Kanye West sued for sexual harassment by ex-assistant
Kanye West sued for sexual harassment by ex-assistant
The star is accused of sending vulgar text messages and creating a hostile work environment.
In a lawsuit, Lauren Pisciotta alleges the star sent her lewd texts and performed sex acts while on the phone with her, according to US media.
She claims she was fired in 2022, but that a $3 million (£2.4 million) severance package was never paid.
The BBC has contacted West's lawyer for a response to her allegations, but has yet to receive a reply.
The lawsuit was first reported in the US by TMZ, and later confirmed by Rolling Stone, The Wrap and US Weekly, which says court papers were filed on Monday in the US.
I'm starting to think this Kanye West character may not be such a good guy
I don't know, anyone who loves Hitler can't be all bad, can they?
Maaaaybe..... Lets wait and see 😁
Yeah, we wouldn't want to pass judgement too quickly
A lawsuit which surprised no one.
But discovery should be fun...
I'm stocking up on bleach.
is that because people suspected he was an abuser or because hes generally going crazy?
Yes.
She claims she was fired in 2022, but that a $3 million (£2.4 million) severance package was never paid.
West subsequently hired Pisciotta as his personal assistant, with an annual salary of $1 million (£780,000), on the condition that she was available "24-7". She says she agreed to the terms.
According to her lawsuit, West was initially comfortable with her continuing her OnlyFans business. However, in 2022, he allegedly stated that he wanted Pisciotta to be "God like" and asked her to delete her account in exchange for a further $1 million.
After she closed the account, she claims she was bombarded with explicit text messages from West, including pornographic videos.
This is fucking crazy. He wants to be her white knight and save her from the perils of sex work and thinks he can do this with money and sexting.
This is fucking crazy.
I mean - yeah. That's. Y'know. Kinda the issue I think.
Always surprising to me to hear about sexual harassment and assault complaints about rich folks. Like bruh, you're rich, you can absolutely pay for very high (or very low, I'm not judging) class sex workers who will happily do all the weird stuff you want. Hell you could even be the person in those hypothetical questions and see if the dude whos all, "yea id never slob a knob, not even for a million bucks" is legit or not. No need for psyop powerplay nonsense or powerharassing assistants, the hell.
Well, this kind of things are rarely purely about the sex. It's not an hedonist desire for pleasure, but about the taboo exertion of absolute power and ownership over a person that is unwilling, or is illegal for them, to submit. Just like how some rapists aren't doing it for the orgasm, but for the violence of subduing and dominating a person. Now, a healthy person would be satisfied with a fantasy, some would venture for a consensual role play. Psychopaths with unlimited power and money know they can access and usually get away with the real event.
Exactly, this is ye, he could get laid for free every day just by posting asking if someone wants to fuck him. He wants to take pleasure not share it
Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.
- Oscar Wilde
I think for those people it's usually the excitement of doing something that's frowned upon in the sexual context. It's the same idea as in incest porn. People don't like that because the idea of incest is great, but because of the excitement about it's illegality and maybe even it's exclusivity.
Doesn't matter. This dude has literally opened referred to himself as a Nazi and Hitler apologist and people still put his shit on playlists and radio stations are still playing his music.
Kanye is proof that morality is just posturing, and the moment it is an inconvenience the vast majority will immediately discard it.
Don't look up all the problematic stuff that artists have done. It's never ending. That's because we don't select artists because they're good people, we select them because they make good art.
Imo there is an enormous difference between personal moral failings, hell even personal acts of evil, and endorsing a hateful and toxic ideology.
I don't expect my artists to be paragons of personal virtue, but I absolutely am not okay supporting artists who are actively spreading hate.
It matters insofar as there aren't any normal, well adjusted people that are Kanye stans anymore. I was a top 0.1% Kanye listener - one time my friend even had a Kanye birthday cake made for me. Completely dropped his music after the white lives matter shit. For those that casually enjoy a song or two, his antics just don't occupy that much of their headspace.
I know the default tone of the Internet is sarcastic so I'm clarifying that this is a sincere and genuine statement: good on you for having the integrity and growth to be able to adapt and change like that. Dropping a beloved artist, even rightly so, is a difficult thing. I applaud you for you conviction, king 👍✌️
What? Wow! I never would’ve. I mean, Kanye of all people?!
I feel like I should be shocked, but for some reason I’m not surprised. What is this feeling?
Am I still human? (or am I dancer?)
Your sign is vital.
My hands are cold.
It's always the ones you least expect.
i know that in order to enjoy hip hop you basically need to be able to separate the art from the artist, but this dude took such a turn that now im like, was yeezus even good?
i know that in order to enjoy hip hop you basically need to be able to separate the art from the artist,
Do you? I'm not a huge hip hop fan, but there are plenty of artists who haven't done anything atrocious as far as we know.
If you have an ethical problem listening to a musician like Kanye, I guarantee you there are plenty of other artists out there you probably have never even heard of with music you'll like just as much if you go out and look for them.
Man I thought for sure it was going to be a guy making allegations against Kanye
I guess Ye was trying to get her to be his black Kate Moss tonight, to play secretary, Ye's the boss tonight?
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