Kanye West Apparel: Ye’s Yezzy To Pay Nearly $1 Million For ‘Unlawful Business Practices’

The apparel company for Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is facing a lawsuit.

Ye’s online sneaker and clothing company, Yeezy Apparel LLC and Yeezy LLC, was ordered to pay $950,000 to settle a civil lawsuit alleging unlawful business practices and false advertising by failing to ship items in a timely manner.

According to the suit filed in Los Angeles, Yezzy falsely claimed the ability to ship products within a certain timeframe, specifically when customers paid an additional charge for expedited shipping. The company also violated state law by failing to send online orders within 30 days.

The retail company will now have to pay $200,000 in civil penalties, $50,000 in restitution to the Consumer Protection Prosecution Trust Fund and $25,000 in investigative costs for fees, officials said.

“Online consumers are entitled to protection against unwarranted fees and unreasonably long waits for purchases to arrive on their doorsteps,” District Attorney Gascon, who led the investigation, said in a statement. “We will enforce state and federal laws governing online shopping in Los Angeles County.”

The suit was brought last month on behalf of the people of California by the district attorneys of Los Angeles, Sonoma, Napa and Alameda.

Officials said Ye and his California-based company cooperated in the investigation and did not admit wrongdoing.

Under the settlement, Yeezy is “prohibited from making untrue or misleading representations regarding a shipping timeframe or refund; adhere to laws relating to the issuance of delay notices; and is required to refund money to consumers who, in the future, purchase products that are not shipped in a timely fashion.”

Under California law, if companies fail to ship online orders within 30 days they must “send the consumer equivalent or superior replacement goods, or give the buyer a written notice explaining the delay and offer a refund upon request,” officials said.