Ye, previously often called Kanye West, has been sued by his former assistant. This newest swimsuit comes two months after a former worker accused him of discrimination and harassment.
In line with paperwork obtained by The Blast, rapper Kanye West has been accused of sexual harassment and wrongful termination.
Kayne West Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Per the lawsuit, Kanye West’s former assistant, Lauren Pisciotta, labored within the music trade for roughly 15 years and has held positions in and as Artist Administration and Illustration, A&R, Advertising Marketing consultant and Mission Administration.
As a result of her success, Ms. Pisciotta interacted professionally with many artists, together with Kanye West, AKA Ye. She creatively collaborated with the rapper on the Yeezy Season I girls’s style line and positioned three songs on “Donda,” his tenth studio album, which was finally launched in 2021.
Round July 2021, Ms. Pisciotta was “requested that she function [Ye’s] Govt Assistant/Private Assistant in reference to the enterprise affairs of all defendants herein and the private affairs” of the rapper.
On the time, Ye said to Ms. Pisciotta that “he was impressed together with her prior tenures as [his] worker, they usually agreed on a wage for Ms. Pisciotta of $1,000,000 per yr,” however required she be accessible “24/7.”
Lawsuit Filed In opposition to Ye For Alleged Sexual Assault
In line with the lawsuit, Kayne West was “conscious” of the accuser’s “sturdy social media presence, comprised of Ms. Pisciotta’s Instagram and an OnlyFans accounts, the latter of which was run totally by an unbiased administration firm, and he didn’t have any challenge or objection to it.”
Her social media generated roughly $1,000,000 yearly.
Per the swimsuit, Ye later “boasted” to buddies that Ms. Pisciotta was “an OnlyFans Celebrity.”
“[Her] social media presence included however was not restricted to Instagram and OnlyFans and content material of, amongst different issues, skilled bikini and lingerie images because of skilled and tasteful photoshoots,” the lawsuit states.
In and round August 2022, Kanye West reportedly requested Ms. Pisciotta to be “God like” and requested her to delete her OnlyFans account. If she agreed, he mentioned he would pay her $1,000,000.
She determined to maneuver ahead, thereby giving up the annual sums generated from her OnlyFans. Ye allegedly by no means paid her.
Disturbing Texts Despatched To Former Assistant
Ms. Pisciotta additionally claims Kanye West started to ship a collection of textual content messages, together with one which learn (transcribed by TMZ):
“See my downside is I be desirous to f-ck however then after I f-ck I need a woman to inform me how onerous they been f-cked whereas I am f-cking them. Then I need her to cheat on me …”
One other textual content she claims she acquired from Ye reads (additionally transcribed by TMZ):
“Is my d-ck racist? It’s. This f-cking racist d-ck of mine. I going to beat this f-cking racist d-ck for being f-cking racist. I will stare at photos of white girl with black as–es and beat the sh-t out of my racist -ck … Beating the h-t out of his huge black c-ck.”
Particulars Of Alleged Sexual Harassment Revealed
The swimsuit then claims that Kanye West “engaged in a scientific, extreme and persuasive and offensive marketing campaign of illegal harassment primarily based on [Ms. Pisciotta’s] intercourse, together with sexual harassment, in violation of varied provisions of FEHA.”
Ms. Pisciotta claims that he m-sturbated in entrance of her, and over-shared intimate sexual particulars, pictures, texts and movies of intercourse acts, “together with with out limitation acts that [Ye] was engaged in and different photos and movies of Instagram fashions, present and former YEEZY, LLC staff and numerous women and men.”
On or about October 21, 2022, Ms. Pisciotta was terminated and was supplied $3,000,000, which she accepted. Nonetheless, they allegedly by no means paid. “Defendants then reneged on their dedication to pay the severance to Plaintiff,” the swimsuit states.
Kanye West Accused Of ‘Stalking’
The swimsuit additional states that Kanye West has an “obsession” and “fixation” with Ms. Pisciotta, “stalking” her after she was “wrongfully terminated.”
In late 2022, Ye allegedly moved into the constructing the place she lived. After doing so, his unprofessionalism and harassing conduct continued.
She “didn’t welcome or encourage these offensive acts, texts, movies, and statements,” the lawsuit claims. “Nor did she condone Kanye West’s aforementioned offensive, demeaning, embarrassing, and abusive habits. As a substitute, however the harassment, discrimination, and abuse, she remained targeted on performing her job, and he or she remained as skilled as doable.”
Ms. Pisciotta is suing for no less than $4,000,000, citing breach of contract, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and a hostile work setting.
