But Channing wasn’t out of the woods yet! The lie detector operator said he was being a total liar:

“There’s a lot of deception right now.”

The whole room went into fits of laughter, leaving the 44-year-old a blushing mess:

“My face is hot right now. We don’t even need these straps – my face will tell you I’m red.”

LOLz!!

Ch-ch-check out the entire hysterical interview (below):

Thoughts on the questions, Perezcious readers? How do YOU think Channing and Zoë did in this tricky situation? How do you like them as a couple? Is there hope for their upcoming marriage going the distance??

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Lenny Kravitz Praises Daughter Zoë's Directorial Debut Blink Twice After Joining Her At Premiere! https://perezhilton.com/lenny-kravitz-praises-daughter-zoe-directorial-debut-blink-twice-premiere/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 01:00:09 +0000 https://perezhilton.com/?p=1101825 Lenny Kravitz raised a good one! The Fly Away singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to praise his one and only child Zoë Kravitz for a BIG moment in her career: her directorial debut! If you haven’t heard, Zoë launched herself to director status with her new suspense/thriller Blink Twice (formerly known by the infamous [...]

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Lenny Kravitz raised a good one!

The Fly Away singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to praise his one and only child Zoë Kravitz for a BIG moment in her career: her directorial debut!

If you haven’t heard, Zoë launched herself to director status with her new suspense/thriller Blink Twice (formerly known by the infamous title P***y Island). The flick, starring her fiancé Channing Tatum, opens this week. You can ch-ch-check out the trailer (below):

Eerie! And her poppa couldn’t be more proud!

Related: Blake Lively’s Co-Star Brandon Sklenar Is The First To Break Silence On It Ends With Us Drama!

After tagging along to the film’s premiere, he hopped on IG to share some celebratory words:

“Surreal. Congratulations Zoẽ on your directorial debut. I couldn’t be more proud of you and your artistic vision. I love you….”

Awww! So sweet!

See more photos from the premiere (below):

Blink Twice premiere!
Zoë & Lenny! So cute! (c) Phil Lewis/WENN
Blink Twice premiere!
Stunning! (c) Phil Lewis/WENN
Blink Twice premiere!
Zoë. Channing Tatum, and Naomi Ackie (c) Phil Lewis/WENN

Are YOU going to see Blink Twice?? Let us know down in the comments!

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Zoë Kravitz Explains Why She Finally Agreed To Change NSFW Title Of Her New Channing Tatum Movie https://perezhilton.com/zoe-kravitz-blink-twice-channing-tatum-nsfw-original-movie-title/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 22:10:43 +0000 https://perezhilton.com/?p=1091734 Maybe you’ve seen a trailer for the movie Blink Twice. But would you know it just by that name? If we told you it was that thriller with Channing Tatum about a billionaire bringing women to his private island, and suddenly everyone starts dying? Sound familiar now? Yeah, it’s that title that just doesn’t jump out [...]

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Maybe you’ve seen a trailer for the movie Blink Twice. But would you know it just by that name?

If we told you it was that thriller with Channing Tatum about a billionaire bringing women to his private island, and suddenly everyone starts dying? Sound familiar now? Yeah, it’s that title that just doesn’t jump out and claw its way into your brain. You know what title does? P***y Island!

Yep, that was the name of the movie for MONTHS before the first trailer dropped. All through production, we’d hear about casting and see set photos from Zoë Kravitz‘s directorial debut, a movie insanely titled P***y Island. Unfortunately, like so many other movies with harder edged titles before it (F**k Buddies became No Strings AttachedAll You Need Is Kill became Edge Of TomorrowAnimal Husbandry became Someone Like You), she had to give in and change it…

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly on Wednesday, Zoë opened up about having to give up the title she loved:

“It was made very clear to me that ‘p***y’ is a word that we, our society, are not ready to embrace yet. There were a lot of roadblocks along the way, whether it be the MPAA not wanting to put it on a poster, or a billboard, or a kiosk; movie theaters not wanting to put it on a ticket.”

