Kanye West’s former assistant is scared and still in hiding after filing sexual assault claims against the rapper, her lawyer has told the BBC.
Lauren Pisciotta, 36, who started working for West in 2021, first filed a lawsuit against him in June 2024 alleging she was sexually harassed and stalked.
In updated claims, 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 fiction”.
The civil case is due to return to court in the US next month, but Ms Pisciotta’s lawyer says his client is currently in hiding and is “afraid”.
Speaking to the BBC, Arick Fudali said Ms Pisciotta had now deleted most of her internet presence and is now “just sort of sitting around and hiding – letting this lawsuit play out”.
He added: “It’s really sad – she’s gone through a lot. She is suffering and has been suffering since she began working for Mr West.”
Ms Pisciotta started working for West in 2021 and first filed her lawsuit against the rapper on 3 June 2024 alleging sexual harassment, breach of contract and wrongful termination.
Earlier this month, an amended claim was filed alleging that six days later she became a victim of targeted “swatting”, which she claims West was organising.
Swatting involves the reporting of serious crimes at a specific location in order to prompt law enforcement to raid the site.
In Ms Pisciotta’s amended lawsuit, filed on 10 July 2025, she claims she was “bombarded with unwanted, harassing, and alarming” visits from the police.
In one instance, she says the Palm Beach Sheriff’s office performed an armed raid at her property in Florida after receiving a report that Ms Pisciotta had killed her own mother.
Ms Pisciotta also claims that around this time she started to receive phone calls from individuals warning her not to pursue the lawsuit and that she would not “prevail” against West.
Ms Pisciotta alleges that during her time working for West she was repeatedly sexually assaulted and harassed.
