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Kanye West has reportedly been sued by a high-end fashion rental service over the rapper’s alleged failure to settle outstanding fees owed to the company, The Independent says.

On Thursday (7 July), it was reported that the David Casavant Archive was taking legal action against West, 45, over non-payment of rental fees for 13 “rare, esteemed pieces” since October 2020.

The court documents, seen by Billboard, were filed by the rental company at a Los Angeles court on Tuesday (5 July).

According to the filing, West owes the David Casavant Archive $221,810 (£185,887) in unpaid fees. The rental company owned by David Casavant, 31, is also seeking an additional $195,100 (£163,503) from the “Stronger” singer to replace the items if they are lost entirely.

In the court documents, lawyers for Casavant argued that the replacement fees were necessary to cover the “loss of future rentals, loan opportunities, publicity and the lost value to the Archive as a whole” since the missing pieces are part of larger collections that derive value from their “completeness”.