Kanye West is being accused by his former assistant of orchestrating a swatting campaign against her after she filed a lawsuit alleging sexual assault, harassment and other misconduct, prompting her to go into hiding.
Lauren Pisciotta, 36, who worked for the rapper from 2021 until her termination in 2022, claims she has been targeted with false emergency calls to law enforcement —a tactic known as swatting —following her legal action against West, who now goes by Ye.
Swatting involves making fake reports of violent crimes to prompt an armed police response at a specific location. Pisciotta claims this has happened to her multiple times since she came forward with her allegations.
“She is suffering and has been suffering since she began working for Mr West. It’s really sad – she’s gone through a lot,” said her attorney, Arick Fudali.
The lawsuit, initially filed in June 2024 and amended in July 2025, alleges rape, stalking, sex trafficking and a hostile work environment.
The lawsuit outlines an incident where Pisciotta says Ye drugged and sexually assaulted her during a studio session that included Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Pisciotta also accuses West of repeatedly sending explicit messages and performing sexual acts over the phone and in person.
In social media posts, West lashed out at Pisciotta with crude and offensive remarks. In one post, he wrote, “WHY DID I NEVER F*** LAUREN PISCIOTTA SHE SMELLED FUNNY AND HALF OF THE NBA CAN ATTEST TO THAT.”
In another, he stated, “REAL RAPE IS DIFFERENT THAN SOME ATTRACTIVE INCOMPETENT B#### WEARING TIGHT ASS PANTS TO WORK. AND KEEPING RECEIPTS TO EXTORT THEIR BOSS SOMEDAY.”
Kanye West’s spokesperson dismissed the claims, saying, “Lauren Pisciotta’s amended complaint is the fourth version she has advanced. Each new revision contradicts the others. We stand ready to annihilate Ms Pisciotta’s tall tales before a jury − an exoneration so inevitable that even she, lost in her fog of fantasy, must surely see it coming.”
Pisciotta alleges she was promised a $3 million severance after being let go from her $1 million-a-year position, which required her to be on call around the clock.
That payment, she claims, never came.