Kanye West to receive legal counsel from lawyer behind Johnny Depp defamation trial win

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, will now be receiving legal counsel on a "variety of business matters" from a team of lawyers including Camille Vasquez, one of the attorneys who represented Johnny Depp in his defamation trial, a spokesperson for the law firm Brown Rudnick told CBS News. No other details were provided.

On Friday, Women's Wear Daily reported that luxury fashion brand Balenciaga severed ties with the rapper.

"Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist," the outlet reported, citing a statement from Balenciaga's parent company Kering.