Kanye West is sued for sexual harassment by his former assistant

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Kanye West’s former assistant is suing the disgraced rapper and fashion mogul for sexual harassment and wrongful termination.

Lauren Pisciotta claimed she was hired as West’s “executive assistant/personal assistant” in 2021 on an annual salary of $1 million (£781,450) on the condition that she be available to him “24/7,” which she accepted, according to court documents seen by US media.

Pisciotta said she previously worked in the music industry for 15 years and collaborated with West, who officially changed his name to Ye in 2021, on the first season of his Yeezy women’s clothing line. She claims she also contributed to three songs on his album. Dondawhich was published in the same year.

In the lawsuit, Pisciotta claimed she earned an additional $1 million from OnlyFans, the subscription platform that primarily hosts adult content.

However, West allegedly told her to be more “godlike” and delete her account in 2022 in exchange for $1 million. Pisciotta claimed he then bombarded her with explicit messages and, in one case, even masturbated in front of her.

According to the filing of Rolling StoneWest reportedly wrote in a text message, “See, my problem is that I do want to fuck, but after I fuck, I want a girl to tell me how hard she got fucked while I fuck her,” adding, “Then I want her to cheat on me.”

Pisciotta claimed that West also called her under the pretense of discussing work matters and then masturbated with her during the phone call.

In another incident, West reportedly locked Pisciotta in a room with him during a flight to Paris, saying he needed to talk to her. He then lay down on his bed and masturbated under the covers until he fell asleep while she sat across from him in an armchair.

Pisciotta said in the lawsuit that around September 2022 she was promoted to chief of staff for West’s various companies and was told she would receive an additional $3 million (£2.3 million). However, the following month she claimed she was fired and offered a $3 million severance package, which she did not receive.

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She is suing West for sexual harassment, breach of contract and wrongful termination, and is also suing West and his affiliated Yeezy companies for fraud, unpaid wages and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The Independent has reached out to West’s representative for comment.

In 2022, the vulture The rapper was accused of sharing an explicit photo of his ex-wife Kim Kardashian during a job interview with Adidas employees while he was married to the reality TV star.

An investigation by Rolling Stone It was also reported that Ye allegedly showed several Adidas employees an explicit video of Kardashian as well as sex videos he made of himself with other women.

The allegations were made in an open letter from “prominent former members of the Yeezy team,” which also claimed that Adidas bosses were aware of the musician’s “problematic behavior” but did not intervene because they had “turned off their moral compass.”

An Adidas spokesperson said at the time: “Adidas does not tolerate hate speech or offensive behavior and has therefore ended its partnership with Adidas Yeezy.

“We have had and continue to have active discussions with our employees about the events that led to our decision to end the partnership. They have our full support and as we work through the details of the termination, we have been clear that we want to retain the talents and skills of our employees within the company.”