Ye, wife make a surprise visit to museum
Rapper Kanye West, who now prefers to be called Ye, and his model wife, Bianca Censori, spent the Fourth of July expanding their minds in San Francisco.
The celebrity couple indulged in an educational outing at the Exploratorium, an interactive science museum on the Embarcadero, officials confirmed. According to TMZ, the couple engaged with several exhibits, standing out amid the typical crowd of schoolchildren and tourists.
Photos show Censori, 29, in sheer leggings, a baby blue tube top and metallic heels, while West, 47, donned a baggy white hooded sweatshirt, pants and matching sneakers. He also picked up a black hood branded with the Exploratorium logo at the gift shop.
The pair explored multiple exhibits, including a mirror setup where they were photographed sitting across from each other, appearing “totally engaged” and blending in “like ordinary citizens,” per TMZ.
Some visitors recognized them but largely respected their privacy.
A representative from the Exploratorium said the staff was unaware in advance of the visit by West and Censori, who married in December 2022 after the rapper’s divorce from Kim Kardashian.
The Independence Day outing comes amid another turbulent period for West.
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles last week alleges that former employees developing an app for West were “viciously bullied” over their ages, races, genders, sexual orientations and national origins. New employees were reportedly added to a Discord channel called “new slaves,” a name later changed after an employee protested it was “blatantly racist,” according to a report from Court Watch.
West, along with associates including Milo Yiannopoulos, forced workers, including children, to endure long hours, sometimes without sleep, sacrificing school and personal time, the lawsuit says. Those who refused were threatened with nonpayment, according to the lawsuit, which also says child workers were exposed to pornography by Censori during the development of an app called Yeezy Porn.
Meanwhile, West’s legal troubles continue as his attorney in a lawsuit brought by an autograph dealer seeking damages for alleged assault filed to withdraw from the case, citing noncommunication and nonpayment from West.
In court papers filed July 1, attorney Brian Brumfield stated that West terminated their working relationship on June 21, adding, “Defendant also will not speak to counsel and defendant refuses to pay counsel as well.”
A hearing on the withdrawal motion is scheduled for July 29.