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Los Angeles city prosecutors have charged Kanye West with misdemeanor battery, grand theft and vandalism over the videotaped destruction of a paparazzo’s camera.

West was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport days after performing at the MTV Video Music Awards in September. The celebrity gossip site TMZ shot video that showed West breaking the flash of a photographer’s camera inside a terminal, and his manager breaking the camera itself and accosting TMZ’s videographer.

West faces two and a half years in jail if convicted.

West’s lawyer, Blair Berk, declined to comment on the charges being filed.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Da_Chi_Type/ Da_Chi_Type

    this nigga cant survive in prison

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bstman-handsdwn/ bstman-handsdwn

    He probably wanna go lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2009Producerboyz/ 2009Producerboyz

    if i was to hide n your yard and tale photos of you its illegal…uyou should get consent and a relaease for any any any video not associated w survelence

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Hurley87/ Hurley87

    Yea i feel like there should be a law against paparazzi. They take it too far. They dont pay attention to the stars when they dont want to be bothered.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mztexasfinest/ mztexasfinest

    i dont think he should be charged…paparazzis are goin to far…i agree with 2009producerboyz….if im walkin down the street and ur takin pix of me and or filmin me w/o my permission…i have every right to whoop ur ass…so does kanye…yeah hes famous but where is the line drawn…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Rucks4/ Rucks4

    yea it should be illegal to be in paparazzi. They are STALKERS am I RIGHT?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STEPHMAN21/ STEPHMAN21

    I’M SORRY BUT THE PAPARAZZI DO GO TO FAR. AND PLUS THEY’RE THE MAIN CAUSES OF DEATHS OF SOME CELEBS. AND THEY ALWAYS DON’T CARE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE’S FEELINGS. I NEVER LIKED THE PAPARAZZI AND THE PAPARAZZI DESERVED IT TOO.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/N1C3NTH1CK/ N1C3NTH1CK

    I agree with everyone about the laws. Nobody want to be photographed all day everyday. You’rr in my peronal space and you’rr crossing the line so you’re telling me u want your ass whipped and that’s what’s going to happen sooner or later. I guess that photographer learned his lesson!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/laqdav23/ laqdav23

    Taking a picture of a celeb in the airport is not reason enough to be assaulted. I believe that the paparazzi does go to far at times but he didn’t cause Kanye any harm by photographing him. Kanye should be charged.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/0VancouverHurts/ 0VancouverHurts

    Yes Kanye should be charged. He assaulted the razzi. Is he superhuman unlike other humans where u attack someone and not get charged? He is being selfish by not letting razzi take a snap bcuz Kanye is keeping them from getting their $10’000 for a shot. They are just doing their job. If kanye didnt want his pic taken, he should paid the guy a few grands. If celebs dont want to be in the light they shouldnt have stepped in the light in the first place.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GodsAngle-T/ GodsAngle-T

    Razzis’ should get a life instead of making peoples lives miserable… cowards.
    I would have done the same.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Last_Revelation/ Last_Revelation

    he shouldn’t be charged… just like bein a celeb subjects you to having your pics taking… bein a paparazzi subjects you to potential azz whoopings…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/zvdbygrce/ zvdbygrce

    I belive that the paparazzi go a little to far. Yes it is there jobs, and celebs know going in what they are in store for. Everyone has there bad days though where they dont want to be bothered, and I believe that the paparazzi need to respect when people dont want to be bothered and leave the picture taking to a minimum. If the celebs are going to be arrested for assult then the paparazzi need to be getting arrested for harassment.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sweets110/ Sweets110

    The paparazzi should be in jail!! I occasionally catch TMZ and the way they hound those folks while they are having lunch, spending time with their kids, etc is ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!

    Yeah stardom comes with the price of public exposure but they (the razzi) do take it TOO far!!! WAAAY TOO FAR! It gets aggravating even watching just a few minutes of TMZ…I can imagine what the celebs must feel like when they don’t wanna be bothered! i just turn from TMZ when they are being ridiculous!!

