Kanye West’s Dancers Call Out Unacceptable Working Conditions At Donda 2 Event!
04.03.2022 - 00:11
/ perezhilton.com
Kanye West is once again being called out by some of the creatives he hired for his live show.
The complaints this time around concern the Donda 2 listening event in Miami, Florida on February 22. Allegations were collected by Taja Riley, a well-known advocate in the dance community who recently made headlines for calling out the Super Bowl’s mistreatment of dancers. Riley herself did not perform at the Donda 2 event but was alerted to the allegations because of her advocacy in the space.
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In a lengthy, carefully organized post on the subject, she explained that Ye’s team hired 300+ performers through a local agency called Frontrunner Casting. She wrote:
Whew. That is BAD.
Among the anonymous testimonials, allegations included disregard for dancers’ health conditions, “Absolutely ZERO covid protocol,” “no food or proper bathrooms, or proper compensation,” damages to personal property (specifically, phones that had been confiscated), hazardous conditions like exposed wires and being “surrounded by too many fumes,” amongst others. Here are just a few:
The complaints go on and on, and it sounds like a pretty hellish experience, TBH. Another dancer alleged:
While we agree the rapper probably wasn’t personally involved in the mistreatment of these professionals, he is the man at the top of the food chain, so it’s his responsibility to make sure that his shows are being conducted safely and ethically. He hires the people who hire the people, etc, etc.
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Plus, this isn’t the first time he’s faced these kind of allegations. Members of the choir and other workers involved in his