Former billionaire Kylie Jenner sued by fourth former employee in seven months

Kylie Jenner, the founder of Kylie Cosmetics, has been sued by a former housekeeper who alleges she was locked inside a closet at one of Jenner's homes, injured on the job and fired after complaining about pay, the fourth lawsuit brought by a former member of her household staff in seven months.

Dinora Carolina Cabria Amaya filed the complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on Nov. 5 against Jenner and her companies. The suit includes claims of false imprisonment, disability discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination, along with alleged violations of California wage laws. It seeks lost earnings, benefits and damages for emotional distress, without naming an amount.

Jenner's lawyer, Michael Rhodes, said the claims are without merit and that his client would not be pushed into a settlement by publicity. "We're not going to be intimidated into doing that," he said, adding that Jenner would "defend these meritless cases vigorously." Rhodes noted that the same attorney represents all four former employees.

What the complaint alleges

Amaya says she started working for Jenner in March 2025, was paid $40 an hour in cash and usually worked six days a week.

According to the complaint, she was told to enter a walk-in closet using a passcode and became locked inside for more than an hour. She alleges she had a panic attack and asked a supervisor for help, and that the supervisor laughed at her and told her she would have to wait because no one at the house could let her out.

The suit also alleges that in September 2025 an unsecured canister of pepper spray went off in her face while she was cleaning a laundry-room drawer, leaving her with blurred vision and burning, and that a dog bit her on Oct. 28, 2025, while she was cleaning a doghouse at one of Jenner's properties. Amaya says she reported both incidents, received little help and was still given heavy work such as lifting trash bags.

She further alleges she was not paid overtime or compensated for travel time and mileage between Jenner's properties. Amaya says she was fired on Feb. 6, 2026, after asking why another housekeeper received mileage reimbursement and raising concerns about her pay and treatment. She claims the dismissal was retaliation.

Her lawyer, Della Shaker, said: "The truth should never be buried behind wealth, fear, or silence."

Three earlier suits

The case follows three others filed this year. Angelica Hernandez Vasquez, a former housekeeper, sued on April 17, alleging harassment and discrimination over her Salvadoran origin and Catholic faith. A second former housekeeper, Juana Delgado Soto, later filed a separate suit alleging racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation. In June, a former private chef suing as Jane Doe alleged pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination, saying she suffered a miscarriage after being required to keep doing physically demanding work during a high-risk pregnancy.

Jenner's lawyer has called all four cases meritless, and none of the claims has been tested in court.

Jenner, 29, launched Kylie Cosmetics in 2015 with $29 lip kits sold online. In 2020 she sold a 51% stake in the company to Coty Inc. for $600 million, a deal that valued the business at $1.2 billion. She also owns the skincare line Kylie Skin and the vodka-soda brand Sprinter, and stars with her family on Hulu's "The Kardashians."