Kanye 'Ye' West's wildly combative Zoom deposition for a $10M lawsuit accusing him of stealing AI technology from 2021 was unearthed for an upcoming one-hour special featuring A-list celebrities in the hot seat. In two sneak peek clips, the 47-year-old rapper-designer shielded his eyes with a 'Rooted in Ignorance' cap and refused to get off his device: 'Due to my, uh, mental geniusness in order to focus on this bulls***, I need to be on a phone.'.
![[In two sneak peek clips, the 47-year-old rapper-designer shielded his eyes with a 'Rooted in Ignorance' cap and refused to get off his device: 'Due to my, uh, mental geniusness in order to focus on this bulls***, I need to be on a phone']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/16/93283055-0-image-a-25_1734540564514.jpg)
When Ye's attorney Ekwan Rhowe urged him to get off his phone, he brattily agreed before donning a perforated hood emblazoned with a picture of Jesus Christ. At that point, MyChannel, Inc.'s attorney Michael Popok - whom he called 'boy' 12 times - asked: 'Mr. West, why have you donned a mask to start this deposition?'.
![[When Ye's attorney Ekwan Rhowe urged him to get off his phone, he brattily agreed before donning a perforated hood emblazoned with a picture of Jesus Christ]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/16/93283063-0-image-a-22_1734540552201.jpg)
'Because you don't have the right to see my face,' the 24-time Grammy winner replied. Kanye 'Ye' West's wildly combative Zoom deposition for a $10M lawsuit accusing him of stealing AI technology from 2021 was unearthed for an upcoming one-hour special featuring A-list celebrities in the hot seat.
![[At that point, MyChannel, Inc.'s attorney Michael Popok - whom he called 'boy' 12 times - asked: 'Mr. West, why have you donned a mask to start this deposition?']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/16/93283053-0-image-a-27_1734540582978.jpg)
'Kanye obviously had planned a stunt,' the Zumpano Patricios & Popok executive managing partner reflected. 'He had that mask in his pocket. He was just looking for the appropriate moment during the deposition. I'm in for a ride. My goal was to stay on that bronco as long as I could.'.
![['Because you don't have the right to see my face,' the 24-time Grammy winner replied]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/16/93283059-0-image-a-23_1734540555880.jpg)
