Kanye West faces explosive sexual assault lawsuit from ex-assistant

Kanye West's former assistant is scared and still in hiding after filing a sexual assault lawsuit against the rapper, her lawyer has told the BBC.

Lauren Pisciotta, 36, who began working for West in 2021, first filed a lawsuit against him in June 2024, claiming she was sexually harassed and stalked, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.

In the updated lawsuits, which were filed this year, she accused West, also known as Ye, of sex trafficking, stalking, assault and rape.

West denies her claims, which he calls a "fantasy fabrication." The civil case is due back in court in the U.S. next month, but Pisciotta's lawyer says his client is currently in hiding and "afraid."

Speaking to the BBC, Arick Fudali said Pisciotta had now deleted most of her online presence and is now "just sitting back and hiding - letting this lawsuit unfold".

Pisciotta filed her lawsuit against the rapper on June 3, 2024, alleging sexual harassment, breach of contract, and wrongful termination.

Earlier this month, an amended lawsuit was filed alleging that six days later she became the victim of targeted "swatting," which she claims West was orchestrating.

Swatting involves reporting serious crimes in a specific location in order to prompt law enforcement to raid the site.

In Pisciotta's amended lawsuit, filed July 10, 2025, she alleges she was "bombarded with unwanted, harassing and alarming visits" from police. In one instance, she says the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office conducted an armed raid on her Florida property after receiving a report that Pisciotta had killed her mother.

Pisciotta also claims that around this time she began receiving calls from individuals warning her not to pursue the lawsuit and that she would not "prevail" against West.

Attorney Fudali says all of West's tweets will be brought into evidence during his testimony with the rapper and will be shown in court during the trial.