Kanye West is reportedly “terrified to return to the U.S.” because he is facing “multiple lawsuits” amid claims that he

and wife Bianca Censori have relocated to Tokyo—less than three months after the rapper splashed out a staggering $35 million on a brand-new megamansion in Beverly Hills.

According to DailyMail.com, that very pricey property purchase has gone largely unoccupied as West, 47,

and Censori, 30, who wed in 2022, live it up abroad in an alleged attempt to avoid spending too much time in the U.S.,

a move that is said to have been prompted by the shocking sex trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Though West has not been named in any of the accusations against his once-close pal, Diddy, sources have claimed that he is concerned he could face a similar legal firestorm over sexual assault allegations that were made against him by his former assistant, Lauren Pisciotta.

Pisciotta has levied a number of shocking allegations against West, initially accusing him of wrongful termination in June, claiming in her lawsuit that he had fired her because she had refused to sleep with him. She then updated her legal complaint in October to include a number of other shocking claims, including one incident that she alleges took place at a studio session hosted by West and Combs.

West has denied all of her allegations—however, sources allege that he is still eager to avoid any and all potential involvement in Combs’ legal troubles.

“With all this stuff with Diddy, Kanye is terrified,” an insider told DailyMail.com, just days after his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, accused her former spouse of being an absent father to their four children: Psalm, 5, Chicago, 6, Saint, 9, and North, 11.

However, the source told the outlet that his refusal to head back to the States has nothing to do with his children and all to do with the law.

“Kanye’s reasoning for not being [in the U.S.] has nothing to do with his children and has everything to do with the multiple lawsuits that he is facing in the States,” the insider continued.

Despite his alleged determination to avoid returning home, West has done little to maintain a low profile over the past few months, which have seen him travel to far-flung locations with Censori, including Tuscany, Paris, Russia, and Dubai. Recent reports also suggest that he and his wife are now basing themselves in Japan.

West has been spotted back on U.S. soil on a handful of occasions within the past year. However, he appears to have been spending the majority of his time traveling—which begs the question: Why did he choose to invest in such a pricey pad in Beverly Hills?

The rapper forked out an enormous amount for the abode, despite having just taken a huge $36 million loss on a Malibu beach house that he purchased for $57.25 million in 2021. After buying the home, which was designed by architect Tadao Ando, West then proceeded to gut it, reducing the once-revered building to little more than a shell.

He abandoned these plans not long after and put the home back on the market, eventually selling it to developer Steven “Bo” Belmont for a wild discount.

Yet even that financial loss did not stop West from splashing out on another extravagant real estate investment in the form of an enormous mansion located within an exclusive gated neighborhood.

Property records seen by Realtor.com® reveal that the rapper purchased his 11-bedroom, 18-bathroom mansion in the exclusive  Beverly North Park community through an LLC—the same LLC he used to purchase his $57.25 million Malibu property in 2021.

West purchased his new home in an off-market deal; the property was last put on the market in 2022, when it was sold for $24.5 million, records show.

And while the musician’s latest property investment doesn’t boast the same ocean views or proximity to the beach as his Malibu home, it has plenty of other alluring features, not least an expansive 6.79-acre parcel of land on which there are a paddle tennis court, pool house, and large swimming pool.

Inside the main house, which boasts 20,000 square feet of living space, guests are treated to a “brilliant and modern” design, which offers high ceilings and enormous windows, ensuring the home is flooded with natural light.

Perhaps one of the funkiest features of the property is its multilevel guest residence and “entertainment pavilion,” which are connected to the main house via a “futuristic steel-columned bridge” that is open to the elements and runs over the main driveway.

The home was originally built in 2000, having been commissioned by famed mathematician Norman Zada, according to the original listing information.

It was designed by architect Richard Landry, who is often referred to as the “King of the Megamansion” and has worked with a host of high-profile clients in the Los Angeles area over the years.

West closed on the property on Oct. 25—just two months after he managed to sell his scandal-ridden Malibu property at a staggering loss.

The rapper, who has an estimated net worth of $400 million, according to Forbes, purchased the iconic home in 2021 for a whopping $57.25 million. He then proceeded to gut the property designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Ando, reportedly in the hopes of turning it into a modernist bomb shelter.

However, the musician abandoned his plans shortly after, leaving it empty and exposed to the elements. The run-down state of the property raised furious backlash from architecture lovers.

Despite its dilapidated condition, West listed the property for an eye-watering $53 million in January 2024, enlisting celebrity agent and “Selling Sunset” star Jason Oppenheim to help him offload the home.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the concrete mansion failed to attract a buyer. In April, the price was cut to $39 million.

Three months later, the listing was updated to indicate that a sale was pending—and now, the identity of the buyer has been revealed, as well as the painfully large loss West took on the property.

Belwood Investments, a real estate investment company based in California, paid around $21 million for the home and, in a press release, its CEO, Belmont, announced plans to invest a further $5 million to restore Ando’s original work.

Unsurprisingly, this wasn’t the first time West’s property profile has raised eyebrows as he put his Monster Lake Ranch in Wyoming on the market—just two years after purchasing it.

Although it is unclear how much the rapper splashed out for the ranch, it had been listed in the range of $13 million to $14 million before the price was reduced to $11 million.

The home seemed to be snapped up by another buyer in June 2024, with the listing revealing that the “once-in-a-lifetime” property comes with a lodge, commercial kitchen, and entertainment features such as a go-kart track and trophy trout fishing.

The 3,888 acres include views of the sandstone cliffs and the Absaroka Range, making it a “premier Wyoming ranch investment,” the listing added.