Kanye West settles sexual assault lawsuit from ex-assistant Lauren Pisciotta

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com READ MORE: Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori wears plunging Yeezy leotardSee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 22:17 EDT, 29 July 2026 | Updated: 23:28 EDT, 29 July 2026 Kanye West has agreed on a settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit with his ex-personal assistant Lauren Pisciotta.Pisciotta's legal team indicated that the lawsuit had been settled as of July 23 in court docs reviewed by the Daily Mail on Wednesday.Lawyers for Pisciotta said that the settlement had been classified as 'unconditional,' adding that they will be asking for it to be dismissed within a 45-day span of July 23.None of the terms of the settlement were disclosed in legal docs filed.'The matter has been resolved,' Pisciotta’s lawyer Arick Fudali told the Daily Mail on Wednesday. The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for West for further comment on the story, but has not heard back yet. Kanye West, 49, has come to terms on a settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit with his ex-personal assistant Lauren Pisciotta. West pictured in Italy in 2024 Pisciotta worked in multiple capacities for West from 2021-2023, serving as a personal assistant and chief of staff for endeavors including his work in music and fashion Pisciotta worked in multiple capacities for West from 2021-2023, serving as a personal assistant and chief of staff for endeavors including his work in music and fashion.She initially named West in a lawsuit in 2024, claiming that he had asked her for sex, sent her sexually-charged text messages and masturbated in her presence while on a private jet.In legal documents filed in July of 2025 previously reviewed by the Daily Mail, Pisciotta claimed West had 'sexually harassed and assaulted' her on numerous occasions. West denied all of the allegations made through his attorneys.Pisciotta told the court in a filing last year that she protested when West had tried to kiss her multiple times, telling him it was 'not professional.'On an occasion when Pisciotta said she had worked with West on material for his album Donda, she told the court he had asked her up to his hotel room.Once there, Pisciotta told the court that West had 'abruptly laid down in his bed and insisted that Ms. Pisciotta lay beside him.'Pisciotta said in the legal filing that she did so 'reluctantly,' at which time West began speaking about sex in graphic terms as she 'continued to deflect his advances.'Pisciotta alleged that West inappropriately groped her. She stated that she 'immediately told [him] to stop,' and he soon fell asleep, when she left. West (pictured in 2025) denied all of the allegations made through his attorneys Pisciotta initially named West in a lawsuit in 2024, claiming that he had asked her for sex, sent her sexually-charged text messages and masturbated in her presence while on a private jet On the same trip, Pisciotta told the court that West had asked to use the shower in her room, as he 'pushed the door open and proceeded directly into the bathroom.'Pisciotta told the court that he appeared wearing only a towel around his waist before dropping it to expose himself. She said that he had pinned her up against a bed and positioned his 'body to pin and restrain' her, at which time he sexually assaulted her.Pisciotta said in legal documents that West had made to her 'a sincere apology' at the time, but continued with his pattern of harassment.A rep for West told the Daily Mail in a statement last year that 'each new revision' to Pisciotta's case 'contradicts the others' and that 'each is more absurd and outlandish than all previous claims combined. 'Does Ms. Pisciotta actually believe her confabulations? We cannot know. But this breathless new installment of fantasy fiction discredits all past, present and future testimony.'