http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2008/09/11/189803.aspx



Stop the presses! Hip-hop star Kanye West was arrested at Los Angeles Airport this morning, the Associated Press is reporting. West was arrested on suspicion of vandalism and battery, after an altercation with the paparazzi allegedly resulted in more than $10,000 in broken camera equipment. West's manager was also arrested.

An eyewitness described the scene for E! News: "Some time before 8, Kanye and a big posse arrived at the terminal. He got out and a bunch of paparazzi were swirling around him... Kanye had on a hoodie and was trying to get inside the American Airlines check-in area. The paparazzi got close and one of the Kanye security guys got into it with a paparazzi guy. It was a quite a scene and cops came. This all happpened while his security was whisking him into the terminal...He hadn't made it to security. It was just a mess." 


UPDATE (1:23 p.m.) The fine folks at TMZ have an awesome first-hand account and video of how it all went down:  

rik (TMZ cameraman) says he was at Terminal 4 (American Airlines) when he noticed a still photog taking several pictures of Kanye West. Erik says West rushed the photog and grabbed his camera. A struggle ensued and the still guy was screaming, "Police, help!" Erik says Kanye then took the still camera and threw it on the ground, breaking it into pieces.

Erik then went over to Kanye, his camera rolling, when Kanye's bodyguard walked up to him, realized Erik was taping, and said, "Give me the camera, give me the camera." Erik responded that he had a press pass and had a right to shoot. The assistant then grabbed the camera, ripped off the mic and viewfinder and smashed it to the ground.

Erik says Kanye then tried to leave to board his plane, but cops stopped him before he got to security. The cops then interviewed Erik, the still photog, Kanye and his assistant..

This is where it gets crazy. The cops asked Erik if he videotaped the incident and Erik said he had. That's when Kanye lunged toward him and said, "Give me the fu***ng videotape." Cops had to restrain Kanye as he tried coming at Erik.

Who?

Gotta try to stay relavent somehow.

Good for him.

As much as I dislike Kanye West, I dislike papparazzi even more.  They are pure slime.




Might want to fix your title. I was wondering who Kayne was....

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Maybe someone called him a gay fish.

If it wasn't for the media, this POS would have nothing.



I hope he gets ass raped in jail. Oh, wait. You can't rape the willing.

Imma letya finish but no one gives  a fuck.

Just keepin' it street, yo.

Well his ass rape didn't last long––because he was at the VMA's tonight..(Lord it was the biggest waste of 2 hours I have ever experienced)

Mr. "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
a.k.a. Mr. "I'm happy for ya, and Ima let you finish."

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Doche! Hope he gets sued... I have no sympathy for that guy. Mom would be so proud...

GAY FISH!!!

Paparazzi hate black people.

"reporters" - who are really no good ass-clowns feeding off the celebrity that they seemingly despise - will get PAID!

Settles out of court, charges dropped, no jail time.

Kanye in prison:

"Hey Tiny, Imma let you finish, but Bubba did the best..."

Well, you get the picture

WTF? Doc, I need to borrow your time machine!!!!

My baby ain't done nuffin.

Wow; welcome back to 2008. Reading is essential.

(next time, I should read it more closely)

This goof means enough to you to not only bold the title but to add not one, but three exclamation points???

And travel back in time to bring us an old story.

Kanye West hates white people.

Does anyone really care?

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No.





 

Did they shoot his sorry ass?

Why not???

Douche bag will buy his way out of it.

Too bad the paparazzi and his posse weren't all heavily armed.....

And drunk.....


And coked out of their gourds.

fuck em

Hold on Kanye. Imma let you finish, but first Imma read you your rights and cuff you up.

THIS STORY HAPPENED IN 2008 FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT OUT YET

It was......

Not sure if serious

Just seeing who is really awake Monday morning!

If you don't want to be photographed in a public place, don't be a celebrity.

Oddly, if I (somebody who isn't famous) was being hounded like that by random jackasses, I could probably get away with what he did. Not by the letter of the law per se, but in practice, I think I could get away with it.

whats her name has one of the greatest videos of all time.

September 11, 2008

This

The guy's an asshat, and has always been an asshat, and even though he TRIES to stop being an asshat, he's not succeeding.



But paparazzi are, if anything, even WORSE asshats.     I think that paparazzi should be under no legal protections whatsoever.  Open season!  





What do you call a thousand dead paparazzi?





A good start.

After they caused Diana's death...I never got over that.

I'm gonna let you finish but Beyonce's was the best video of all time!

This. To filth like him it is an image builder.



 

Thanks to diana we can't use landmines
I loved the M-16 Bouncing Betty

The article is dated 9/11/2008, and a google search confirms the date.



 

Insignificant people should never become significant.

kanye hates the cops


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

stupid fuckstain



TXL

So did you know that we landed on the moon?

lol this is from 2008

Yo, Kanye, Imma let you finish, but Ted Striker had the best airport brawl of all time!