{"id":6834,"date":"2025-07-10T20:51:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/kanye-wests-ex-assistant-adds-new-claims-to-harassment-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T20:51:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:51:25","slug":"kanye-wests-ex-assistant-adds-new-claims-to-harassment-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/kanye-wests-ex-assistant-adds-new-claims-to-harassment-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West’s Ex-Assistant Adds New Claims to Harassment Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tY<\/span>e\u2019s former chief of staff has added rape and sex-trafficking claims to her bombshell lawsuit against the artist formerly known as Kanye West, claiming the controversial rapper used coercion and false promises of music career advancement to grope and orally assault her.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe new allegations came in an amended complaint submitted Wednesday (July 9) by Lauren Pisciotta<\/strong>, who sued Ye last year for sexual harassment and other workplace violations. Previous iterations of Pisciotta\u2019s lawsuit claimed Ye regularly masturbated in front of her, sent her explicit texts and photos, groped her and once attempted to force his penis into her mouth.<\/p>\n

\n\tWednesday\u2019s amended complaint for the first time uses the word \u201crape\u201d to describe the last incident, which allegedly occurred in a San Francisco hotel during writing sessions for Ye\u2019s album Donda<\/em> in 2021.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYe used his body to pin and restrain Ms. Pisciotta, restricting her movement and preventing her from leaving the bed,\u201d says the lawsuit of this incident. \u201cHe then thrust his penis repeatedly into Ms. Pisciotta\u2019s face against her will. As Ms. Pisciotta frantically pled for Ye to stop, Ye forced his penis into her mouth. Ms. Pisciotta froze in shock and fear but continued to plead with Ye and beg him to stop. After some time, Ye ended the rape, apologized, and exited Ms. Pisciotta\u2019s hotel room.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe other notable addition to Wednesday\u2019s amended complaint is a new sex-trafficking claim. Lawyers for Pisciotta, who started as Ye\u2019s assistant before being promoted to chief of staff, allege Ye lured her into his inner circle with promises that he\u2019d help her music career, but that the goal all along was \u201cto satisfy Ye\u2019s own sexual gratification and to exert control over plaintiff.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYe recruited and enticed plaintiff by making fraudulent promises of career advancement in exchange for plaintiff\u2019s acquiescence to Ye\u2019s sexual contact, and used force and coercion to obtain compliance with his sexual demands by engendering a fear that refusing Ye\u2019s desires would be met with serious consequences such as public humiliation, online harassment, termination, retaliation and violence,\u201d write Pisciotta\u2019s attorneys.<\/p>\n

\n\tReps for Ye did not return requests for comment on the new allegations Thursday (July 10).<\/p>\n

\n\tPisciotta\u2019s lawsuit is among numerous actions that Ye has faced in recent years that accuse him of mistreating employees and engaging in sexual misconduct. The once-powerful rap icon has fallen from grace amid a surge in erratic behavior, replete with racism and antisemitism, starting in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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