{"id":500512,"date":"2026-03-03T04:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/500512\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T04:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:19:08","slug":"kanye-west-almost-fired-handyman-after-he-called-kim-kardashian-bianca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/500512\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West almost fired handyman after he called Kim Kardashian &#8216;Bianca&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A handyman working on Kanye\u2019s West\u2019s $57 million mansion thought he was going to get axed after he mistakenly called West\u2019s wife Kim Kardashian, \u201cBianca.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeromy Holding, 53, took the stand during West\u2019s trial surrounding his oceanfront property in a Downtown LA courtroom Monday where it was revealed that the Grammy singer was furious over the workers October 2021 actions.<\/p>\n<p>The handyman was making up to a $1000 a day doing \u201cwhatever Kanye asked\u201d at West\u2019s doomed mansion when he found himself standing in front of the home as Kim Kardashian rolled up in a Lamborghini with her children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kanye West and Kim Kardashian before their divorce. WireImage<\/p>\n<p>Kim Kardashian PGP \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Tony Saxon (left) and attorney at the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse during trial versus Kanye West. Frederick M. Brown for California Post<\/p>\n<p>Thinking Kardashian was Bianca Censori, who was the architect for the project, Holding waved and said, \u201cHi\u201d, he testified.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kardashian, taken back, walked by swiftly and said, \u201cI don\u2019t know you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought you were Bianca,\u201d Holding responded.<\/p>\n<p>Holding then testified he saw West and Kardashian arguing, they were in the middle of a divorce at the time.  Then the reality icon angrily jumped into her Lambo and sped off with the kids. That\u2019s when Holding thought he would be fired, he said.<\/p>\n<p>West approached him infuriated, \u201cShe\u2019s the most famous woman in the world and you call her by another woman\u2019s name?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holding said he could explain but West just said \u201cnahh\u201d and kept me on.<\/p>\n<p>Kanye West and Bianca Censori WWD via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The handyman appeared in court Monday with a limp and had three fingers bandaged. He told the court he had cut off his pinky last week while doing some work and had to have it re-attached.<\/p>\n<p>Also revealed in court, as Holding was questioned by the plaintiff\u2019s attorney Roger Haag, was how often West changed his mind about the design of the home. \u201cOn a dime\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The concepts went from a \u201cbomb shelter\u201d to a \u201cmonastery\u201d to a \u201crecording studio\u201d and finally a \u201cplayground,\u201d he testified.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>West\u2019s doomed $57 million dollar mansion. CB \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>The court case centers around plaintiff Tony Saxon and his work on the tumultuous remodeling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/21\/real-estate\/heres-why-the-deal-for-kanyes-former-home-fell-through\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">beachfront Malibu mansion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Saxon alleges unpaid wages, unsafe working conditions, and wrongful termination after he was hired to manage, secure, and live in the property during its renovation, according to court documents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rapper\u2019s overhaul of the structure removed almost all of the original design.<\/p>\n<p>West\u2019s spokesman Milo Yiannopoulos told The Post: \u201cThe truth is that Tony worked as an independent contractor, unlicensed and unsafe, masquerading as a properly licensed worker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saxon is seeking over $1 million from West. 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