Austin Lawfirm Sues Kanye West's 2020 Presidential Campaign

Austin TX

11 May, 2021

3:00 PM

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AUSTIN, TX — An Austin firm has filed a lawsuit against Kanye West's 2020 presidential campaign, claiming the company is owed millions, according to KVUE. SeedX Inc. and two of the company's owners are suing "Kanye 2020" for breach of contract, according to court documents obtained by the news outlet on Monday. SeedX Inc. is a for-profit corporation based out of Delaware but with headquarters in North Austin. Two consulting groups that worked for the campaign are also named as defendants in the lawsuit. In July 2020, a presidential campaign announcement was posted to the hip-hop artist's Twitter account. In June, Lincoln Strategy Group reached out to SeedX to discuss work opportunities and in July 2020, a contract was negotiated, the lawsuit states. Over a three-month period, SeedX performed work for Lincoln, "engaging a community for the company that spanned across the world, identifying trends and issues in the industry the company was in, communicating on all relevant channels and media, creating and managing shareable content, developing target advertising campaigns, increasing engagement, etc." SeedX Inc. says it reportedly made multiple requests to be paid for its services, but has yet to receive payment, the lawsuit stated. According to the lawsuit, SeedX's work on the campaign is valued at more than $10 million, but SeedX is seeking $2 million for the services provided. A representative of Lincoln offered in January to compensate SeedX $20,000, which the owners rejected "as it was substantially below the value of the services provided," the lawsuit states.