"Locked Me in a Closet for Over an Hour and Mocked Me"... More Abuse-of-Power Allegations Emerge Against U.S. Celebrity

U.S. media personality and businesswoman Kylie Jenner sued again
Four lawsuits by former employees in seven months
Former housekeeper alleges disability discrimination and wrongful termination

Kylie Jenner, the media personality and businesswoman who is dating American actor Timothee Chalamet, has been sued again by a former domestic worker. This is the fourth lawsuit filed by former domestic workers, and Jenner has become embroiled in a series of legal disputes in just seven months. The former employee alleged that she was treated unfairly, including being bitten by a dog and exposed to pepper spray while working, and being locked in Jenner's closet for more than an hour.

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According to the U.S. entertainment outlet Page Six on November 10, former housekeeper Dinora Carolina Cabrera Amaya filed a lawsuit against Jenner, her company and its employees in Los Angeles Superior Court on November 5. Amaya alleged disability discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and multiple labor law violations.

Locked in a closet for more than an hour... Supervisor ignored her pleas for help

According to the complaint, Amaya worked as a housekeeper for Jenner starting in March 2025. She said she was paid $40 an hour in cash (about 53,000 won) and worked six days a week, but did not receive proper overtime pay and was forced to work long hours. She also said she was not reimbursed for the distance or time spent traveling between several properties owned by Jenner, where she worked.

Amaya also alleged that she was once trapped in Jenner's closet for more than an hour while working. She said that, following instructions from her supervisor, Laura Dooley, she entered the closet after entering a passcode, but the door locked and she could not get out.

She said she called Dooley in a panic to ask for help, but Dooley instead "laughed at and mocked" her, according to the complaint. Dooley allegedly told her, "There is no one at the house who can let you out, and I can't give anyone else the passcode, so you'll have to wait." Amaya said she remained in the closet until someone eventually came and opened the door.

Exposed to pepper spray and bitten by a dog

Amaya alleged that in September 2025, while cleaning a laundry room drawer, an unsecured canister of pepper spray discharged, spraying its contents into her eyes and onto her face. She said the incident left her with blurred vision, burning, itching, dryness and irritation, as well as a persistent feeling that she had sand in her eyes.

She also alleged that in October of the same year, she was bitten by a dog while cleaning its kennel at a property owned by Jenner. She said she reported the incident but did not receive appropriate assistance and ultimately bought over-the-counter medication herself to treat the injury, according to the complaint.

Amaya alleged that she was also told to leave certain rooms or stay out of sight because Jenner did not want to see her. She said she was fired on February 6, 2026, shortly after asking why other housekeepers received travel reimbursements while she did not.

Jenner's side: "Unjustified monetary demands... We will respond vigorously"

In a statement to Page Six, Amaya's attorneys said the case highlights the treatment of domestic workers employed by wealthy employers. Amaya's lawyer said, "How many domestic workers fail to report illegal treatment because they think their employers are too powerful for them to speak up?" The lawyer added, "The truth should not be buried under wealth, fear and silence."

In response, an attorney for Jenner said the lawsuit was filed by the same lawyer who previously represented former domestic workers of Jenner. The attorney accused the lawyer of trying to use media attention to obtain unjustified financial gain, and said, "We will not be intimidated by these efforts. We will vigorously defend against this baseless lawsuit and make our position clear."

Series of lawsuits by former housekeepers and a chef

This is the fourth lawsuit this year filed by former employees against Jenner or her company. On April 17, 2026, former housekeeper Angelica Hernandez Vasquez sued Jenner and her company. She alleged that she was harassed and discriminated against because she was from El Salvador, was Catholic and had an immigrant status. The complaint also said that coworkers mocked her accent and insulted her, and that she was forced to perform tasks she wished to avoid.

On April 29, 2026, another former housekeeper, Juana Delgado Soto, filed a lawsuit alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation. She claimed that she was prohibited from making eye contact with or smiling at Jenner when Jenner was at home, and that she had to hide in a bathroom or garage for hours while Jenner was there. She also alleged that she was restricted from drinking water and using the bathroom.

Then, on June 22, 2026, a former personal chef filed a lawsuit alleging pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination. The woman, identified in court documents under the pseudonym "Jane Doe," alleged that she was required to perform physically demanding work despite having a high-risk pregnancy. She said that after working long hours at a family birthday event in Palm Springs, she experienced heavy bleeding the next day and learned at a hospital that she had suffered a miscarriage. She also said that employees on Jenner's side treated her unfairly after the miscarriage and eventually fired her.

Meanwhile, none of the four lawsuits filed against Jenner has yet been decided by a court.

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