To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. Bizarre footage has come to light showing Kanye West discussing his ‘mental geniusness’ in a deposition from a recent lawsuit.
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The I Wonder rapper was previously sued by tech firm MyChannel in 2020, claiming that he broke the terms of his ‘oral partnership agreement’, and didn’t pay them. In a sneak peek for a new A+E series, Interrogation Raw: Celebrities Under Oath, the 48-year-old – who is facing more legal issues – could be seen causing chaos as he faced questioning from lawyers.
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When asked to raise his right hand, the dad-of-four put his arm up without looking up at the screen, before confirming that he was on his phone. Attorney Michael Popok asked him to not use the device for the duration of deposition, leading him to question whether this was ‘legally what it should be’.
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‘That is my ground rule for the deposition, consistent with California law, that you need to be present and focused on the examination, and not on a device,’ the lawyer replied. ‘Due to my mental geniusness, in order to focus on this bulls**t, I need to be on a phone,’ he hit back,.
When his own legal team interjected, West then put his phone away, before swapping his cap for a face covering, telling Mr Popok: ‘You don’t have the right to see my face.’. Questioned over whether he would be wearing the mask for the entire duration of the deposition, he simply shrugged his shoulders and said: ‘Perhaps’.
