Ye Blames Milo Yiannopoulos Deportation & Russian Concerts For $23M Trial Delay Request

Ye is pulling out every legal maneuver in his playbook to dodge an October trial, and his latest strategy involves Russia, a deported associate, and claims that his legal team isn’t ready.

The rapper filed court documents asking a judge to push his discrimination case with former Donda Academy security guard Benjamin Provo from October 12 to May 17, 2027.

That’s a seven-month delay he’s banking on to buy time before facing allegations that he treated Black employees differently than their White counterparts.

Provo’s been fighting this battle since April 2024, claiming Ye demanded he cut his dreadlocks despite the hairstyle being tied to his Muslim faith, then fired him when he refused.

The security guard is seeking roughly $23 million in damages, and Ye’s legal team is arguing they haven’t had enough time to prepare because Provo’s side has been uncooperative during depositions and document discovery.

Ye’s also requesting sanctions against Provo and his attorney, though the judge hasn’t ruled on any of it yet.

Here’s where it gets interesting.

Ye’s attorneys are citing his planned concerts in Russia as a reason for the delay, claiming he’s supposed to perform October 10 and 11 in St. Petersburg.

But there’s a problem: those shows were canceled. Gazprom Arena announced in late August that it never signed a rental agreement with Ye, despite initially promoting the concerts on social media.

Moscow-based promoter Say Agency disputed the cancellation and said it was searching for another venue, but as of September 24, 2026, no replacement location has been publicly confirmed.

Ye’s also leaning on the recent deportation of Milo Yiannopoulos, his former chief of staff, as justification for the delay.

Yiannopoulos was detained at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in August and deported back to the United Kingdom after an immigration judge issued a removal order in July.

Ye’s legal team argues that Yiannopoulos is a key witness who’s now unreachable, complicating depositions and trial preparation.

The judge will ultimately decide whether these circumstances justify postponing the case for seven months.