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Why is Kanye West’s former assistant Lauren Pisciotta suing him? The ex Yeezy employee and OnlyFans star filed a lawsuit for ‘sexual harassment and wrongful termination’ – but he denies all claims

Kanye West, aka Ye, is being sued for sexual harassment and wrongful termination by his former assistant Lauren Pisciotta ... but Kim Kardashian’s ex has denied the allegations. Photos: AFP, @laurenpisciotta/Instagram
Kanye West, aka Ye, is being sued for sexual harassment and wrongful termination by his former assistant Lauren Pisciotta ... but Kim Kardashian’s ex has denied the allegations. Photos: AFP, @laurenpisciotta/Instagram

  • Kanye West, aka Ye, is being sued for ‘sexual harassment and wrongful termination’ by his former assistant Lauren Pisciotta – Kim Kardashian’s ex, meanwhile, has denied the allegations
  • According to sources, Pisciotta said she had been hired by the rapper to work on his Yeezy women’s fashion line, and collaborated with him on three songs listed in the Donda album

Kanye West, aka Ye, is being sued for sexual harassment and wrongful termination by his former assistant Lauren Pisciotta, as reported by US media earlier this month.
 

In the lawsuit, Pisciotta alleged that the rapper would send her unsolicited texts about his sex life. “One time I took viagra and f***ed [an A-list celebrity] for three hours. Not sure why that thought came to me,” one alleged comment wrote.

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There are several other alleged messages that have been circulated by the media. Pisciotta also claimed that the “Runaway” singer once told her that he had fantasies that he would get “arrested for f****ing the s*** out of his assistant”.

Kim Kardashian’s ex, meanwhile, has denied the allegations.

Here’s what we know about Lauren Pisciotta and the case:

When did Lauren Pisciotta work for Kanye West?

Lauren Pisciotta worked as Kanye West’s personal assistant. Photo: @laurenpisciotta/Instagram
Lauren Pisciotta worked as Kanye West’s personal assistant. Photo: @laurenpisciotta/Instagram
According to People, Pisciotta worked for West in July 2021. She said she had been hired by the rapper to work on his Yeezy women’s fashion line. The same article notes that she also collaborated with him on three songs listed in the Donda album. Pisciotta alleged that she was then hired as his personal assistant with a salary offer of US$1 million as long as she was available 24 hours a day and seven days a week, adds the article.

She was also reportedly making bank from OnlyFans too

Lauren Pisciotta had an account on the adult content platform OnlyFans. Photo: @laurenpisciotta/Instagram
Lauren Pisciotta had an account on the adult content platform OnlyFans. Photo: @laurenpisciotta/Instagram
Per People, Pisciotta alleges that she was asked to delete her OnlyFans account after a year of working with Ye. She said that he was willing to give her an extra US$1 million if she did so, writes the complaint. The social media personality then said she was promoted to chief of staff for a few of his companies by September 2022, with an income of US$4 million – but was fired just a month later and alleges she didn’t receive the US$3 million severance pay that was promised.

How has Kanye West responded?

Faye Bradley
Faye Bradley is a Hong Kong-based contributing online editor for Style by SCMP, where she covers topics in luxury, pop culture, celebrity, influencer, entertainment, travel, trending news, food and drinks, and lifestyle. As a freelance writer, her work has been featured in CNN Style, Business Insider, Michelin Guide, Travel + Leisure Asia, China Daily, Design Anthology, BurdaLuxury, Skyscanner, and Hong Kong Tourism Board. With a BA (Hons) in art and design from the University of Leeds, she is the co-founder of Paradigm Haus, a print publication that covers artists, creatives and entrepreneurs the world over, and the founder of CSP Times, a digital luxury lifestyle website. She is also an editor for luxury wellness travel publication Compare Retreats.