Kanye West has found himself at the center of a lawsuit after his former assistant-turned-social media mogul filed a sexual harassment claim against the rapper – but who is the employee behind the allegation?
Lauren Pisciotta, 35, claimed she was hired by the 46-year-old star as his Executive Assistant/Personal Assistant in 2021 and was raking in an annual salary of $1 million for her agreement to be available to Kanye ’24/7.’
At the time, the brunette beauty was also setting pulses racing on OnlyFans and was using the adult content site to bring home a further seven figures every year.
However, the rapper – who legally changed his name to Ye three years ago – allegedly then asked his assistant to take a more ‘god-like’ approach and offered her $1 million to get rid of her risque content online.
Lauren ultimately agreed and ditched OnlyFans to become increasingly involved in Kayne’s various businesses – claiming that she contributed three songs on the artist’s album Donda.
Kanye West has found himself at the center of a lawsuit after his former assistant-turned-social media mogul filed a sexual harassment claim against the rapper – but who is the employee behind the allegation?
Lauren Pisciotta, 35, says she was hired by the 46-year-old star (seen in 2019) as his assistant in 2021 and made $1 million a year in return for making herself availalble to Kanye ’24/7′
Lauren, who now regularly boasts her sensational figure on Instagram, appeared to be living the high life as she was jetting off to various hotspots with the rapper as his right-hand woman.
However, it soon came to a screeching halt when she was terminated from the Yeezy company in 2022 – prompting the rapper’s assistant to lift the lid on the alleged dark side of working for one of the biggest celebrities.
Lauren’s work with Kanye ended in October of 2022 – the same year that the rapper’s career, reputation and earnings began to nosedive after he made a series of anti-Semitic remarks across multiple media platforms.
The former assistant has now made a series of shocking claims in a bombshell lawsuit – suing Kanye for sexual harassment, breach of contract and wrongful termination.
She is also suing the artist and his affiliated Yeezy companies for fraud, unpaid wages, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
In the lawsuit, reviewed by TMZ, Lauren claimed Kanye had recruited her to work for him while her only source of income was a time she was pulling in seven figures annually via an OnlyFans account.
Lauren claimed she worked for West from July of 2021 until October of 2022, when he terminated her employment.
Following her termination, the pair agreed on $3 million in severance. However, in legal documents, Lauren alleged that the rapper never paid her that amount.
Now, amid a bitter battle between an A-lister and his assistant, FEMAIL has lifted the lid on all there is to know about the Instagram model and the lawsuit she has filed against Kanye.
Who is Lauren Pisciotta?
The 35-year-old brunette beauty (seen in 2018) was showcasing her assets on OnlyFans in the years prior to working with the rapper and bringing home $1 million doing it
The 35-year-old brunette beauty was showcasing her assets on OnlyFans in the years prior to working with the rapper and bringing home $1 million doing it.
She has garnered a huge following by boasting her stunning looks online – and has since built up a loyal fanbase of a whopping 1.1 million followers.
It was during this time that she was recruited by Kanye to be his assistant because she had worked in the music industry for 15 years prior to this and had collaborated with him, according to Lauren.
Over the next two years, their relationship quickly turned sour and the model was soon fired from the Yeezy brand, opening up a widespread lawsuit.
Now, in the midst of the legal drama, Lauren – who keeps her personal life extremely private – has left behind both the rapper and her OnlyFans persona.
She has since turned to Instagram and has been using the platform to showcase her day-to-day life as well as her looks.
Her last Instagram post, which was shared one month ago, saw her donning a tiny red bikini as she showcased her washboard abs while lounging at the pool.
She captioned the post: ‘My happy place.’
The assistant-turned-Instagram model has yet to make any public comments about the lawsuit.
What is Lauren Pisciotta suing Kanye West for?
In the lawsuit, Lauren accused suit Kanye of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, breach of contract and a hostile workplace
She claimed that the rapper sent her a slew of graphic videos and text messages and told her he had been playing with himself to the sound of her voice (Kanye seen in 2021)
In the lawsuit, Lauren accused suit Kanye of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, breach of contract and a hostile workplace.
She claimed that the rapper sent her a slew of graphic videos and text messages, told her he had been playing with himself to the sound of her voice, and badgered her about the genitalia sizes of her past boyfriends.
