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Kanye West has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit.
According to a recent lawsuit obtained by multiple outlets, West’s former assistant sued him for sexual assault while at a studio session cohosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Lauren Pisciotta claimed that West, 46, served her a laced drink before committing “sexual battery.” West has not addressed Pisciotta’s allegations. Us Weekly has reached out for comment.
Pisciotta’s complaint is an amendment to her previously filed wrongful termination lawsuit. Us confirmed in June that Pisciotta sued West for breach of contract, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and a hostile work environment.
West denied Pisciotta’s initial allegations. His lawyers said in a statement that Pisciotta had tried to pursue “him sexually to coerce employment and other material benefits” and then allegedly blackmailed him when “her advances were rejected.”
“In response to these baseless allegations, Ye will be filing a lawsuit against Ms. Pisciotta,” the statement read. “Prior to her termination as an assistant, Ms. Pisciotta stole his cell phone in an attempt to destroy phone records that would contradict her claims, all of which have been preserved.”
West further claimed that Pisciotta had been fired for “being unqualified” and “demanding unreasonable sums of money.” He also alleged that Pisciotta “offered Ye sex on his birthday to which he declined” and sent unsolicited explicit images of herself.
It is not known how else Diddy, 54, is involved in the lawsuit allegations, aside from seemingly cohosting an event with West. Many stars have been detailing allegations about his behavior and wild parties since he was first accused of misconduct late last year.
While Hollywood may appear to be all glitz and glam on the surface, the industry has seen its fair share of scandals through the years. The New York Times and the New Yorker first published investigative pieces in 2017 that accused disgruntled movie producer Harvey Weinstein of decades of sexual assault and harassment. Soon after, Weinstein stood trial and was […]
Diddy was arrested in September on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty to all counts before a judge denied him bail. Diddy was remanded to Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn until his 2025 trial and was denied bail on two subsequent appeals.
Diddy and his legal team have continued to maintain the disgraced music mogul’s innocence.
“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo told Us Weekly in a statement last month. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children and working to uplift the Black community.”
Agnifilo added, “He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal. To his credit, Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).