    There needs to be some SERIOUS legal regulation on the paparazzi…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sweets110/ Sweets110

    Good point zvdbygrace……. if the celebs can get in trouble for attacking the paparazzi, the paparazzi should get in trouble when they literally harass the celebrities.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/longhairedlady2/ longhairedlady2

    Kanye should just offer to pay for the camera and everyone call it a day. The paparazzi had the ass whoopin comin I’m sure. If Kanye was a regular person and someone followed him around and videotaped him and took pictures that person would probably be arrested for harassment. So why is it ok to do that when a person is a celebrity. So what if they have money and are in the public eye. They have a right to privacy just as other non celebrities do.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Royale305/ Royale305

    What a lot of people i think forget is that Kanye West and the rest of these entertainers are people like the rest of us even if their are in the spot light and they also have bad days.I agree with Sweets110 that if West is being charged the paparazzi should be charged also.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/stupidfatandugly/ stupidfatandugly

    next time, kanye should have a bunch of surfer dudes do the fighting for him, like matthew mcconaughey

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Royale305/ Royale305

    I have been saying this for a long time now that being a black person of stature (sports figure, entertainer, politics) AMERICA will make you a star at breakfast time and will turn on you before dinner time….ALWAYS. And let me say this too when SOME i repeat SOME black folks get a little MONEY they turn into DAM fools.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/neka2000/ neka2000

    He was probably just havin a bad day. I’m shocked dats all he did!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/corporate_thug_chi/ corporate_thug_chi

    smmfh- grand theft? battery? GTFOH- at the most, he should be charged with vandalism and disorderly conduct. be for real. if they convict him over this s**t, there is a problem with our judicial system that needs to be addressed. i know that the justice system in america aint s**t- but when we start convicting people because they want their privacy protected- we need a new constitution. i hope this s**t passes because the nigga ye’ aint cut out for jail-

    he walked up in court rockin louis vuiton don’s, if they convict him will that make him a louis vuiton con?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/theStormRyder/ theStormRyder

    I say if they want to take a cruise with cpt. a$$ whoop’n then keep taking your pictures. From what the media post most of the time with show’s like TMZ, most of the papparazzi’s are jackasses to begin with. It’s one thing to be a fan or to be scheduled for a photo shoot but if you can’t even get a tank of gas or take your kids to school then yeah, I think you’ll have plenty of bad days. Think about it, you might be at the playground with your kids or taking a family member to lunch or something and then you have a jackass with a camera all up on your face asking you dumb questions like who are you sleeping with or any kind of crazy rumor. So, with that being said then I say Kanye is INNOCENT. Charge the papparazzi and not Kanye. Not a huge fan but one can understand.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/scoot_2009/ scoot_2009

    what the hell iz that ni99a wearin aint he like 30…….wit a backpack???lol schools over…TRIPPIN thats what happens in hollywood though….when you go commercial……..they dont pull that s**t on no GANGSTA RAPPAZ…..keep some real ni99az around you kanye then you wouldnt have to worry about it…..you wanted the fame……and there it iz…paparazzi you thought it waz gon be diffrent????go stay on the southside of the chi like you say you do…..paparazzi aint there homie

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mem613w/ mem613w

    personally, i think that the reporter is to blame for this. people fail to realize that superstars are mere humans. kanye asked the reporter to stop taking pics because it was an invasion of his personal time.the guy should take pics at events. when someone asks u to do something, be courteous and do it. but the reporter didn’t. everyone knows kanye’s temper so the guy being dealt with was his own fault. if kanye serves time for this, the reporter should to simply because he provoke a reaction from kanye. now on the hand, kanye saw the reporter was persistant, he should have called a security guard or even the police because the reporter kept bothering him. I repeat not him, not his bodyguard but a security guard of the airport. That way he would be clear but kanye is human and i know i would have popped off too so kanye should just replace the guys equipment, pay for a doctor if the guy needed one and call it a day in the life of kanye west. lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Egyptsblessing/ Egyptsblessing

    lol kanye is an a*****e! look how he treats people… i thought he hated white girls… isnt his girlfriend white?
    i dunno i think the guy has lost his mind…. claim instanity kanye! INSANITY!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MsBlkdymon/ MsBlkdymon

    Kanye , Kanye ,Kanye F**** um . Glad his mother is not her to see what the hell he brung home for dinner “literally” , it probably would kill her . He was just singing about Jesus walk with me , now he’s walking with Amber what a jerk , no class and dress like a thrift store is his 1# spot .

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/YOURNAWTEEGIRL/ YOURNAWTEEGIRL

    I MEAN YES THIS IS THE PRICE OF FAME BUT PUTTING MYSELF IN THEIR POSITION I WOULD BE IRRITATED AS WELL IF I COULDN’T DO S**T WITHOUT PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES
    BUT KANYE SHOULDA KEPT HIS HANDS TO HIMSELF
    AND 2 AND HALF YEARS IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BabyGyrl810/ BabyGyrl810

    why the hell did they post this old ass video?? this happened like back in july…wtf!! but um..s**t the press should get they ass beat…going around stalking ppl making their lives a living hell…s**t they would feel funny if celebrities start doing that s**t 2 them…just pop up on their door steps @ 5 in the morning wearing a robe and slippers a box of fruity pebbles and camera…and just started taking photos of them everyday all day…

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