Kanye “Ye” West Accused of Sexual Assault and Sex Trafficking by Ex-Assistant in Lawsuit

Kanye “Ye” West Accused of Sexual Assault and Sex Trafficking by Ex-Assistant in Lawsuit

E! News·2025-07-11 10:03

Kanye “Ye” West is facing more legal troubles.

Over a year after the “Runaway” musician was first sued by his former assistantLauren Pisciotta for wrongful termination and sexual harassment, among other complaints, her attorneys filed a second amended complaint on July 8 with additional accusations, according to documents obtained by E! News.

Pisciotta—who worked for West for a year and a half after being hired in July 2021—accused him of a hostile work environment, assault, battery, sex trafficking, gender discrimination, stalking, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, as well as failure to prevent harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

In her filing, the 36-year-old accused West of being a “sexual abuser, sexual harasser, online bully, anti-Semite, bigot, and a misogynist who proudly boasts about being all these things.”

Her attorneys argued that the rapper had “presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” as his employee that Pisciotta believed would “further her ambitions and launch her career to new heights.”

Instead, according to the amended complaint, she said West made “obscene comments about her body,” demanding that she wear “tight-fitted clothing,” as well as groping her regularly and forcing her to “watch Ye perform sexual acts with other women.”

West was accused of falsely imprisoning Pisciotta when he “knowingly locked her inside of his bedroom on an airplane with him,” which her attorneys said resulted in her being “confined to the room with Ye for a significant period of time – enough for Ye to masturbate until he fell asleep.”

The complaint said that Pisciotta was allegedly expected to engage in sexting with West, was asked to join his sexual encounter repeatedly despite declining, and accused him of sexually assaulting her on one occasion. Her attorneys accused West of threatening her with termination if she did not follow his orders.

“Ye terrorized and dominated his employee, Ms. Pisciotta’s life for approximately two years,” the document said, “all under the pretense of offering serious career advancement opportunities in the music and fashion industry.”

Her attorneys further alleged that even after “being abruptly terminated” in the fall of 2023, West “continued to subjugate and intimidate Pisciotta through assault, battery, stalking and harassment.” Pisciotta allegedly moved to Florida after the “Gold Digger” rapper moved into her Los Angeles apartment complex, “placing her in fear for her safety.”

Pisciotta is requesting general damages to be determined at trial, past and future earnings in an amount determined at trial, attorneys’ fees, punitive and exemplary damages and what relief “the Court may deem proper.”

E! News has reached out to West’s team and Pisciotta’s reps for comment and has not yet heard back.

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