Yeah, that kind of thing can literally kill your movie before it even comes out.

Related: Jason Momoa’s Reaction To Stepdaughter Zoë’s Engagement To Channing Tatum!

But Zoë did pay close attention to whether she was really offending anyone — and whether that was something she actually wanted:

“Interestingly enough, after researching it, women were offended by the word, and women seeing the title were saying, ‘I don’t want to see that movie,’ which is part of the reason I wanted to try and use the word, which is trying to reclaim the word, and not make it something that we’re so uncomfortable using. But we’re not there yet. And I think that’s something I have the responsibility as a filmmaker to listen to. I care about people seeing the film, and I care about how it makes people feel.”

Good for her. We’re a little sad that badass, catchy-as-hell title we’ve been hearing all this time is gone. But the movie is still on the way! Hopefully it’ll still have that feel, says the filmmaker:

“I do believe that P***y Island was the first thing I wrote down when I wrote this movie, and it’s the seed of the film, and the spirit of what that means to me is still alive and very much present in the film. And I love the new title. I’m happy with the new title. I think everything happens for a reason, and I think it actually really focuses the movie in a great way. And I think that was always the way it was meant to be.”

Are YOU interested in seeing Blink Twice??

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Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan ‘Don’t Hate Each Other’ Amid Multimillion Dollar Magic Mike Fight -- Really?? https://perezhilton.com/channing-tatum-jenna-dewan-dont-hate-each-other-magic-mike-legal-battle/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:30:44 +0000 https://perezhilton.com/?p=1074008 Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan aren’t letting their Magic Mike legal battle cause too many hard feelings. In the wake of their 2018 separation, the exes have had a difficult time agreeing on the financial side of things. With the Magic Mike franchise in particular, the “what’s mine is yours” line of thought has caused [...]

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Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan aren’t letting their Magic Mike legal battle cause too many hard feelings.

In the wake of their 2018 separation, the exes have had a difficult time agreeing on the financial side of things. With the Magic Mike franchise in particular, the “what’s mine is yours” line of thought has caused some pretty tense legal back and forth.

Jenna claims she introduced Channing to the choreographer he used for all three movies, and that he used “marital funds” to acquire the intellectual property. So, Jenna therefore wants “equal division.” However, The Lost City star, for his part, argues that he worked hard to expand the franchise into what it’s become now — a hit reality TV show in Finding Magic Mike AND a live show in Las Vegas. And since the two can’t come to a resolution on their own, they’ll be heading to court in December.

Related: Joe Alwyn Was ‘In Love’ With Taylor Swift But Now Just Doesn’t Want Any Drama!

Needless to say, things are tricky between the exes. But they don’t actually harbor any ill will toward one another! Late last week, an insider told People:

“They have been coparenting and although the remaining money issues are frustrating, they don’t hate each other.”

The former spouses share 10-year-old daughter Everly. But they’ve both moved on romantically and would like to do so legally, as well:

“Both would like to get beyond these final issues. Each is in love with someone else and wants to move ahead.”

Channing is currently engaged to Zoë Kravitz, while Jenna is expecting her second child with partner Steve Kazee.

Well, we’re glad to hear the exes aren’t too mad at each other… or, at least, that’s the claim. But do you buy it?? Regardless, we hope to see things sorted out soon! Thoughts? Let us know in the comments (below)!

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Billie Eilish Realized She Was Getting WAY Out Of Touch -- When All Her 'Friends' Were Her Employees! https://perezhilton.com/billie-eilish-realized-out-of-touch-friends-were-employees/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:33:46 +0000 https://perezhilton.com/?p=1073059 Oof. Champagne problems are thought of as inconsequential… but enough champagne can be toxic! In a super candid new Rolling Stone cover story out on Wednesday, Billie Eilish revealed she has struggled to make friends while famous — and that she realized this had become a serious problem on her 20th birthday. Seriously, this is [...]

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Oof. Champagne problems are thought of as inconsequential… but enough champagne can be toxic!

