A photographer who claims Kanye West threw her mobile phone to the bottom in a confrontation is suing the troubled rapper for assault, she stated Thursday.
Nichol Lechmanik stated the artist, who’s now formally referred to as Ye, prompted her “great mental and emotional pain” within the January confrontation.
A press convention in Los Angeles heard how the paparazzo was outdoors a sports activities heart in Ventura County, north of the town, the place Ye and Kim Kardashian’s son was enjoying.
The lawsuit says Lechmanik had taken pictures of Kardashian after which noticed Ye standing outdoors arguing with somebody, so started filming him from her automotive.
The clip, which was performed for reporters, exhibits Ye approaching the automobile and addressing the photographer.
“If I wanna go see my son at a game, You all ain’t gonna run up on me like that. If I say stop… stop with your cameras,” the rapper says.
“I know, but Kanye you are a celebrity,” Lechmanik replies, persevering with to movie.
The footage exhibits Ye reaching into her automotive, grabbing the cellphone and throwing it to the bottom, earlier than he walks away.
“He caused me so much fear that I have not been the same since,” Lechmanik advised reporters Thursday. “His actions have interfered with my ability to work. Although I am not a world famous artist (like) Ye, I have just as much right to work as he does. He has no right to assault me, batter me or cause me to be afraid to pursue my profession.”
The swimsuit, filed in Ventura County, seeks “general, special and punitive damages,” legal professional Gloria Allred stated. No determine was given on the quantity being sought.
Confrontations between paparazzi and celebrities in and round Los Angeles usually are not unusual, with film stars and musicians complaining that they’re abused and harassed by individuals who comply with them incessantly.
Such freelance photographers say photos of well-known individuals are typically tightly managed, and {that a} image of an unguarded second is the one approach to make a dwelling in a extremely aggressive market.
Ye and Kardashian, who’ve 4 kids collectively, divorced final yr in an acrimonious cut up, after round a decade collectively.
The entrepreneur and musician has spoken brazenly about his struggles with psychological well being, however has sparked alarm with numerous high-profile outbursts.
In October he parted methods with Adidas, for which he had designed a line of widespread footwear, after he made a collection of anti-Semitic remarks.
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