Saxon says he worked for Ye for almost two months, from September to November 2021, and alleges he's owed $1 million for unpaid wages as well as expenses. Saxon says that Ye hired him to helm renovation and ultimate remodeling of the then-$57 million house. Saxon alleges that Ye said he'd pay him $20,000 weekly. While Ye did pay him $260,000, Saxon says much of that went back into the house and was used for construction material and laborers.
France captain Kylian Mbappe had been seeking 231.5 million in damages from PSG, including 46.3m in unpaid wages, in response to a contract dispute and alleged ill-treatment by the club. The saga stemmed from the forward opting to turn down a 259m move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal in 2023, before he later refused to sign a contract extension at PSG.
In its 1990s heyday, Cafe Gitane was an impossibly hip place where it wasn't uncommon to run into David Bowie or Helena Christensen during brunch. Opened by Luc Lévy, a former cabdriver from Paris by way of Casablanca, the Nolita cafeteria remained a regular stop for celebrities - sightings of Michelle Williams and Spike Jonze were reported into the 2010s - as well as, as this magazine once put it, "other people with lots of free time to steal glances at each other."
