Kanye West is being sued by opera singer Chase Taylor, who has accused the rapper of locking him inside a high school in 2019 to complete the opera Nebuchadnezzar in just four days.

In a lawsuit filed in North Carolina (as per Rolling Stone), Taylor has alleged that West made “broken promises” and “multiple unfair and deceptive trade practices.” He claims that West trapped him inside the band room of Wyoming’s Cody High School, where he was tasked with composing an opera to “performance-ready” standards. He alleges that he was deceived by West, who led him to believe he would be performing in a finished piece intended for “non-profit engagements performed for religious purposes,” and was only told of the opera’s incomplete status after arriving in Wyoming. Taylor also claims he worked on another opera called Mary.

The suit states that Taylor had four days to write the opera, promising him “lucrative compensation, producer credit, and future work.” Along with composing the opera, Taylor also looked after over 150 musicians, who were also locked inside and endured “abusive conditions” to create the opera from scratch. The suit alleges that performers slept on the floor to sleep, and were not given enough food and water during those four days.

“Taylor objected to the abusive conditions and asked defendants [through West’s producer] to unlock the band room doors, provide sufficient food and water, and provide appropriate time off for the musicians to sleep. Defendants ignored these requests,” the lawsuit claims.

West is also accused of using Taylor’s compositions into future songs such as “Telekinesis” and several tracks from Vultures 2. Taylor claims he was uncredited for these arrangements, and is seeking acknowledgement of his copyright ownership, along with a cut of profits. The lawsuit is also seeking damages for alleged fraud, false imprisonment and unfair business practices, though that sum has not yet been disclosed.

Nebuchadnezzar was eventually performed at the Hollywood Bowl in 2019. In a two-star review of the opera, The Guardian reported that the show was “delayed by two hours, during which time stagehands could apparently be seen frantically building the set.” They also observed singers “reading from scripts” and called the plot “imponderable.” Front row tickets to the show cost over $600, though standard ticket prices were cut from $150 to $20 when seats weren’t filling up.

Ye’s second opera, Mary, followed soon after, first staged on a floating barge at the Miami Marine Stadium and only accessible to watch via motorboat. Let’s hope its writers weren’t trapped at sea.