Kanye West’s Malibu mansion mess just got more expensive.

A Los Angeles jury has ordered Ye to pay former contractor Tony Saxon $140,000 in a labor dispute tied to the rapper’s gutted beachfront property in Malibu. The number is much lower than the roughly $1.7 million Saxon’s legal team had asked for, but the hit may not stop there. Ye is also expected to cover Saxon’s legal fees, which could push the total cost past the $1 million mark.

Saxon sued Ye in September 2023, accusing him of labor violations, unpaid wages, and disability discrimination. He said he worked not just as a contractor, but also as a security guard and caretaker at the property, and claimed the job conditions were grim. According to the lawsuit, he was forced to sleep on the floor and was ultimately fired in November 2021 after refusing to go along with what he described as dangerous demands.

Ye’s camp is already pushing back. A spokesperson said the jury rejected most of Saxon’s claims and argued that the damages should not stand. They also pointed to the jury’s finding that Saxon acted as a contractor, not someone protected under a key employee exception in California contractor law. Ye’s team says they plan to seek post-trial relief.

Saxon’s lawyers still framed the verdict as a win. They called it a vindication for their client after a trial where, they said, Ye’s legal team tried to paint him as dishonest and exaggerated his condition. Their point was simple: even with the reduced award, the jury still found Ye liable.

The house at the center of all this has had its own bizarre story. Ye bought the Tadao Ando-designed Malibu mansion in 2021 for $57.3 million, then reportedly stripped it down with visions of turning it into a “bomb shelter” and “Batcave.” Windows, doors, plumbing, electricity, walls — much of it was removed or torn apart. By 2024, he sold the unfinished shell for $21 million, taking a massive loss in the process.

That sale is now tied to another legal fight. In January, Ye sued Saxon and his law firm over a $1.8 million lien placed on the property, claiming it was invalid and hurt the home’s sale by clouding the title and scaring off deals. That case is still pending, so this mansion saga is far from over.

The lawsuit is just one piece of Ye’s longer stretch of public and legal fallout. Over the last few years, he has been hit with multiple controversies, lost major business partnerships, and faced a wave of lawsuits tied to former employees and the now-shuttered Donda Academy. Ye has denied the claims in those cases, though several have reportedly been settled.

So while this jury award was smaller than what Saxon originally wanted, it still adds another costly chapter to one of Ye’s messiest real-estate and legal disasters yet.