Kylie Jenner is facing a new housekeeper lawsuit in Hidden Hills, California, after a member of her domestic staff alleged she was ordered to 'disappear' and avoid looking at the reality star the day after begging Jenner for help in a handwritten note.
The case centres on claims by housekeeper Juana Delgado Soto, who says she endured mistreatment from other staff while working at Jenner's gated estate. According toDaily MailandStar, Soto says she slid a letter to the 28-year-old in which she described being 'mentally abused' in the home.
In the note, she allegedly apologised for bringing the issue directly to Jenner and wrote that she did not believe the billionaire entrepreneur would 'allow this to happen' if she knew what was going on.
Soto claims that within 24 hours of sending that message, the atmosphere changed dramatically. As quoted by theDaily Mail, she alleges she was threatened with termination and informed of a set of new, humiliating rules.
She was, she says, told she was no longer allowed to look at Kylie Jenner, could not smile at her, and if she spotted Jenner approaching, she would have to 'disappear' from view.
The lawsuit lands just days aftera separate former housekeeper filed her own claim, accusing unnamed staff at Jenner's mansion of 'belittling and humiliating' her while she was employed there.
Taken together,the two cases paint a bleak pictureof working life inside the polished confines of one of the most photographed homes in America, and raise awkward questions about how much responsibility a celebrity employer bears for the conduct of people they delegate to run their household.
The news came after years in which Jenner had carefully crafted an image of domestic stability and glamorous routine throughThe Kardashiansand social media, where her life appears choreographed down to the last bouquet of white roses.
Behind that curation is what one insider calls a 'huge staff' of nannies, assistants, cleaners and security personnel, all tasked with keeping the machine running.
Soto's lawsuit alleges that far from being a sanctuary, the Hidden Hills property became a workplace where she felt unsafe and powerless. Her letter, as described in reports, reads almost like a last resort. 'I need to express just how terribly I am mentally abused,' she purportedly wrote, seeking direct intervention from Jenner after she claims internal channels failed her.
Source: International Business Times UK
