Kylie Jenner Faces Housekeeper’s Suit Alleging Dog Bite and Abuse
WHO:
NBC News - The former housekeeper is identified as Dinora Carolina Cabria Amaya; she sued Kylie Jenner, Jenner’s company, and staff members Laura Dooley and Itzel Sibrian.
NBC News - Jenner’s lawyer Michael Rhodes said the four cases against Jenner were represented by the same attorney and called the cases “meritless”; lawyer Della Shaker represents all four plaintiffs.
TMZ - Kylie Jenner is named in a lawsuit filed by a former housekeeper.
NY Post - The former housekeeper accuses Jenner, her companies, and several members of her staff.
Rolling Stone TV Movies - The lawsuit concerns a housekeeper who says Jenner’s dog bit her.
WHAT:
NBC News - Amaya says she worked six days a week and earned $40 an hour, about $23 above California’s minimum wage.
NBC News - The complaint alleges Dooley laughed and mocked Amaya after she called for help from the closet, then withheld the access information she needed to get out.
NBC News - The lawsuit alleges staff increased Amaya’s workload, assigned heavier tasks, and changed her schedule and work locations after she complained about injuries. It says, “Defendants were making her life miserable so she would quit.”
NBC News - The dog’s owner is not identified in the lawsuit.
US Magazine - The former housekeeper alleges she was struck in the eyes with pepper spray while on the job.
TMZ - The former housekeeper alleges that a dog bit her, she was trapped inside a closet for over an hour, and she was mistreated while working for Jenner.
NY Post - The lawsuit accuses Jenner, her companies, and staff members of disability discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and numerous labor violations.
NY Post - The article describes this as Jenner’s fourth employee lawsuit in a seven-month period.
Rolling Stone TV Movies - The article says two other former housekeepers sued Jenner with similar allegations.
WHERE:
NBC News - Amaya worked at several of Jenner’s California residences; Jenner also owns a mansion in La Quinta outside Palm Springs.
US Magazine - Court documents were filed with the Superior Court of California.
TMZ - The former housekeeper alleges she was trapped in a closet; the article does not identify its location.
NY Post - No specific location for the alleged conduct is given in the available article text.
WHEN:
NBC News - The lawsuit says Amaya worked for Jenner from March 2025 until her firing in February 2026.
NBC News - The complaint places the pepper-spray incident on Sept. 4, 2025, and the dog bite on Oct. 28, 2025.
US Magazine - The court documents were filed on Thursday, November 5; the article does not specify a year.
TMZ - The alleged closet confinement lasted over an hour.
NY Post - The article says the lawsuit is the fourth employee lawsuit in seven months.
Rolling Stone TV Movies - The article says two other former housekeepers sued Jenner in April; no year is provided.
WHY:
NY Post - The former housekeeper’s stated grounds for suing include alleged disability discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and labor violations.
HOW:
NBC News - Rhodes said, “We’re not going to be intimidated into doing that,” and said Jenner’s side would “defend these meritless cases vigorously.”
TMZ - The allegations are described as appearing in court documents obtained by TMZ.
NY Post - The lawsuit allegations are attributed to court documents obtained by Page Six.
Rolling Stone TV Movies - The article links the new lawsuit to two earlier lawsuits by former housekeepers involving similar allegations.
(UPDATED November 11, 2026 18:01 UTC)
A former housekeeper has sued Kylie Jenner, alleging mistreatment, retaliation, and workplace violations. Dinora Carolina Cabria Amaya says staff increased her workload after she reported injuries. Her lawsuit also alleges a dog bite and being trapped in a closet for over an hour.
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(UPDATED November 11, 2026 15:05 UTC)
A former housekeeper is suing Kylie Jenner, alleging discrimination, retaliation, and labor violations. She says Jenner’s dog bit her and pepper spray struck her eyes. The lawsuit also names Jenner’s companies and staff, and alleges mistreatment on the job.
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(UPDATED November 11, 2026 03:53 UTC)
Kylie Jenner faces a lawsuit from a former housekeeper alleging her dog bit her. The worker also alleges closet confinement, mistreatment, disability discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination. The suit names Jenner, her companies, and staff, and is her fourth employee lawsuit in seven months.