{"id":179896,"date":"2025-07-10T17:32:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/kanye-west-accused-of-sexual-assault-human-trafficking\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:32:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:32:03","slug":"kanye-west-accused-of-sexual-assault-human-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/kanye-west-accused-of-sexual-assault-human-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Accused of Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kanye West is accused of sexual battery, false imprisonment, and what sounds like human trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, we reported on Ye\u2019s former assistant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/06\/kanye-west-sued-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suing him<\/a>, accusing him of firing her after sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior.<\/p>\n<p>A more recent amendment to the complaint adds to the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The already unsettling case includes descriptions of Ye allegedly committing sexual assault and false imprisonment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_01-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West in February 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-529734 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_01-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_01-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_01-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_01-1484x2048.jpg 1484w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_01-696x960.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_01-783x1080.jpg 783w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_01-870x1200.jpg 870w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_01-scaled.jpg 1856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lauren-pisciotta-is-the-former-assistant-of-kanye-west\">Lauren Pisciotta is the former assistant of Kanye West<\/h2>\n<p>As we reported in June of last year, Lauren Pisciotta filed a lawsuit against Kanye West. (Be warned, this is going to be a tough read, especially for survivors of sexual assault)<\/p>\n<p>According to her, he sent her aggressively inappropriate texts and videos (she is not the first to make such an accusation) before ultimately firing her.<\/p>\n<p>She also described other incidents that are not appropriate for an assistant and her employer, such as Ye allegedly masturbating while beside her in bed. <\/p>\n<p>There are<em> almost no jobs<\/em> where that is okay.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West on July 1, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-529735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West on July 1, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-529735 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kanye West attends the Anonymous Club fashion show during Berlin Fashion Week SS25 at Tempodrom on July 1, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Matthias Nareyek\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the amended complaint, Pisciotta describes herself and Ye staying at a San Francisco hotel during a business trip. They were breaking ground on Ye\u2019s new Donda school at the time.<\/p>\n<p>This, she says, is when the notorious rapper and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/kanye-west-sued-for-allegedly-harassing-jewish-employees-welcome-to-your-first-day-working-for-hitler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outspoken Hitler fan<\/a> began making unwanted advances. <\/p>\n<p>Despite rebuffing him, she describes, he allegedly kissed her on the mouth and inquired about her genitals.<\/p>\n<p>Things then grew worse during a writing session for a new album.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West in March 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-529736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West in March 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-529736 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_03-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rapper Kanye West and girlfriend Chaney Jones attend a game between the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers in the fourth quarter on March 11, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trigger-warning-for-descriptions-of-sexual-assault\">Trigger warning for descriptions of sexual assault<\/h2>\n<p>According to Lauren Pisciotta, Kanye West masturbated himself and touched her genitals during what was supposed to be a writing session. She alleged that he fell asleep mid-sentence while talking to her.<\/p>\n<p>Then, she said in the documents, Ye showed up at her hotel room to demand that she allow him to use her shower. <\/p>\n<p>He allegedly pushed his way through the door.<\/p>\n<p>Prisciotta\u2019s filing accuses Kanye of shoving her onto the hotel bed, pinning her down, and forcing his penis into her mouth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West in early 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-529737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West in early 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-529737 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_04-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rapper and producer Kanye West arrives for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: ROBYN BECK\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This deeply disturbing allegation says that Pisciotta pleaded and begged for Ye to stop the sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>She adds that she \u201cfroze in shock and fear\u201d in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Ye eventually stopped, according to the complaint, and even apologized to her before leaving the room. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"Diddy and Kanye West hang out together in 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-529739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-2048x1456.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-960x683.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-1080x768.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-1200x853.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"Diddy and Kanye West hang out together in 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-529739 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-2048x1456.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-960x683.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-1080x768.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-1200x853.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0710_kanyewest_05-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Honoree Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs (R) accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Coke from Kanye West (L) onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Aaron J. Thornton\/Getty Images for BET)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-there-is-also-an-allegation-of-trafficking\">There is also an allegation of trafficking<\/h2>\n<p>According to Pisciotta, Kanye West also offered her as what amounts to a sexual gift to someone. <\/p>\n<p>This was supposed to be in exchange for Ye sleeping with that person\u2019s partner.<\/p>\n<p>In the filing, she illustrates that Ye \u201cnotoriously offered women as sexual gifts to men.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Just for the record, offering a human being as a gift or trade against that person\u2019s will could lead to human trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone thinking of how Ye <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/kanye-west-begs-donald-trump-to-pardon-diddy-launches-bizarre-anti-semitic-rant-on-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">begged Donald Trump<\/a> to pardon Diddy? It\u2019s hard to say what might have been on his mind at that time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/kanye-west-amended-complaint-assault-battery-trafficking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Kanye West is accused of sexual battery, false imprisonment, and what sounds like human trafficking. In 2024, we reported on Ye\u2019s former assistant suing him, accusing him of firing her after sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior. A more recent amendment to the complaint adds to the allegations. The already unsettling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":179897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-179896","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}