Lauren claimed she first crossed paths with Kanye in July of 2021 at a time when he was working on endeavors in the fashion industry.
She has also said that she had collaborated with him on a trio of songs from his studio album Donda, which was released in August of 2021.
The brunette beauty said that she had maintained her lucrative OnlyFans account until the summer of 2022, when the rapper requested she ditch it because he wanted her to have a ‘God Like’ image.
According to legal documents, Lauren claimed that Kanye offered her a $1 million annual incentive to abandon the profitable accounts, which she agreed to.
Lauren also claimed that the singer commenced with a series of graphic text messages and videos pertaining to sex, and incorporating scenarios involving raceplay and cuckoldry.
According to legal documents, Lauren claimed that Kanye offered her a $1 million annual incentive to abandon the profitable accounts, which she agreed to
One alleged text sent by West entered into the lawsuit read: ‘See my problem is I be wanting to f*** but then after I f*** I want a girl to tell me how hard they been f***ed while I’m f***ing them. Then I want her to cheat on me.’
TMZ cited the Kanye continued with a series of ‘REALLY vulgar’ communications to his then-employee.
According to the outlet, another text said to have been sent by West entered into the court documents by Lauren read: ‘Is my d*** racist? It is. This f***ing racist d*** of mine. I going to beat this f***ing racist d*** for being f***ing racist.’
It continued: ‘I’m going to stare at pictures of white woman with Black a**es and beat the s*** out of my racist d***… beating the s*** out of his big Black c***.’
Lauren claimed Kanye would apprise her to when he was playing himself and ask her if she could hear the activity in the background.
She also alleged that Kanye ‘was fixated on the penis size of her boyfriends,’ according to the outlet.
The 35-year-old told the court that Kanye often sent pornographic materials to her, on two occasions clips of himself involved in sexual activity with a woman identified as a model.
Lauren said in legal docs that at one point, she was earning a rate of $4 million annually serving as a position Kanye titled his ‘Chief of Staff.’
The 35-year-old told the court that Kanye often sent pornographic materials to her, on two occasions clips of himself involved in sexual activity with a woman identified as a model
Lauren’s time working for the rapper ended in October of 2022
Lauren’s time working for the rapper ended in October of 2022. She told the court that he terminated her employment and offered her $3 million in severance, which she claimed he did not make good on.
In November of 2022, Adidas had launched an internal probe into employee complaints about West’s conduct during their professional partnership, which was terminated in the wake of his racist rants.
Employees for Adidas, the company which presided over the rapper’s Yeezy line, told Rolling Stone the rapper would speak about his fondness for porn, play adult films during work meetings, and showed workers pornographic videos he made of himself with others, as well as explicit images of ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
In 2019, Kanye opened up about what he described as an ‘addiction’ to pornography during an appearance on Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio.
‘For me, Playboy was my gateway into full on pornography addiction,’ he said. ‘My dad had a Playboy left out at age five and it’s affected almost every choice I made for the rest of my life. From age five till now, having to kick the habit and it just presents itself in the open like it’s OK and I stand up and say, “No, it’s not OK.”‘
What are fans saying about Lauren Pisciotta’s claims?
After Lauren filed her lawsuit against the rapper, Kayne’s fans have been flooding social media with their reaction to the news
Many fans came forward to brand the model a ‘gold digger’ and claiming ‘she just wants his money’
After Lauren filed her lawsuit against the rapper, Kayne’s fans have been flooding social media with their reaction to the news.
Some fans came forward to brand the model a ‘gold digger,’ claiming ‘she just wants his money.’
One user said: ‘They’re coming after all of the black wealth. Watch yourself brothers.’
Another added: ‘This is the only way these women know how to make a bag.’
‘Oh God not this again! Someone is really targeting black celebrities,’ claimed a third.
There were also some who took to Lauren’s Instagram to flood her most recent post with comments of support towards the rapper.
One social media user commented beneath the post: ‘Ye made you famous’.
Another wrote: ‘So you were accepting all this for money, when he stopped paying you, you decided to expose him, congratulations, you just got yourself into trouble.’
Neither Lauren or Kanye have yet to make any statements about the lawsuit.
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