In a super candid new Rolling Stone cover story out on Wednesday, Billie Eilish revealed she has struggled to make friends while famous — and that she realized this had become a serious problem on her 20th birthday. Seriously, this is actually really sad!

Related: Is Billie Eilish In A THROUPLE?!

She told the outlet she had an “existential crisis” at her birthday party back then when she took a good look around at all her guests. She explained:

“I looked around the room and every single person was an employee of mine. I was like, ‘Oh, s**t, I literally don’t have friends. I don’t have people that see me as an equal. I don’t have people that aren’t afraid of me.'”

Yeesh. And to realize that on her b-day? What a downer!

The now-22-year-old had a lot of reasons to isolate herself at the time — and still does — as being in the spotlight comes with some real and dangerous downsides, like the stalker who once snuck onto her property several times! Seemingly addressing this, she noted:

“I had really scary things happen in my personal life and my safety was compromised a couple of times, and that’s a big part of my life. That is something I just have to live with. But I don’t know, it really made me resentful of my life, when you can’t even be in your own house.”

We can’t fault her there. Having a stalker would be freaky AF! Anyone would naturally keep their inner circle small amid those kinds of threats.

But there was more to this isolation than just her physical safety. The musician also got used to her mysterious persona and felt people wouldn’t like her or think she was “really cool” if they truly got to know her. She dished:

“I’m afraid. For a f**king good reason. I’m afraid of people, I’m afraid of the world. It’s just scary for somebody like me, and even if it’s not scary, it means being on and being vulnerable and being seen and being filmed and whatever.”

The Ocean Eyes artist continued:

“But with that all in mind, I have been choosing to do the thing that scares me more. I am biting the bullet and existing in the world for once.”

And this change happened soon after that rough birthday! At the time, Zoë Kravitz had been trying to hang out with the Grammy winner. But Billie kept bailing on plans to hang. Thankfully, The Batman star called Billie out on her flaky behavior, the songwriter recalled:

“I remember her being like, ‘Why won’t you hang out with me?’ And I was like, ‘Because when you get to know me, you’re going to know me, and that’s so terrifying to me, because then I’m not just, like, this person you think is cool. And what if you don’t like me?'”

As mentioned, she was still “obsessed with the idea of being an anomaly” and remaining this “Billie Eilish character.” Besides, maybe Zoë is a teensy bit intimidating…

But Billie has since gotten used to the idea of shedding that fake mysterious persona:

“Anyway, I have since thrown away that idea, and been hanging out with people. If they get to know me, that’s OK. That’s good.”

Wow! That’s a major improvement! And by the way, she never had any reason to worry about people not liking the real her because the actress gushed:

“We’re both Sags [Sagittarius], so I totally understand the flightiness because I can be kind of similar. I think I probably just told her to shut up and get over it. And we’ve been really good friends ever since. It’s actually the opposite of what she said: The more I get to know her, she gets better and better.”

Aw! So sweet!

Billie is far from the first megastar to grow isolated as her status in the industry rose — but at least she realized it and fixed the problem before it was too late! Many never have that kind of self-awareness and surround themselves with sycophants for decades… and that’s how you get yourself a Kanye West.

From the sounds of it, Billie seems to be living her best life these days! Hopefully that includes some new friends, too!

Thoughts? Let us know (below)!

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Former Kanye West Staffer Claims He Shared Nudes Of Female Friend, Praised Hitler, & Harassed Employees! https://perezhilton.com/kanye-west-lawsuit-nude-photos-female-friend-harassment-hitler-comments/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:29:26 +0000 https://perezhilton.com/?p=1068244 [Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] We are learning more about the new lawsuit Kanye West is facing this week, and it just keeps getting worse… As you may recall, days ago, we reported on a suit filed by a man named Trevor Phillips. He was a Yeezy employee originally hired by the Hurricane rapper to work on the brand’s [...]

