Kanye West Faces Lawsuit Over Allegedly Punching Autograph Seeker

Kanye West is facing a lawsuit from Justin Poplawski and his wife Tiffany Marshall for alleged assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and loss of consortium. Poplawski, who describes himself as a "well-respected autograph dealer," claims West punched him twice in Los Angeles in 2022.

In the couple's filing , they claim West "physically assault, harm, batter, and injure Poplawski, with the intent of committing such assault, harm, battery, and injury, when, without limitation, [Ye] unlawfully and intentionally struck him. Physically and violently attacked and battered him; and repeatedly struck him while he was defenseless and in fear for his safety causing Plaintiff to sustain damages." The filing adds that West acted "with a conscious disregard of the rights and safety of [the autograph seeker] and others and was despicable."

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During the incident, Poplawski says West shouted "I'm going to make a f*cking example of you" as well as "Go the f*ck [out of] here before I beat the f*ck out of you. I'm going to make a f*cking example of you." He also allegedly referenced his divorce from Kim Kardashian and told those he was with to "go to the f*cking house and get my f*cking kids." The altercation went viral on social media at the time, as a witness recorded the aftermath. Check out that video below.

Police originally investigated the altercation, but couldn't get enough evidence for a conviction. The L.A. City Attorney's Office said at the time: "After a thorough and careful review of all the evidence, our office is declining to file based on no reasonable likelihood of conviction." Be on the lookout for further updates on Kanye West and the newest lawsuit he is facing on HotNewHipHop.

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