{"id":21715,"date":"2026-07-30T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21715"},"modified":"2026-07-30T06:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:00:19","slug":"kanye-west-settles-lawsuit-with-ex-staffer-who-alleged-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21715","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Settles Lawsuit With Ex-Staffer Who Alleged Sexual Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/kanye-west\/\">Kanye West<\/a>\u00a0has reached a settlement with his former assistant, Lauren Pisciotta, who accused the artist of\u00a0sexual assault, sex trafficking, and wrongful termination.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe settlement was reached on July 23, according to court documents obtained by <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/07\/29\/kanye-west-lawsuit-settlement-lauren-pisciotta-ye\/91089725007\/\">USA Today<\/a>,<\/em> and Pisciotta must now file a dismissal request within 45 days. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. When addressing the settlement, Pisciotta\u2019s attorney, Arick Fudali, told the publication, \u201cThe matter has been resolved.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA representative for West did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn June 2024, Pisciotta \u2014 who worked for West from 2021 to 2023 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/kanye-west-assistant-sexual-harassment-wrongful-termination-lawsuit-1235032484\/\">sued the rapper<\/a>, claiming sexual harassment, breach of contract, and wrongful termination. In a previous statement to\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>, West\u2019s legal representative called Pisciotta\u2019s allegations \u201cbaseless\u201d and accused her of engaging in \u201cblackmail and extortion\u201d after he rejected her sexual advances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cShe was terminated for being unqualified, demanding unreasonable sums of money (including a $4 million annual salary) and numerous documented incidents of her lascivious, unhinged conduct,\u201d the statement sent by West\u2019s publicist claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOver a year after the initial lawsuit, Pisciotta filed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/kanye-west-accused-sexual-assault-assistant-amended-lawsuit-1235382862\/\">amended lawsuit<\/a> that included new accusations against West, also known as Ye, of stalking, sexual battery, sex trafficking, and false imprisonment. \u201cYe subjected Ms. Pisciotta to obscene comments about her body, demanded she wear tight fitting clothing, groped her on a regular basis, forced her to watch Ye perform sexual acts with other women, sent her sexually explicit pictures and demanded she do the same, and repeatedly demanded that she join his sexual encounters, which she refused,\u201d the lawsuit\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/10\/celebrity-news\/kanye-wests-ex-assistant-claims-rapper-orally-violated-her-offered-her-in-sex-swap-lawsuit\/\">obtained by Page Six<\/a>\u00a0claimed.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPisciotta also claimed that \u201con one occasion, Ye attempted to vaginally penetrate Ms. Pisciotta with his fingers\u201d and that West \u201corally raped her without her consent.\u201d In another amendment four months after the initial filing, Pisciotta added an allegation that West drugged and sexually assaulted her at a Sean Combs studio session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tEver since<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/kanye-west\/\"> West\u00a0<\/a>went on an antisemitic tirade in fall 2022, the artist has faced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/kanye-wests-legal-troubles-1235274309\/\">a wave of lawsuits<\/a>\u00a0filed by people who worked with him from ex-Yeezy employees, teachers at his failed Donda Academy, and musicians claiming sampling disputes. In March, West was found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/kanye-wests-legal-troubles-1235274309\/\">liable<\/a> by a jury Wednesday after a man said he was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/kanye-west-malibu-mansion-trial-tony-saxon-damages-1235527253\/\">seriously injured<\/a>\u00a0during the controversial gutting of the rapper\u2019s $57 million Malibu mansion in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanye West\u00a0has reached a settlement with his former assistant, Lauren Pisciotta, who accused the artist of\u00a0sexual assault, sex trafficking, and wrongful termination.\u00a0 The settlement was reached on July 23, according to court documents obtained by USA Today, and Pisciotta must now file a dismissal request within 45 days. 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