Lil Uzi Vert is suing a high-end rehab facility in California, claiming staff secretly recorded a private therapy session and then leaked it.
The rapper known as Symere Bysil Woods, who uses they/them pronouns, entered the Oro House Recovery Centers’ Acadia Malibu facility in February 2022 to receive addiction treatment. As it is standard in addiction clinics, the person was undergoing group and individual therapy.
However, per information from a June 2024 Los Angeles County Superior Court lawsuit, an employee named Lynn Tumpa was allegedly
“recording a private therapy session and sending the recording to her teenage nephew.”
The audio eventually leaked online first popping up on X (formerly Twitter) in February 2024 and then spreading to Instagram in April.
The suit accuses Oro House, Tumpa, and the nephew of serious violations, including breaking California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), breach of contract, negligent hiring and supervision, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Woods’ lawyers argue that the facility completely disregarded its own policies and the basic expectation of privacy that anyone should have when getting treatment for addiction.
“Patients entering addiction treatment have a legal expectation of confidentiality,” the complaint stresses. Therapy sessions often involve deeply personal and painful details, and that trust is supposed to be protected by both state and federal law.
In a recent win for Woods, a judge in June 2026 rejected the defendants’ request to force a deposition in California and hit them with sanctions. Since Woods lives in New York, the court said the deposition can happen closer to home or by video instead. That was just a procedural ruling and doesn’t say anything about who’s right or wrong on the actual claims, but Woods’ team says they’re ready to keep pushing the case forward.
This whole situation shines a light on how important confidentiality is in rehab. When people are trying to get sober, they need to feel safe opening up. If that safety gets shattered, it makes others less likely to seek help. And with tens of millions of Americans dealing with substance use issues, that’s no small problem.
Luxury facilities that cater to celebrities are under extra pressure to get this right. The case has been blowing up on social media, with pages like No Jumper keeping the conversation going about accountability in rehabs.
As the lawsuit moves through the courts, it could push treatment centers everywhere to tighten up their rules on recordings, staff training, and privacy protections. No settlement has been announced, and the defendants haven’t admitted any wrongdoing. The case is still active in Los Angeles County, so we’ll see what happens next.
