Kanye West has issued a lengthy response to the lawsuit from his former assistant who is suing him for sexual harassment and wrongful termination . The disgraced rapper and fashion mogul, 46, is being sued by Lauren Pisciotta, 35, who says she was hired as West’s “Executive Assistant/Personal Assistant” in 2021 with an annual salary of $1m (£781,450). She says West, who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021, bombarded her with explicit messages and, in one incident, masturbated in front of her after offering her $1m to delete her OnlyFans account in 2022.
In a statement to The Independent , Ye’s legal representative says they are preparing a countersuit. “In response to these baseless allegations, Ye will be filing a lawsuit against Ms. Pisciotta, who actively pursued him sexually to coerce employment and other material benefits, then engaged in blackmail and extortion when her advances were rejected,” the statement read.
Pisciotta said in her lawsuit that she had worked in the music industry for 15 years prior to being hired by West, and had collaborated with him on season one of his Yeezy women’s fashion line. She alleges she also contributed toward three songs on his album Donda , which was released in 2021. In the lawsuit, Pisciotta said she was making an additional $1m from OnlyFans , the subscriber platform that hosts predominantly adult content, before West asked her to delete it.
Pisciotta has claimed that West would call her under the guise of discuss.