Kanye West’s former business manager Thomas St John has declared the musician “missing” after failing to serve him with legal papers for several weeks.
St John, who was the senior financial advisor for West for 18 months, is now suing the “Gold Digger” artist for lack of payment.
In court documents submitted on Monday, 19 December, St John requested additional time to locate the rapper.
The filing reported that Thomas and his team had difficulty reaching them, and they were even misinformed of a new law firm that supposedly had been affiliated with West.
The court filing stated: “We were advised about a new law firm for defendants, but not a specific point of contact. We subsequently learned of information in the news that the law firm identified as new counsel was not affiliated with the defendants.
“Accordingly, we have not been able to serve defendants through their counsel. As a general matter, we have had difficulty confirming the best current address of Kanye West.”
The courts have scheduled a case management conference for April 2023.
According to the report, legal representatives visited three different locations in Los Angeles in search of Kanye and his team, but were unable to locate them.
The rapper was recently spotted attending a church in Los Angeles on December 14, wearing a mask, and some fans have claimed to have seen him wearing a green jacket and a cap at a church on Tuesday.