As Sean “Diddy” Combs continues to await trial for sex trafficking and other serious allegations, more accounts are coming to light exposing what really went on at his infamous parties. Now, Kanye West has been accused of sexual assault by his former personal assistant, Lauren Pisciotta, at one such gathering.
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The lawsuit, filed on October 8, 2024, in the Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that West drugged and sexually assaulted Pisciotta years before she began working for him. According to court documents obtained by the New York Post, the alleged incident took place at a Santa Monica music studio during a party hosted by Combs. Pisciotta—who later went on to work for West from 2021 to 2022—claims that West insisted guests either drink or leave the gathering. After consuming a few sips of a drink, she “suddenly started to feel disoriented … and began to slip into an altered and highly impaired state.” The former assistant says she had no recollection of subsequent events and described feeling “ashamed and embarrassed” afterward.
The lawsuit further alleges that following Pisciotta’s termination in 2022, West confessed they had “hooked up” years earlier at the Diddy party. However, Pisciotta maintains she was “too traumatized and disturbed to speak about the night” at the time.
“Still to that day, up until that conversation and revelations of true facts and actions taken that night, Plaintiff did not know or think she was sexually assaulted that night, as Plaintiff only thought she was roofied by a studio assistant, likely embarrassed herself and then took the blame,” the court documents read. Upon learning the truth, Pisciotta reportedly felt “disgusted and numb.”
These serious allegations are part of a broader lawsuit that initially accused West of wrongful termination and sexual harassment. In June 2024, Pisciotta claimed the rapper had non-consensually sent her sexual texts and videos before firing her. One of the alleged messages from West read: “See my problem is I be wanting to f—k but then after I f—k I want a girl to tell me how hard they been f—king while I’m f—king them. Then I want her to cheat on me.”
West’s legal team has previously dismissed the suit as “baseless,” suggesting to Page Six that Pisciotta had been attempting to blackmail the artist. They stated, “Prior to her termination as an assistant, Ms. Pisciotta stole his cell phone in an attempt to destroy phone records that would contradict her claims, all of which have been preserved.” They further alleged that Pisciotta was fired for being “unqualified, demanding unreasonable sums of money (including a $4 million annual salary) and numerous documented incidents of her lascivious, unhinged conduct.”
Since Pisciotta’s lawsuit, singer-songwriter Niykee Heaton has also come forward on Instagram Live with her own accusations against both West and Combs. Heaton claimed she witnessed West assaulting Pisciotta on the night in question and alleged that she, too, had been sexually assaulted by the musicians at a studio.
As of now, West has not publicly addressed Pisciotta’s latest allegations. The artist, whose net worth is estimated at $400 million, is reportedly trying to keep a low profile while living in Tokyo and working on new music.