Kanye West accused of sexual assault at Diddy studio session

In an amended complaint filed in California and obtained by USA TODAY, Kanye West’s former assistant Lauren Pisciotta alleged that the rapper “touched, groped, fondled, grabbed and forced himself into her” on multiple occasions without her consent. The latest lawsuit comes after Pisciotta sued Ye earlier this year for sexual harassment, wrongful termination and breach of contract.

USA TODAY has reached out to a representative for Ye for comment.

In a statement provided to Rolling Stone in June, a legal representative for the rapper accused Pisciotta of “blackmail and extortion,” claiming that she was “terminated for lack of qualifications and received unreasonable sums of money (including an annual salary of $4 million) and numerous documents.” “Incidents of her lascivious, awkward behavior,” adding that Pisciotta “consistently used sexual coercion to demand not only money but also material items.”

In the filing, Pisciotta described an incident of alleged sexual assault that she said occurred before she began working for Ye, when the rapper invited her to a studio session he was co-hosting with Sean “Diddy” Combs. The complaint says Pisciotta was served a drink laced with an unidentified drug, which caused her to slip into a “severely impaired state.” Pisciotta said she woke up the next day and had no memory of what happened.