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Updated · MyNewsLA.com · Jun 30
Ye Reaches Settlement in Principle With Former Aide Over 11-Count Sex Abuse Suit
Updated
Updated · MyNewsLA.com · Jun 30

Ye Reaches Settlement in Principle With Former Aide Over 11-Count Sex Abuse Suit

2 articles · Updated · MyNewsLA.com · Jun 30

Summary

  • Attorneys told a Los Angeles judge that Ye and former aide Lauren Pisciotta reached a settlement in principle after a June 4 mediation, pausing her sexual battery and sex trafficking case.
  • The deal would resolve a lawsuit Pisciotta first filed in June 2024 and expanded in July, when she alleged Ye coerced her with false career promises, assaulted her and later harassed her after she moved to Florida.
  • No terms were disclosed, and Judge Nicholas F. Daum set a June 29 status conference while the sides work to finalize paperwork for the preliminary agreement.
  • Pisciotta's 11 causes of action also named Yeezy LLC, Yeezy Apparel LLC and Yeezy Footwear LLC, widening the case beyond Ye personally.

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