Kylie Jenner is asking a Los Angeles judge to require her former private chef to disclose her identity in public court records. The chef is one of four former employees who have filed lawsuits against the reality star in the past seven months, all of which Jenner has denied.
The chef, referred to as Jane Doe in court filings, sued Jenner, 29, her company and several other defendants on June 22. She accused them of pregnancy discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination.
According to the complaint, the chef worked long hours and performed physically demanding duties that she claims contributed to a miscarriage in February 2025. Jenner’s attorneys, however, have denied that the reality star employed the woman.
In an October filing, Jenner’s legal team asked the court to order the plaintiff to reveal her name, according to documents obtained by Our News Outlet.
The lawyers argued that the plaintiff has no automatic entitlement to anonymity and did not file a formal motion seeking permission to proceed as Jane Doe. They also accused her attorneys of treating media attention as a “sword” while using the employee’s anonymity as a “shield.”
Our News Outlet has contacted representatives for Jenner and Jane Doe for comment.
Kylie Jenner, 29, is asking the court to reveal the identity of her former chef, one of four ex-employees who have sued her in the past seven months; Jenner, pictured on March 15, disputes the allegations
“Rather than avoid the limelight, Plaintiff affirmatively sought it out by suing in court and then fanned the flames of publicity by making statements to the media. Plaintiff cannot have it both ways,” Jenner’s attorneys wrote.
They further claimed that plaintiffs in comparable cases generally use their legal names and noted that Jane Doe has already disclosed her first name in the complaint.
Jenner’s lawyers also said the chef could protect sensitive medical information through protective orders and limited redactions while still litigating under her real name.
Della Shaker, the plaintiff’s attorney, told Page Six: “Kylie Jenner already knows the identity of Jane Doe. The question is why she believes the public needs to know it, too. My client has already endured the devastating loss of her unborn child and has courageously come forward to seek justice.”
“Now, instead of addressing the serious allegations against her, Ms. Jenner is seeking to expose my client’s identity to millions of people. What legitimate purpose does publicly identifying a woman who suffered such a devastating loss serve, other than to subject her to further scrutiny, humiliation and pressure? Is the objective justice, or is it to make the consequences of speaking out so unbearable that my client feels compelled to settle? Enough is enough.”
The chef’s complaint states that she worked 11- to 12-hour shifts five days a week, a schedule she alleges led to the miscarriage.
She described the position as physically exhausting and emotionally overwhelming, claiming she was often left without sufficient support, according to the June 2026 filing. She also alleged that when a supervisor noticed her distress, she was told to “stop it.”
Jane Doe said she informed supervisors in December 2024 that she was about three months pregnant and needed reasonable accommodations to safeguard her health and pregnancy. Despite that disclosure, she claimed she continued to receive strenuous assignments, including work at a 2025 birthday celebration for one of Jenner’s two children in Palm Springs.
“Due to exhaustion and overwhelming physical strain, [she] broke down emotionally in the bathroom during the event. That evening, [she] experienced extreme physical exhaustion and heaviness throughout her body as a result of the prolonged and intense workload,” the lawsuit alleges.
Jenner’s attorneys asked a Los Angeles judge in October to compel the chef to use her real name in court records; Jenner is pictured in 2017
The chef claims long shifts and strenuous duties contributed to a miscarriage in February 2025. Jenner’s attorneys deny that she employed the woman; Jenner appears in a still from The Kardashians
Jenner has also faced lawsuits from three former housekeepers in recent months. One alleged that she was bitten by a dog while working for the star. Jenner has denied all of the claims; she is pictured with two of her dogs (Source/ Kylie Jenner Instagram)
The following day, the chef said she experienced severe bleeding and went to the hospital, where she was told there was no detectable heartbeat and that she had lost her unborn child.
She alleged that the pregnancy loss left her suffering from severe depression and emotional distress. At one point, she claimed, a supervisor reprimanded her, saying: “Stop it, just stop it. You are upsetting Kylie. You are making her depressed.”
The chef said she faced hostility after returning to work and was ultimately dismissed. She is seeking damages to be determined at trial.
