Ye, the rapper and fashion mogul formerly known as Kanye West, has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former assistant who accused him of multiple instances of sexual abuse and assault over the year she worked for him.
The civil suit, one of several filed against the artist, will be withdrawn within 45 days after West reached an unconditional settlement with his former assistant, Lauren Pisciotta, on July 23, according to court documents. Terms of the settlement, which was submitted to a Los Angeles court on Wednesday, were not disclosed.
Pisciotta worked as an assistant to the rapper and Yeezy mogul from 2021 to 2022, during which time she claimed in an initial June 2024 filing that she was subjected to explicit materials, including texts, pornographic photos, videos and phone calls from Ye, and was then “wrongfully terminated” from her position. She also filed suit against West and some of his companies for fraud, unpaid wages and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The lawsuit was expanded later that year with Pisciotta amending the allegations to include sexual assault, claiming West “touched, groped, fondled, grabbed and forced himself in and on” her while she was employed by him.