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We are learning more about the new lawsuit Kanye West is facing this week, and it just keeps getting worse…

As you may recall, days ago, we reported on a suit filed by a man named Trevor Phillips. He was a Yeezy employee originally hired by the Hurricane rapper to work on the brand’s projects before Ye supposedly made him spin off and work at the short-lived and ill-fated (and also maybe soon-to-be resurrected?) Donda Academy before being fired at one of the rapper’s Sunday Services last May. Phillips sued the mogul this week, alleging Bianca Censori‘s husband threatened to shave students’ heads and lock them in cages at the school!! And now there’s more. SO much more.

Related: Bianca Isn’t Being Manipulated By Ye — She’s A Performance Artist In On It?! Huh??

In addition to the Donda Academy claims, Phillips’ suit addressed other alleged Ye activities that are extremely unsettling. As reported by Page Six Thursday afternoon, the legal filing includes accusations the music mogul simulated masturbation in front of the staffer during what should have been a business meeting at Nobu Hotel in Malibu. Ye is also being accused of allegedly sharing with staffers the nude photos of a female friend, too.

The hotel situation allegedly started as soon as Phillips arrived for a meeting in late 2022. Ye was supposedly spewing antisemitic conspiracy theories and praising Adolf Hitler. Phillips tried to head that disturbing convo off at the pass. So, he changed the subject to what he saw on a television screen in the room at the time: The Batman star Zoë Kravitz. Phillips commented she was “pretty,” to which West allegedly agreed, but added:

“You look like Zoë Kravitz.”

Um… what? Phillips is a man, just for the record. And when he showed confusion at the… compliment?… the All Of The Lights rapper quickly backtracked and said he looked more like Lenny Kravitz:

“Yeah you look like her, but not like that. You are handsome like in a Lenny Kravitz type of way.”

Oookay? That’s kind of weird, and Phillips did note in the suit it caused him “discomfort.” But it’s not criminal… it’s just strange. What allegedly happened next, though, took a much more drastic turn. Phillips claimed:

“Just a few moments later while lying flat on the bed and staring up at the ceiling, Kanye began to make slow up and down motions with his hand just above his genitals — as though he was masturbating.”

Whoa. That’s a much more unnerving step WAY in the wrong direction. Remember, this is his BOSS! Phillips asserts things devolved even further from there, too. The Yeezy brand CEO allegedly claimed:

“I used to have orgies every day — at least two to three girls. And now, man, I can’t even lay down without jacking off.”

Next, Ye “forcefully and dramatically” used his hands to grab and pull at one another while “making the masturbatory gestures away from his crotch.” Like he was struggling to keep himself from, well, himself.

Uhhh…

Phillips then claimed Ye went on:

“I got to keep my hand away from my phone to keep me away from looking at pornos.”

By that point, Phillips claimed in the court filing he was “totally shocked and distraught.” We would be, too. Again — this isn’t his pal, it’s his BOSS! And it still just kept getting WORSE!! West then picked up his phone to FaceTime an unnamed female friend. Phillips claimed in the lawsuit it was the same woman Ye had previously “flaunted nude pictures” of to a number of unsuspecting Yeezy staffers. During the video call, with Phillips still in the room and wanting out, Ye reportedly said to the woman:

“Next time I see you, you better make sure you are wearing the lingerie and the shoes I got you.”

By then, Phillips was feeling “troubled and uncomfortable,” and he wanted out. Then, a lucky break: room service showed up and interrupted Ye’s increasingly unhinged behavior with a food delivery. As for why Phillips didn’t leave the hotel sooner, he also shared a heartbreaking reason for that in his new lawsuit — he was hoping to protect his younger brother, his daughter, and other children at Ye’s school:

“[Phillips] felt a duty to his schoolchildren, including his younger brother and also daughter who both attended Donda Academy, not only to educate them but also now insulate them.”

Ugh. That part is heartbreaking. It’s bad enough to suffer through all of the Flashing Lights rapper’s alleged rants and simulated masturbation and other boorish behavior. But to think of the downstream effects it could have on innocent and unsuspecting kids in his orbit… that’s just terrible.

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence and would like to learn more about resources, consider checking out https://www.rainn.org/resources.

To learn more about antisemitism and how you can help fight it, check out https://www.adl.org/.

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