The legal storm surrounding Kanye West, has intensified after a former employee dramatically expanded her lawsuit against him. Lauren Pisciotta, a one-time assistant for Ye’s Yeezy fashion brand, has added explosive new claims of sexual assault and trafficking to her initial suit alleging harassment and wrongful termination.
The updated legal filing obtained by TMZ paints a disturbing picture of Pisciotta’s time working under the rapper and designer, alleging a series of coercive and inappropriate incidents that she says escalated into outright abuse.
Among the most serious of the new accusations is a claim that Kanye West “offered her as a gift” to another individual during a business exchange, an allegation Pisciotta says amounted to trafficking. She contends the incident reflected a deeply exploitative environment in which personal boundaries were disregarded, and power was abused.
According to court documents, Pisciotta details multiple instances of alleged misconduct. During a business trip to San Francisco, she says Kanye West kissed her without consent and made sexually explicit comments. Later, during a writing session in his hotel suite, she alleges he made further unwanted physical advances. In another reported episode, she claims Kanye West barged into her hotel room and demanded to use her shower before her.
If proven, the allegations could carry significant legal and cultural weight, raising questions not only about Kanye West’s conduct but also about workplace protections in industries where celebrity often shields power from scrutiny.
So far, Ye has remained publicly silent on the expanding lawsuit. No criminal charges have been filed, and none of Pisciotta’s claims have yet been adjudicated in court. Legal experts stress that the bar for proving such serious allegations is high, and any trial would hinge on concrete evidence and testimony.
