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Kanye West had plans to turn part of his $57 million beachfront mansion in Malibu into an adult’s playground, according to new courtroom testimony from the rapper himself.

West — dressed in all black — took the stand Thursday inside Stanley Mosk to answer to a lawsuit filed by contractor Tony Saxon, who claims he was hired to carry out a major renovation on the rapper’s Malibu home but was ultimately stiffed.


  Kanye West had plans to turn part of his $57 million beachfront mansion in Malibu into an adult’s playground. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID Kanye West had plans to turn part of his $57 million beachfront mansion in Malibu into an adult’s playground. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID

  Contractor Tony Saxon claims he was hired to carry out a major renovation on the rapper’s $57 million Malibu home. CB / BACKGRID Contractor Tony Saxon claims he was hired to carry out a major renovation on the rapper’s $57 million Malibu home. CB / BACKGRID

Saxon’s attorney grilled West on a series of questions about his dealings with the contractor, and for the most part, his answers had a similar theme of forgetfulness.

“How did you know he was a contractor?” asked the attorney. “Cause that’s what he was,” replied West.

“Are you the CEO of Yeezy Construction?” the attorney asked. “I’m not sure,” Ye said.

However, all was not forgotten by West when it came to Saxon. West admitted to remembering to ask the contractor to replace a set of stairs in the home with a slide.

He also remembered Saxon had bad body odor.


  Saxon’s attorney grilled West on a series of questions about his dealings with the contractor, and for the most part, his answers had a similar theme of forgetfulness. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID Saxon’s attorney grilled West on a series of questions about his dealings with the contractor, and for the most part, his answers had a similar theme of forgetfulness. Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRID

  “How did you know he was a contractor?” asked the attorney. “Cause that’s what he was,” replied West. Mona Shafer Edwards / BACKGRID “How did you know he was a contractor?” asked the attorney. “Cause that’s what he was,” replied West. Mona Shafer Edwards / BACKGRID

  “Are you the CEO of Yeezy Construction?” the attorney asked. “I’m not sure,” Ye said. Mona Shafer Edwards / BACKGRID “Are you the CEO of Yeezy Construction?” the attorney asked. “I’m not sure,” Ye said. Mona Shafer Edwards / BACKGRID

“It’s just Ye. No ‘mister,'” West corrected the attorney at one point — referring to his public name change from a few years ago when he filed court docs to only be called Ye.

Later in the questioning, West said he didn’t remember ever firing Saxon, but said if he did it was probably because he “didn’t get the job done.”

Ye was also shown texts in which Saxon complained, “I hurt my back and have been taking it easy” to which Ye responded, “Praying you feel better.”

West’s wife, Bianca Censori testified in the same trial on Wednesday. Censori was dressed very conservatively compared to her usual barely-there attire — with a long skirt and her arms completely covered.

Censori’s testimony mostly revolved around questions about her involvement in hiring Saxon and the renovation process. For the most part, Censori said she didn’t have much involvement in the process, nor did she deal with Saxon.

The trial stems from a lawsuit brought on by Saxon for over $1 million in 2023 for unpaid wages, unsafe working conditions, and wrongful termination.

At one point, the handyman testified that West loaded him into a Lamborghini for a late night trip to Home Depot to grab tools for the renovation.

However, once at the store, West is said to have gotten distracted by a flower display, and the tools were never purchased. The pair then ended up at a McDonalds where they ordered breakfast.

West never ended up living in the Malibu mansion, selling it for a significant loss at $21 million after he stripped it of all plumbing and electric.

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