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\n\tBianca Censori<\/a>\u00a0appeared in a Los Angeles courthouse Thursday to face questions about the Malibu mansion designed by famed Japanese architect Tadao Ando that her husband, Kanye West, purchased for $57 million in 2021 and subsequently gutted<\/a> to build what his lawyer called an \u201coff-the-grid\u201d shelter.<\/p>\n \n\tCensori, 31, walked into the courtroom wearing a black satin skirt and black cardigan buttoned all the way up, with her hair pulled back in a tight bun. She smiled at the jury and answered most questions with one-word replies. Asked if her husband, now known as Ye, told her he wanted to build an \u201coff-the-grid bunker,\u201d she pushed back.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI believe he used that language to refer to aesthetics,\u201d she said. \u201cThis was all concepts. The idea that it changed is not necessarily correct. When he would describe ideas, it was holistically his concept. It was always going to be a residence. That was never changing.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe morning testimony challenged claims from the plaintiff, Tony Saxon, and another witness, handyman Jeromy Holding, that Ye\u2019s plans for the property were constantly shifting. They previously told jurors Ye wanted all plumbing, wiring, toilets, and access to all city utilities removed. Holding said Ye\u2019s rotating plans for the home<\/a> included having it serve as an extension of his private school, a bomb shelter, a monastery, a recording studio, and a playground for his kids filled with slides and ramps.<\/p>\n \n\tAn architect by training, Censori, 31, has been an enigmatic and largely silent fixture in West\u2019s orbit for years, making her statements mostly through provocative performance art that often incorporates public nudity. She was called to testify at the civil trial after Saxon, a 35-year-old musician, vintage record dealer, and handyman, filed legal claims in 2023 over his seven-week tenure working on the house in late 2021.<\/p>\n \n\tIn his lawsuit and courtroom testimony, Saxon has alleged he worked as a project manager and round-the-clock security guard at the contemporary concrete house until he was severely injured and then fired in retaliation for raising safety concerns. He alleges Ye neglected to provide workers\u2019 compensation insurance and is now on the hook for not only unpaid wages but damages related to his medical expenses, loss of earnings, and emotional distress.<\/p>\n