A hearing on whether she may continue using the name Jane Doe is scheduled for January 28, 2027.
Jenner has also been sued by three former housekeepers in recent months, allegations she has rejected.
The most recent case was filed by a former housekeeper who accused Jenner of allowing her to be bitten by a dog, leaving her trapped inside a closet for more than an hour and mistreating her during her employment. Jenner’s attorney, Michael Rhodes, called the claims “meritless.”
The former employee, Dinora Carolina Cabria Amaya, filed her lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on November 5. Court documents obtained by Our News Outlet show that she accused Jenner, her companies and several staff members of disability discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and multiple labor violations.
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Amaya also claimed she was accidentally exposed to pepper spray, regularly denied overtime pay and instructed either to leave the property or remain out of sight because “Jenner did not want to see her.”
The same housekeeper alleged that she was stuck inside Jenner’s closet for more than an hour; Jenner is pictured inside one of her closets in 2020 (Source: Kylie Jenner/YouTube)
Rhodes said in a statement to Our News Outlet: “These latest cases are being brought by the same lawyer who previously filed claims on behalf of Kylie’s former household staff. It’s clear that this lawyer wants to use publicity to try and extract an unwarranted payday.”
He added: “We’re not going to be intimidated into doing that. As such, we’ll defend these meritless cases vigorously and look forward to telling our side of the story.”
Amaya said she began working for Jenner in March 2025 and was paid $40 an hour in cash while working six days a week.
She alleged that she routinely worked extended hours and traveled between Jenner’s properties without receiving mileage reimbursement or payment for travel time.
According to Amaya, she was fired on February 6 after asking why another housekeeper received mileage reimbursement while she did not.
She further claimed that a supervisor instructed her to enter Jenner’s closet using a passcode, after which she became locked inside for more than an hour.
When Amaya called the supervisor for assistance, she alleged that the woman laughed at and mocked her.
“No one is at the house that can let you out and I cannot give the password to anyone else, you just have to wait,” the supervisor allegedly told her.
Amaya claimed she remained inside the closet for over an hour before someone eventually opened the door.
The former employee also alleged that she was told to leave the property or remain out of sight because “Jenner did not want to see her” (Source: Kylie Jenner/Instagram)
She also alleged that she suffered a workplace injury in September 2025 when an unsecured canister of pepper spray discharged into her face and eyes as she cleaned a drawer in the laundry room.
Amaya said the incident caused blurry vision, burning, itching, dryness, irritation and a persistent sand-like sensation in her eyes.
In another alleged incident, Amaya said a dog bit her while she was cleaning a doghouse at one of Jenner’s properties. She claimed that after reporting the injury, she received no meaningful assistance and had to purchase over-the-counter medication herself.
Amaya, like the other three women, is represented by Shaker. In a statement to Page Six , the attorney said: “This case raises a larger question: how many domestic workers are afraid to report unlawful treatment because they believe their employers are too powerful to challenge?”
“The truth should never be buried behind wealth, fear or silence. No one should fear speaking the truth.”
In court documents obtained by Our News Outlet in May, another former housekeeper, Juana Delgado Soto, accused Jenner of failing to intervene when she was allegedly mistreated by other employees, even after Soto handed her a letter asking for help.
Soto claimed that “defendants told her she was no longer allowed to look at Kylie, smile at Kylie and if she saw Kylie she would have to ‘disappear.’”
Soto is suing Jenner over alleged disability discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and other labor violations; Jenner is pictured in May
Soto sued Jenner, Kylie Jenner Inc. and others, alleging racial discrimination, harassment, unpaid wages and a failure to prevent or address workplace misconduct.
Less than two weeks earlier, Jenner had been sued by another former housekeeper, Angelica Vasquez.
Vasquez, who identified as Salvadoran and Catholic, alleged that she endured “severe and pervasive harassment” and was “belittled and humiliated” in front of colleagues because of her race, religion and national origin.
In documents obtained by Our News Outlet, Vasquez claimed the experience caused symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety.
Although Jenner is named as a defendant, the discrimination allegations in that lawsuit are directed at members of her staff rather than at the reality star personally.
All four lawsuits filed by the women remain pending.
