Kanye West Plays Consent Card In Sexual Assault Lawsuit

The rapper is coming to his personal rescue as he fights his manner out of sexual assault allegations by his former private assistant. His newest act comes amid tons of accusations by former staff of his, together with a mannequin in an previous music video set.

Kanye ‘Ye’ West’s former employees, Laura Pisciotta, filed the lawsuit on October 8, 2024, in a Los Angeles superior courtroom, accusing him of a plethora of crimes alongside the first declare of sexual misconduct.

Ye requested that the lawsuit filed towards him by his former private assistant be dismissed. He claims that any alleged conduct on his half was consensual. 

In his response to the lawsuit, filed on Could 7, Ye denied all wrongdoing and argued that Pisciotta was not an worker of his or his firm. His authorized group additionally challenged the validity of any claims primarily based on an alleged contract, stating it’s unenforceable as a consequence of a scarcity of consideration. 

Moreover, Ye’s attorneys asserted that he and his group had fulfilled their obligations to her, which might negate a few of her claims. In line with In Touch, Ye is in search of the dismissal of the lawsuit and asking for courtroom prices to be awarded to him.

The OnlyFans mannequin filed the lawsuit towards the rapper final 12 months, alleging a number of grievances together with breach of contract, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and a hostile work atmosphere.

Initially employed as Ye’s private assistant in 2021 with a wage of $1 million per 12 months, she was anticipated to be accessible across the clock.

In her amended lawsuit, she accused Ye of sexual assault and drugging her. Throughout her time working for him, she claimed that Ye typically shared particulars about her OnlyFans work and wage with different staff.

Only a few months after she was employed, he pressured her to alter her look and delete her OnlyFans profile, providing to take care of her wage in return. Though she agreed, she reported that Ye continued to regulate her life.

Pisciotta described her expertise as unpredictable, noting that there have been transient moments when Ye would specific appreciation for her, together with what gave the impression to be a real birthday message.

Nonetheless, the situations of Ye’s form gestures and convincing phrases have been overshadowed by his abusive conduct. Pisciotta famous that Ye would return to  “his tantrums, inappropriate calls for, sexual advances, and normal manipulation and mistreatment.”

In her lawsuit, Pisciotta alleged that Ye explicitly expressed his need to interact in sexual exercise along with her. She acknowledged that she was not and communicated this to him clearly.

Regardless of her disinterest, Ye reportedly proposed the concept of getting a threesome involving himself, his former private assistant, and one other lady. The previous employees additionally connected a number of items of proof of illicit texts despatched by the rapper to her. One notable message learn:

“I’ve a severe query. Be sincere with me … is my d-ck racist? Is it. This f-cking racist d-ck of mine. I’ll beat this f-cking racist d-ck for being f-cking racist. I’ll stare at photos of white ladies with black a–es and beat the sh-t out of my racist d-ck.”

Pisciotta added that in one other message, Ye referenced a hypothetical scandal, implying inappropriate conduct between him and Pisciotta at a bowling alley. 

This textual content was described by the previous employees’s lawyer as notably offensive, suggesting that she had desired and engaged in sexual relations with Ye, which she firmly denies.

Moreover, the OnlyFans creator amended her lawsuit to incorporate severe accusations, claiming that Ye drugged and sexually assaulted her at a studio in 2021. Ye has categorically denied all of her allegations and has made a number of tweets concerning the state of affairs for the reason that lawsuit was filed.

In January, The Blast reported that the previous private assistant demanded accountability for his disregard of her sexual assault lawsuit.

Pisciotta requested $2,100 in sanctions towards Ye and his corporations for failing to answer the authorized paperwork she served them and for her difficulties finding him.

She claimed they didn’t present her with important paperwork, together with fee data, worker handbooks, and correspondence between her and Ye. Moreover, Pisciotta accused Ye of wrongfully terminating her employment.

The OnlyFans creator expressed her perception that he behaves as if he’s above the regulation and free from penalties for his actions.