s legal troubles are piling up like Yeezy sneakers in an Adidas warehouse. On June 3, the rapper and designer’s former assistant for sexual harassment and wrongful termination. Lauren Pisciotta, who worked for West for two years, alleges that he sent her sexually explicit texts and behaved inappropriately in her tenure with him.
West has not yet publicly responded to the allegations. According to the filing, , Pisciotta worked in the music industry for 15 years in various positions. West hired her as a creative collaborator on his Yeezy Season 1 women’s fashion line (which came out in ) and she worked on his 2021 album .
In July 2021, she was hired to “serve as [Ye's] Executive Assistant/Personal Assistant in connection with the business affairs.” She said they agreed on a salary of $1 million a year, but she had to be available "24/7." The year prior to being hired full time by West, Pisciotta said she made $1 million creating content on OnlyFans and social media posts.
Initially West was OK with that continuing — describing Pisciotta to people as "an OnlyFans superstar” — but in August 2022, he changed his mind. She claimed he asked her to be "God-like” and delete the OnlyFans account. He would pay her $1 million, she claimed, and she agreed.
Pisciotta claimed he never paid her and started sexually harassing her. She alleged he would send her messages that were sexual in nature and masturbated during phone conversations with her. She claimed he texted her po.