Kanye West is going through a lawsuit from a former assistant who alleges sexual harassment and wrongful termination. Lauren Pisciotta, who labored for West from July 2021 till her dismissal in October 2022, filed the lawsuit detailing a sample of inappropriate behaviour and damaged guarantees.
Pisciotta claims she was initially employed to help with Westâs Yeezy vogue line launch. The position reportedly included working prolonged hours and collaborating on music for his album âDonda.â
The lawsuit additional alleges that Pisciotta was an energetic person of the grownup content material platform OnlyFans, producing further revenue. Nevertheless, in 2022, West allegedly requested she shut down her account, pressuring her to undertake a extra âGod Likeâ persona. In change, he reportedly promised to extend her wage to $2 million to compensate for the misplaced revenue from OnlyFans, a increase that Pisciotta claims by no means materialized.
Following this alleged promise, Pisciotta accuses West of escalating his behaviour. The lawsuit particulars a collection of inappropriate actions, together with lewd textual content messages, graphic descriptions of desired sexual acts, and unsolicited express pictures and movies involving West himself and different girls. Moreover, the lawsuit alleges West would share intimate pictures of each female and male Yeezy staff.
Probably the most disturbing particulars contain bodily encounters. Pisciotta claims West masturbated throughout cellphone calls, inquired about her boyfriendâs physiques, and pressured her to take away clothes within the workplace. One notably disturbing incident described within the lawsuit entails West allegedly locking her in a room, masturbating in her presence, after which falling asleep. Pisciotta additional alleges that West turned hostile when she rejected his advances for a romantic or sexual relationship.
Regardless of the alleged harassment, Pisciotta claims she was promoted to Chief of Workers for a number of of Westâs firms in September 2022, with a promised wage of $4 million. Nevertheless, only a month later, she was fired. The lawsuit states she was supplied $3 million in severance, which she additionally claims she by no means obtained.
Pisciottaâs lawsuit seeks compensation for breach of contract and a hostile work atmosphere. This comes amidst one other lawsuit filed in opposition to West final month, the place a former Black safety guard at his Donda Academy faculty alleges racial discrimination and wrongful termination.
