Kanye West under investigation for alleged assault
Kanye West has been named a suspect in an alleged assault
case in Beverly Hills, Calif., police said Monday.
The Beverly Hills Police Department confirmed they
responded to a misdemeanor battery incident Monday afternoon at an address on
Wilshire Boulevard.
"The named suspect was
identified as Kanye West by the victim and several witnesses," the statement
said. "Mr. West had left the location prior to officers' arrival. As of this
writing, BHPD detectives are conducting a follow-up investigation. No further
information at this time."
People reports that West's fiancee, Kim Kardashian, was
heading to a meeting about furniture for the couple's new home when a man began
yelling racial epithets at the paparazzi gathered outside the building. When
Kardashian told him "that wasn't cool," he began "hurling epithets at her about her and West."
Kardashian then called West, who allegedly followed the
man into a chiropractor's waiting room and "punched the guy," according to TMZ.
West is already facing misdemeanor battery and attempted grand theft
charges stemming from a scuffle with a paparazzo at Los Angeles International Airport last summer. He pleaded not guilty in November.
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