Kanye West ordered to pay up to former handyman in Malibu mansion jury trial

Kanye West has been ordered to pay up to a former handyman he fired who was tasked with massive renovations at his $57 million dollar Malibu mansion.

A Los Angeles jury awarded $140,000 for medical expenses and lost wages to Tony Saxon Wednesday, according to Courthouse News. Saxon who was originally asking the rapper for $1.7 million.

The multi-day trial centered around Saxon’s tumultuous 2021 remodeling of the multi-million dollar beachfront home. Saxon alleged unpaid wages, unsafe working conditions, and wrongful termination after he was hired to manage, secure, and live in the property during its renovation. He also claims to have suffered a back injury during the renovations.

The rapper’s overhaul of the structure removed almost all of the original design — including all electric and plumbing.

During the trial, several bizarre stories surrounding West surfaced including his plans for the once architecturally celebrated property. The concepts went from a “bomb shelter” to a “monastery” to a “recording studio” and finally a “playground,” testimony revealed. 

Saxon also told tales of late night trips with West to Home Depot to get tools. He testified West “had gotten distracted by a flower arrangement,” causing them to miss out on buying any equipment.

And in one case of mistaken identity, a worker who called West’s then wife Kim Kardashian “Bianca” in error was afraid he’d be fired. 

Testimony revealed West allegedly approached him infuriated, “She’s the most famous woman in the world and you call her by another woman’s name?”

The worker ended up keeping his job.

West and his now-wife Bianca Censori took the stand last week. Kanye was sullen in the witness box, at one point he appeared to fall asleep. He often answered he didn’t remember when asked about his actions regarding the beachfront property.

Censori dressed conservatively and was almost unrecognizable on the day she faced jurors. The judge warned everyone to wear appropriate court attire before the trial started. 

During jury selection some of the jurors had been disgusted by Censori’s past fashion choices, pointing to her infamous nearly naked appearance on the Grammy red carpet in 2025.

“I saw it on Facebook,” a juror with a family said. “I don’t know if his wife? I didn’t like the way she presented himself. I don’t want to look at it. It’s disgusting!” she exclaimed

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