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Kanye West’s former assistant Lauren Pisciotta sues him for sexual harassment, wrongful termination
Kanye West's former assistant, Lauren Pisciotta, who worked with West on his Yeezy women’s clothing line and his album Donda, has sued him for sexual harassment, breach of contract and termination.
Kanye West's former assistant, Lauren Pisciotta, has sued him for sexual harassment, breach of contract and termination (Photo/AP)
Rapper Kanye West, who is known as Ye, has been sued by former assistant Lauren Pisciotta, who filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment, breach of contract and wrongful termination. According to news reports by TMZ, and Rolling Stone, Pisciotta is also suing Yeezy, a company owned by Ye for fraud, and unpaid wages, accusing him of emotional distress, said Rolling Stone, citing the court documents.
Pisciotta worked with West on his Yeezy women’s clothing line and his album Donda, released in 2021. Reports say Pisciotta was employed as Kanye’s assistant in 2021, with a million-dollar annual salary and should be available to him ’24/7.’
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According to the lawsuit, Kanye had no objection to Pisciotta making money from OnlyFans and through social media, however, he later demanded that he be treated ‘God-like’ and urged her to asked her to delete her account, in exchange for an extra $1 million, the suit states. Despite Pisciotta agreeing to his demands, she claims the rapper began to sexually harass her.
“See my problem is I am wanting to fu*k but then after I fu*k I want a girl to tell me how hard they have been fucked while I’m fucking them. Then I want her to cheat on me,” read one of the texts from Kanya to Pisciotta, mentioned in the suit. As per the suit, in another text, the “Runaway” singer texted Pisciotta, “Is my di*k racist? I’m going to stare at pictures of white women with black asses and beat the shit out of my racist dick.” Pisciotta said the rapper was obsessed with the ” pen*s size” of her partners and that he would mast**bate on the conversations with her, said Rolling Stone.
She also went on to narrate a horrific incident (in her lawsuit) where during their journey on a flight to Paris, Kanye “trapped” her in his room on the plane after he closed the door, which could not be opened from the inside. Rolling Stone reports that while Pisciotta sat on a chair across from West, who was lying down on his bed, he began to mas**rbate under the covers, ultimately falling asleep.
In the lawsuit, she also stated that she was promoted to chief of staff for Kanye’s various companies in September 2022 and was told she was getting a $3 million bonus following which she was fired from her job with the offer of a $3 million severance package. Pisciotta claimed she never received the severance package.
Responding to Pisciotta’s lawsuit, Kanye’s legal representative issued a statement saying that the rapper would be filing a suit against Pisciotta, who “actively pursued him sexually to coerce employment and other material benefits, then engaged in blackmail and extortion when her advances were rejected.” It further added that Pisciotta “stole” the rapper’s cell phone “in an attempt to destroy phone records that would contradict her claims, all of which have been preserved.”
Last month Milo Yiannopoulus, who was Kanye’s chief of staff, quit the company following his plans to create a pornography division.
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