The well-known rapper Kanye West has once again come to the attention of the media. He was sued for sexual harassment, breach of contract and unfair dismissal by a woman who was his assistant for two years, according to the BBC.
Kanye West has been sued by a former personal assistant. PHOTO Profimedia (Archive)
Lauren Pisciotta claims the star sent her obscene messages and masturbated while talking to her on the phone, according to US media.
The woman claims she lost her job in 2022 and the $3 million in compensation was never paid. The quoted source contacted the rapper's lawyer to respond to the allegations, but has not yet received a response.
The lawsuit was announced by TMZ and later confirmed by Rolling Stone, The Wrap and US Weekly.
According to documents filed Monday, the woman was making a living in 2021 from OnlyFans when she met Kanye West.
She claims the rapper hired her to work on Yeezy's first women's collection. Later, he decided to offer her the role of personal assistant, with an annual salary of 1 million dollars. But Pisciotta had to be available “24/7”. She stated that she accepted the terms.
What's more, it appears that West initially agreed to the woman creating content on the OnlyFans platform. However, in the year 2022, he asked her to delete his account in exchange for a million dollars.
After closing her account, she was allegedly bombarded with obscene messages from West, including pornographic videos.
Pisciotta also claims that he masturbated while talking to her on the phone and that at one point he satisfied himself in front of her after “catch her” in a private room on his plane.
Around September 2022, she became chief of staff for his various companies, but was abruptly fired shortly thereafter, she claims. It is alleged that severance pay was never paid to him.
In addition to sexual harassment, breach of contract and wrongful termination, Pisciotta also sued the Yeezy companies for fraud, unpaid wages and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
