Kanye West responded to harassment lawsuit after alleged vulgar texts to former employee came to light

Lina PortmanJune 5, 2024

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While Kanye West fans await the second volume of his Vultures trilogy collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign, as well as his planned entry into the porn industry, the rapper and mogul is now at the center of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former Yeezy assistant. In response to allegations of vulgar comments, lewd photographs and broken financial agreements, West's legal team claimed the woman's accusations were baseless and that she attempted to blackmail the Grammy winner .

The lawsuit, which was filed by former Yeezy employee Lauren Pisciotta, is filled with Yeezy's alleged sexual demands and behavior while she worked for him. But in their response to the claims, West's lawyers say this is an attempt to gain money and notoriety, and that it follows Pisciotta's past efforts to increase his business opportunities. employment through sexual advances. According to their statement to Page six:

In response to these baseless allegations, Ye will take legal action against Ms. Pisciotta. Before her dismissal as an assistant, Ms. Pisciotta stole her cell phone in an attempt to destroy phone records that would contradict her claims, all of which were preserved. She was fired for lack of qualifications, demanding unreasonable amounts of money (including an annual salary of $4 million), and numerous documented incidents of her lascivious and unhinged conduct.

It is unclear whether Ye's attorneys intend to file charges against Lauren Pisciotta imminently or whether they are awaiting a response from her attorneys. Either way, it appears they are ready to fight the accuser's allegations in court, going so far as to say they can prove her claims are false through phone recordings.

Although it is unclear whether his “attempted destruction” involved deleting texts, direct messages and photos, the lawyers' response alleges that Pisciotta sent his boss nude photos and more, and makes statements about his behavior on the construction site. .

Pisciotta offered Ye sex on his birthday, which he refused, sent him unsolicited nude images, sexual narratives and was seen twerking in the office during business hours. . . . (She also bragged about being) ejaculated by a football player while simultaneously texting her boss.

The legal team also alleged that Pisciotta tried to convince West to buy her a Lamborghini and pay for her plastic surgery (among other things) by making sexual advances. On top of that, they claim, after being rejected, Pisciotta then attempted to solicit more than $60 million through blackmail, then ultimately brought that total down to $50 million for this lawsuit.

Ye's lawyers also called Pisciotta's behavior “completely inconsistent” with a former employee's claim of sexual harassment, and concluded by saying his lawsuit was only about making money and attention.

Pisciotta's lawsuit claims West sent him a variety of vulgar text messages, some of which addressed his sexual desire, while others addressed the idea that his genitals were racist. He allegedly shared videos of himself having sex with models and masturbated while they were on the phone together. She claims he also locked her in a room with him while he masturbated to completion, and that her refusal of his sexual advances is what ultimately made him angry enough to fire her.

In addition to the more illicit allegations, the former assistant also said that West offered to double her $1 million annual salary if she left OnlyFans, and claimed that it was after that point that the text messages and advances had begun. Before being fired, she claims she was promoted to chief of staff for several of Ye's brands, at a salary of $4 million, but was fired shortly afterward and promised a $3 million severance package was not met. .

West's high-profile interests in building a pornographic empire have drawn more attention to the rapper's sexual proclivities, with a a former executive resigns because of this problemand Censori always attracts attention for what she wears (or doesn't wear) in public with Ye. (She would be “freaking out” about pornographic stuffAlso.)

Less than two months before this lawsuit was filed, Kanye West was in the midst of a crisis. battery case on him, he would have hit someone who would have pushed Ye's legal wife, Bianca Censori in a hotel. The same month he was also sued by former Yonda Academy security guard who alleged that West and other employers treated him and other black employees harshly compared to his white co-workers, and that he was ultimately fired because of the color of his skin.