Kanye West Was Accused Of Stiffing A Yeezy Photographer, And He Was Sued For $110,000

Kanye West Was Accused Of Stiffing A Yeezy Photographer, And He Was Sued For $110,000

The rapper and producer from Chicago ‘Kanye West’ has a growing list of issues as he currently being sued for $110,000 over unpaid photography bills.

Yeezy Inc. is being sued by a Brooklyn-based creative director ‘Katlyn Mooney’ after Kanye neglected to pay her for a last minute photo shoot in September.

Kanye West’s staff contacted Mooney and asked him to take pictures of his SHDZ designer sunglasses to use for marketing at New York Fashion Week, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday, December 7, and seen by AllHipHop.com.

The shoot was said to have taken place on September 13, 2022, and Mooney delivered the final digital files the following day, September 14.

According to the lawsuit, Kanye and Mooney affirmed that Mooney will be hired for a sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($110,000) by text after discussing the fundamental elements of their arrangements.

It added that “Miss Mooney was to be fully responsible for every aspect of the photo shoot, including but not limited to recruiting models, reserving studio space, procuring lighting, catering, pre-production, and post-production.”

“Yeezy had no issues with Miss Mooney’s work or the final delivered product,” the lawsuit claims. Two weeks after sending Kanye the final photos, Mooney submitted an invoice for $110,000 and her W9.

The lawsuit claims Kanye West has so far only paid Mooney $15,000 which has caused the mother of three to experience considerable financial hardships “due to Yeezy’s failure pay her back.”

Mooney’s lawyer Andrew Gerber added “that his client had to take out a significant loan and max out her credit cards just to cover her rent and other bills.”  

The photographer is seeking $110,250 in statutory damages.

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