Kanye “Ye” West is being sued by his former assistant Lauren Pisciotta, who claims she drugged and sexually assaulted him during a studio session he co-hosted with Sean “Diddy” Combs. .
In June, Pisciotta, who served as the 47-year-old rapper's personal assistant from 2021 to 2022, sued West for sexual harassment, breach of contract, and wrongful termination. Pisciotta made new allegations in an 86-page amended lawsuit filed Tuesday and obtained by Fox News Digital.
Court documents say Pisciotta and a former artist management client of hers, who is not named in the lawsuit, were invited by West to a studio session in Santa Monica, Calif., that the Grammy winner hosted with Combs. Mr. Pisciotta did not accuse Mr. Combs of wrongdoing in his lawsuit.
Representatives for Mr. West did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. A representative for Combs declined to comment.
Immediately after Pisciotta arrived at the studio session, “drinks were served to her and those in attendance, followed by an announcement that everyone must drink if they wished to remain,” according to the complaint.
Kanye “Ye” West is being sued by his former assistant, accusing him of drug use and sexual assault. (Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC images)
“Unbeknownst to Plaintiff, the drink served to her was laced with an unidentified drug,” the document alleges. “After taking several sips of a drink poured at the direction of Kanye West (aka Yeah) by a studio assistant and served to her by Kanye West (aka Yeah), Plaintiff suddenly began to become disoriented.”
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“Plaintiff began to change and become severely disabled and felt he had no control over his body or speech,” the complaint added.
After he started drinking the drink, Pisciotta claimed he woke up with no recollection of the night and felt “physically sick and confused,” according to the complaint. In court documents, Pisciotta said he “felt immense shame and embarrassment” and that his client was “too traumatized and shaken to talk about what happened that night” and did not allow a visitation. He said he would not discuss what happened.
The document states that Pisciotta “could not recall, and was certainly unaware of, any sexual assaults that had occurred with previous clients.”
According to the complaint, Pisciotta was aware that he had been drugged, but “before arriving at the studio, he assisted in preparing various bottles and decanters of juice that were available at the studio. She naively believed that her assistant or someone else was responsible for drugging her.” ”
Lauren Pisciotta claimed that the incident occurred during a studio session hosted by West and Sean “Diddy” Combs. (Jeff Kravitz/Film Magic)
Pisciotta believed he had embarrassed himself and his client by “getting drunk in a business setting” and that was why his client refused to talk about what happened that night.
“Rather than figure out who drugged her and what happened to her that night, Plaintiff chose to blame herself and move on,” the document states.
According to the complaint, Pisciotta claimed that West brought up the studio session in question “much later,” when she was working with him again.
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Court documents say West told Pisciotta that “we had a little hookup once,” and soon began remembering the time he was referring to, a night at a music studio in Santa Monica, California. It is stated that. The plaintiff “had an affair” with her after being drugged. ”
Mr Pisciotta claimed he was in a “complete and utter state of shock” and said he had no recollection of that night after taking a sip of the drink given to him by Mr West. “Women like to say they don't remember,” West said “laughing and proudly” before changing the subject, according to the document.
“Until that day, until that conversation and the revelation of the true facts and actions taken that night, Plaintiff had no knowledge or idea that he had been sexually assaulted that night. Plaintiff: “He was probably ashamed of himself because he only believed he had been beaten by a studio assistant, and he then took full responsibility for receiving the drink in the first place,” the lawsuit states.
After taking a sip of the drink West gave him, Pisciotta claimed he had no recollection of that night. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
“While it is extremely shocking and upsetting to learn what happened to Plaintiff the night he was drugged and assaulted, Plaintiff is grateful for the conversation because it led to the truth being exposed.” court documents added.
According to the complaint, Pisciotta felt “disgusted and numb” and wanted to leave West's job immediately, but “knew he needed to be very careful in how he distanced himself.” “Ta”.
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“She vowed to temporarily keep her feelings and accusations to herself until she was paid the salary and raise she was owed by Kanye West, aka Yea. That way, she would be safe with a cushion of money. “She has an obligation to seek help and begin her recovery.”
Pisciotta claimed that she believed that if she came forward with the accusations, she would be “immediately silenced, blacklisted and retaliated against” by the “Runaway” singer, in addition to not being paid a salary or a raise. .
According to court documents, West terminated Ms. Pisciotta's employment in October 2022 and failed to pay her the $3 million severance package she was owed.
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Mr. West's attorney previously denied the allegations made by Mr. Pisciotta when he first filed his lawsuit in June. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
When Pisciotta first filed her lawsuit in June, she alleged that West sent her sexually explicit text messages, including pornographic photos and videos, and sexually harassed her on multiple occasions. She also claimed that he masturbated while he was on the phone with her.
On September 16, Combs was arrested and charged with racketeering conspiracy. Sex trafficking by forcefraud or coercion. Transportation for engaging in prostitution. If convicted, he could face a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and up to life in prison. The rapper entered his not guilty plea hours after an indictment detailing the alleged sex crimes was unsealed.
In the June statement, Page 6 After Pisciotta first filed the lawsuit, West's lawyer called his former assistant's claims “baseless.” The statement claimed Pisciotta made sexual advances to West “in order to extort employment or other material benefits” and accused West of blackmailing her after he rejected her advances.
West's attorney said at the time that West would pursue legal action against Pisciotta.
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