Reports emerged over the weekend that Kanye West was living in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Overnight, the rapper seemed to confirm that he has been staying in the downtown Atlanta facility with an Instagram post.
West posted a photo of a locker room with a single bed, weights, shoes and an open suitcase inside. The photo had no caption, as is the case with the seven other photos on his profile.
Sources told TMZ over the weekend that West was still at the stadium following last week’s sold-out “Donda” listening party. Since then, West has yet to release the album named after his late mother. Rolling Stone reported the release date is Aug. 6.
“Kanye and team have created a studio space, living quarters and even have a chef to prepare his meals inside MBS,” TMZ said.
CBS46 cited sources who said West negotiated an agreement to remain at the stadium for at least two weeks.
Heather Sautter, the stadium’s director of corporate and marketing communications, told the news station there have been no major issues with West staying in the facility. She said, “officials did have to come up with a workaround for West with this past Saturday’s Atlanta United game.” Sources told CBS46 that Columbus Crew was unable to use the normal visitor’s locker room due to West’s staying there. Sautter didn’t confirm the change in locker rooms, however.
West was also apparently seen at the July 24 Atlanta United game. Footage showed the rapper being escorted to seats by security.
In an email to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sautter said, “we aren’t at liberty to give out details out of respect for the artist’s privacy. He is staying at the stadium while he works on his album.”
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