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\n\tWhen a construction worker\u2019s lawsuit over Kanye West<\/a>\u2019s troubled Malibu mansion project kicks off in a Los Angeles courtroom next week, everyone better be dressed appropriately, a judge warned Friday.<\/p>\n \n\tThe judge didn\u2019t mention any potential rule-breakers by name, but West, now known as Ye, famously sold T-shirts emblazoned with swastikas<\/a>, while his wife Bianca Censori<\/a> once wore an \u201cinvisible dress\u201d made from pantyhose material on the Grammys red carpet<\/a>. The rapper and his wife are both expected to testify at the trial, which is scheduled to last 12 days. It\u2019s also possible Censori will sit at the defense table as a representative of her husband\u2019s company, the couple\u2019s lawyer, Andrew Cherkasky, said on Friday.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe parties and witnesses you\u2019re calling must comply with the basic dress code of the court. No hats, sunglasses, or revealing clothing. No drama,\u201d Judge Brock T. Hammond said at the final status conference Friday. \u201cAnd if someone doesn\u2019t comply, they will not be allowed in the courtroom. If a witness is not dressed appropriately, they will be turned around at the door.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe trial will zero in on claims that Ye and his property company hired plaintiff Tony Saxon in September 2021 to oversee renovations of the beachfront mansion designed by Pritzker Prize\u2013winning Japanese architect Tadao Ando. In a saga that made headlines nationwide, Ye purchased the stunning home for $57.3 million in 2021 and stripped it to its bare concrete shell before finally unloading it in September 2024 for just $21 million, marking a staggering loss. The buyer, Steve \u201cBo\u201d Belmont,\u00a0told the\u00a0Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>\u00a0that his goal was to restore the architectural gem, \u201cto make it as though Kanye was never there.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to the lawsuit, Saxon agreed to oversee the project while living on the property and providing round-the-clock security. Saxon alleges he was promised $20,000 a week but received only a single payment. He further alleges he slept at the construction site without a bed and struggled to meet what he describes as increasingly extreme demands. He contends he was fired in retaliation for raising safety concerns.<\/p>\n