Yeezy is suing a former intern for violating a non-disclosure agreement, which includes a $ 500,000 provision for liquidated damages.
Ryan Inwards, who was allegedly a summer intern for Kanye West’s clothing in 2020, allegedly ‘shared confidential Yeezy photos on his Instagram’, according to a complaint filed in the Los Angeles High Court on Friday.
By signing the company’s legally binding contract, which is often used to protect confidential business information, he agrees to refrain from posting ‘unauthorized material’ on his personal ‘social media sites’ during and after his months of service.
Legal action: Kanye West’s clothing line Yeezy sues former ex for breach of a non-disclosure agreement, which includes a ‘$ 500,000 liquidation provision’ (seen on the runway of the Yeezy fashion parade during Paris Fashion Week in March 2020)
However, Yeezy claims that Inwards uploaded and ignored several classified images ‘multiple strike and dissolution letters’ to remove these items.
The complaint also noted that Inwards’ shared non-public photos on Instagram and did not even delete them after threatening legal action.
Since the news broke, The Hollywood Reporter has pointed out that an ‘Instagram account of the same name now has no posts.’
Bad for business: Ryan Inwards, who allegedly interned at the high-end brand from February 2020 to the summer of 2020, allegedly shared ‘confidential Yeezy photos’ on his Instagram, according to a complaint filed in Los Angeles High Court on Friday Angeles has been filed. ; West seen in November 2019
Now it looks like the 43-year-old rap mogul’s business is trying to enforce a half-million-dollar liquidated damages clause for breach of contract and conversion.
In addition, they are trying to ‘also give an order that he should turn the images over and be banned from similar posts in the future’, according to THR.
While it is unclear what Inwards specifically leaked, his internship coincided with very big announcements for the company, including news that they had entered into a ten-year partnership agreement with Gap to bring the Yeezy label to the masses.
Take action: The 43-year-old rap mogul clothing company wants to enforce a half-million-dollar liquidated damages clause for breach of contract and conversion; West and his wife Kim Kardashian West seen on September 16, 2015
Whirlwind year: While it’s unclear what Binnelanders specifically leaked, his internship coincided with huge announcements for the company, including news that they had entered into a ten-year partnership deal with Gap to bring the Yeezy label to the masses (the French actor Gianni Esposito, pictured in Yeezy boost 350 sneakers in 2017)
In July, Forbes magazine also estimated the Western sneaker empire as a billion-dollar enterprise.
Revenue for the Yeezy sneaker line, now with Adidas, is expected to reach $ 1.5 billion in 2019, and West’s pre-tax revenue over the past 12 months was $ 150 million, according to Forbes.
West describes his footline as ‘the Lamborghini of shoes’, a nod to the matte black Lamborghini sport utility vehicle he owns.
Proud founder: West describes his footline as ‘the Lamborghini of shoes’, a nod to the matte black Lamborghini SUV he owns; West was spotted with his eldest daughter North in Yeezy Season 8 last year
West’s business fortune is a marvelous turnaround from just three years ago at the end of 2016, when he begged Mark Zuckerberg to invest $ 1 billion in his ‘ideas’ and claimed he owed $ 53 million.
Late last year, he admitted he was worth ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’, despite being worth $ 5 billion in September after signing his lucrative deal with the Gap.
He and his wife Kim Kardashian are reportedly going to be separated after six years of marriage, according to recent reports which indicate that she is ‘ready’ to make things work for him.
The truth bends: late last year, he admitted he was worth ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’, despite being worth $ 5 billion in September after signing his lucrative deal with the gap; seen in 2020