Kanye West’s former intelligence aide can transfer ahead with a lawsuit below a pseudonym after a decide agreed his security may very well be in danger.

Kanye West was dealt a authorized setback in Los Angeles after a decide dominated {that a} man suing the rapper can maintain his id hidden resulting from credible threats and safety fears.

The plaintiff, known as John Doe, alleges he was employed by Ye in December 2022 as a “director of intelligence” through the artist’s short-lived 2024 presidential bid.

According to court docket data, Doe says he was tasked with digging into the private lives of Kim Kardashian and Bianca Censori, together with investigating alleged felony exercise comparable to sex trafficking.

Doe claims he hired private investigators to follow Ye’s wife during a trip to Australia and was ordered to gather intelligence on Kardashian based on the troubled rap star’s suspicions.

According to MyNewsLA, the court docket rejected Ye’s request to power Doe to disclose his actual title publicly. The decide dominated that Doe’s anonymity in court docket filings wouldn’t intrude with the invention course of or depositions.

Doe says he suffers from PTSD and different disabilities stemming from his army service. He alleges that after reporting suspected little one abuse at Ye’s Donda Academy, he was met with threats and intimidation.

According to the lawsuit, Ye instructed him, “You’re f***ing dead to me!” and performed recordings that Doe perceived as threatening.

The authorized submitting additionally describes a chaotic atmosphere inside Ye’s inside circle.

Doe claims Ye’s habits turned erratic in mid-2024, after he began huffing nitrous oxide and had his titanium tooth put in.

He believes these modifications contributed to Ye’s more and more hostile conduct.

Doe additional alleges that Ye’s operations supervisor warned him that his household may very well be in peril if he continued to be concerned. He says he endured retaliation after elevating issues concerning the academy and watched different workers members depart below comparable stress.

The former worker is suing for retaliation, emotional misery, labor violations, and unpaid wages. He is in search of greater than seven figures in damages.

The decide’s ruling, permitting Doe to stay nameless, was issued in September 2025, clearing the way in which for the case to proceed.

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