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Opera musician Chase Taylor sued Kanye West, now known as Ye, in federal court in North Carolina, alleging he was locked in a Wyoming high school band room to write an opera. Taylor says he was recruited as the lead performer for Nebuchadnezzar, which he believed was finished, and flew from North Carolina to Wyoming with less than a week to rehearse. At Cody High School he was ushered into the band room and locked inside, and he alleges he was told to make the opera "performance-ready in just four days." He says he objected to being confined, that musicians slept on the floor, and that food was insufficient for more than 150 performers, but that his requests to unlock the doors and provide food and rest were ignored. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, seeks a declaration of Taylor's copyright ownership, a share of profits from songs including "Telekinesis" and several tracks from Vultures 2, and damages for fraud, false imprisonment and unfair business practices. Taylor also alleges he was told the operas were non-profit religious productions, which he says was false because tickets were sold. Rolling Stone reported that the case follows a similar suit by Willie Alexander and a $1.35 million class-action settlement Ye agreed to in 2025. Ye's representatives could not be reached for comment.