Kanye West

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<p>The end of 2022 saw the previously rampant <a href="/profile/KanyeWest" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Kanye West</a> headlines take a brief intermission. Less than a month into the new year, though, the father of four is back in the media once again and is also now an alleged suspect in a battery investigation after kicking his weekend off on a tense note.</p>



<p>On Friday (January 27), <em>The Life of Pablo</em> artist was leaving his <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/623772-north-west-joins-ye-bianca-censori-for-nobu-dinner-date" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">daughter, North West&#8217;s</a> basketball game. At the time, he noticed the paparazzi hot on his trail. In a viral video, Ye exits his car to confront one of those filming him yesterday afternoon. As <em>Page Six</em> notes, it remains unclear if she was a member of the media, or simply a fan. Regardless, she refused to stop recording him throughout their exchange.</p>



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<p>&#8220;You didn&#8217;t have to run up on me like that,&#8221; the 45-year-old told the woman filming from inside her car. &#8220;If I say stop, stop with your cameras!&#8221; Apparently, her argument was that his celebrity status gives her the right to capture content as she pleases.</p>



<p>In response to this, West reached into the vehicle, grabbed her phone, and subsequently tossed it out before walking away. Afterward, he got confrontational with a paparazzi, though it&#8217;s unclear what words those two were exchanging.</p>



<p>Police sources have been in contact with <em>TMZ</em> regarding the incident. They say that the Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s Department came around 4:30 PM. Upon arrival, they watched video evidence of the altercation. Later that day, the lady whose phone was thrown by Ye left the station after chatting with officers.</p>



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<p>As we wait for further details to emerge, social media users have been passing the video around. In the same clip, West confronts another group of paps who were recording the situation. &#8220;You want me to be running up on your kids’ games like that?&#8221; the recording artist asked.</p>



<p>In defence, one of the cameramen said, &#8220;There&#8217;s a hundred of us.&#8221; The <a href="/tags/yeezy" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Yeezy</a> founder still wasn&#8217;t having it. &#8220;Everybody needs to stop when I see my kids. If I need to see my kids, you can’t photograph me. It&#8217;s called human rights,&#8221; he clapped back.</p>



<p>After this, Ye went back to his own vehicle. His new bride was waiting in the passenger seat, watching the drama unfold. </p>



<p>Interestingly, ex-wife <a href="/profile/KimKardashian" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Kim Kardashian</a> also got questions about the ongoing situation. However, she made it clear it&#8217;s not something that she&#8217;s willing to speak on. &#8220;Don&#8217;t talk to me about that!&#8221; she yelled at the paparazzi as she was leaving her kids&#8217; basketball game with Tristan Thompson last night.</p>



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<p>Besides yesterday&#8217;s headlines regarding his alleged battery, Kanye has also been in the news lately for his <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/623426-kanye-west-bianca-censori-travel-to-australia-to-meet-her-family-report" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">new marriage to Bianca Censori</a>. The couple has been stepping out together more frequently than ever, though their latest evening out on the town certainly raised some eyebrows thanks to the rapper&#8217;s attire.</p>



<p>Read all about the German Reich shirt he wore to the Rodeo Drive Balenciaga store <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/625319-kanye-west-wears-german-reich-shirt-during-balenciaga-shopping-date-with-bianca-censori" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>, and check back later for more hip-hop news.</p>



<p>[<a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/01/27/kanye-west-suspect-in-battery-investigation-after-throwing-womans-phone-away/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Via</a>] [<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/27/kanye-west-battery-investigation-grab-toss-photographer-phone/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Via</a>]</p>