Kanye West is close to ending the sexual assault lawsuit brought by his former assistant, with both sides agreeing in principle to settle after mediation held on Thursday, 4 June 2026.
The pop star, who now goes by Ye, reached the agreement with Lauren Pisciotta, as reported by Law360.
A final hearing that had been scheduled in the matter was taken off the court calendar to give both parties room to finalise the deal.
The original complaint centred on allegations that surfaced from a recording studio session, where Pisciotta said she was drugged and assaulted.
West rejected the account, and the case became one of several legal headaches the rapper has faced over the past two years.
Inside the Kanye West sexual assault lawsuit settlement
Lawyers for both sides told the court they had agreed to settle in principle after the mediation session.
Terms have not been made public, and the resolution is expected to stay confidential, which is common when high-profile civil claims are resolved before they ever reach a jury.
A settlement in principle is not the same as a signed, final agreement. The two sides still have to put the terms in writing and have them entered, but removing the hearing from the calendar signals both camps expect the case to close rather than head to trial.
Mediation is a private process where a neutral third party helps both sides find middle ground away from a courtroom.
The session on Thursday, 4 June 2026, appears to have done the job, since the deal in principle followed soon after and the trial track was paused.
What the former assistant’s lawsuit alleged
Pisciotta, who worked closely with the rapper, accused him of sexual assault alongside claims of breach of contract and harassment. Her case was amended over its life, with the assault allegation added to earlier claims tied to her time working for him.
The claims are civil rather than criminal, meaning the dispute was about liability and money, not a jail sentence.
West has denied wrongdoing throughout the case, and a confidential settlement would let both sides walk away without any admission attached to the outcome.
West has spent recent years lurching between music, fashion and controversy, and the courtroom has become a regular backdrop.
Settling this claim clears one of the bigger cases hanging over him, even if the terms never see daylight and the story fades from the headlines.
For now the ball sits with the lawyers, who need to sign off the paperwork before the case is formally dismissed. Once that is filed, the matter ends quietly, and the exact figure West agreed to pay is unlikely to ever become public.
