Re: Fight at Lax Airport Kanye West arrested

Re: Fight at Lax Airport Kanye West arrested
Kanye West Airport Attack and Camera Smash - TMZ
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West and one of his bodyguards were arrested Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport after an altercation with paparazzi in which the rapper allegedly smashed a camera on the floor.

Airport police arrested West and his road manager, Don Crowley, who also serves as a bodyguard, on suspicion of felony vandalism shortly before 8 a.m., LAX spokesman Marshall Lowe said. He said early reports indicated that a camera valued at more than $10,000 was broken.

The incident happened before West and his bodyguard passed a security checkpoint at an airport terminal that houses American Airlines. The pair were scheduled to board a flight to Honolulu, Hawaii, Lowe said.

West's publicist declined to comment Thursday.

The arrest was first reported by TMZ, which posted video showing a man in a gray hooded sweatshirt, identified by the celebrity gossip site as West. The man throws a camera to the ground.

Another man in a red jacket grabs the shooter holding the video camera. The next frames show security intervening.

TMZ reported that it was its videographer who was attacked.

Lowe said police were interviewing witnesses and that West and Crowley will be booked at a Los Angeles Police Department station in Culver City.

West closed the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, which was held at Paramount Studios lot in Hollywood.

The singer has a history of flaring his temper. After not winning any awards at the VMAs in 2007 despite several nominations, West declared he would never return to MTV and yelling at reporters. The year before, he crashed the stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards and unleashed an expletive-filed tirade after his video "Touch The Sky" failed to win an award.

According to Associated Press

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[briandrum1]

The reason the paparazzi are so prevalent these days is because America wants to see everything that goes on in these peoples lives. Period. If there weren't shows like TMZ and the 7:00 rags, they wouldn't be as aggressive. The majority of main stream America lives and dyes by the way of the celebrity. It's disgustingly sad. Don't blame Kanye, he's a grown man that should be able to handle situations like the one at LAX. He needs to grow up...shit, he was on his way to Hawaii! Tough life..

[pelone415]

lol @ u cant even take a shyt lmao ahahhaha

[MrBabyg12]

to all the ppl that sayin they do that 2 make america know whats goin on...how would u like it if ppl was stickin their nose in ur kool-aid n tellin ppl ur problems

[SaigonTheDon]

@IDontHoldTheTruth Hey you're a bitch. That's fact.

[MrDatNewNewMusic]

I AGREE 100%!!! THE PAP ARE ALL FAGGS!!! I WOULDA BEAT THERE LITTLE FAGGET ASS PAPPERATI ASS!!! haha

[AriesXDiamond]

@briandrum1 You said ''The majority of main stream America lives and dyes by the way of the celebrity'', Which is so untrue, yeah people like singers, go to concerts, pick up a mag here and there incase you get bored on break at work but that is everywhere in the world, not just 'America', the only people souped/obsessed w.celebs are the paps, and thats cuz they make alot of $

[briandrum1]

@AriesXDiamond I'm from America, jackass...so, you and everyone you know don't care about celebrities? Whoop-de-do! Just because you, AriesXDiamond and your said friends, don't care, doesn't mean that the MAJORITY of America doesn't. If people didn't care about what celebs are doing, then there wouldn't be shows like the ones that are on @ 7:00. There wouldn't be mags like People. There wouldn't be a problem w/ 100's of paparazzi showing up where celebs show up. You get it now?

[AriesXDiamond]

@briandrum1 Yeah deff not, im from the U.s and me and anyone i know really could care less, i mean i like singers etc but idc what they're up to. Shows how much you DONT KNOW, worry about yourself and your own country. and btw it's not just america its every country souped on these celebs (Micheal Jackson,Miley Cyrus,Britney Spears,Whitney,Em,EtcEtc) are famous threwout the globe.

[partyman147]

"Can't take a shit"

lol. Man your awesome

[fuckpussyasshater]

i hate the paparazzi they got the license to break the law spying stalking invading property blinding people while driving flashing cameras provoking just to get something on camera going up girls skirt taking pictures they do lot of shit and get away with it i would love to beat the crap out of a paparazzi they wont get money from me .

[dboyharvard]

yo man ur fucking funny .. keep on making videos. thanxx

[franciso7]

if he keeps following me an dmy family