The former Yeezy marketing specialist who claims Kanye West subjected her to “antisemitic vitriol,” sexual harassment, and retaliation was awarded $76,245 in attorneys’ fees Friday for her victory over West’s early attempt to dismiss her lawsuit on free speech grounds.

A California judge awarded the fees at a morning hearing in downtown Los Angeles. The Jane Doe plaintiff originally asked for $99,720 in legal fees and costs, but her lawyer said the reduced amount was acceptable too.

West’s new lawyer on the case, Andrew Cherkasky, argued unsuccessfully that the court should wait to order the fee payment because West is appealing the underlying ruling that trashed his First Amendment challenge to Jane Doe’s lawsuit as “frivolous.” The judge said the appellate court might take a year

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