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Kanye West Arrested At LAX For Smashing Paparazzi Cameras

9/11/08, 12:26 pm EST

Photo: Walker/Getty
Kanye West was arrested today at Los Angeles’ LAX airport on charges of felony vandalism. West was walking through the American Airlines terminal when he allegedly confronted a photographer and a struggle ensued, with the photographer yelling for help but not before West smashed his camera by throwing it to the ground. A TMZ cameraman videotaped Kanye in the act of smashing the camera, so Kanye’s bodyguard Don Crowley told the cameraman to give him the camera. While the TMZ photog told the bodyguard he was press and thus could film what he wanted, Crowley grabbed the TMZ camera and smashed it as well. Kanye then tried to board his plane, but the police stopped him. West rushed the TMZ videographer, demanding “Gimme that fucking tape!” and ultimately had to be restrained by police. Kanye and Crowley were both booked and released on bail.

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LOVEtherealMEN | 9/18/2008, 2:12 am EST

THATS right we need more kanye west people!!!
SMASH the cameras break the freicking
face of fucking paparazzi!!!
YEAH! they deserved it!

how many people needs to suffer from little fuckers like them!

jaoman1 | 9/15/2008, 4:08 pm EST

love how he’s releasing his album around the holidays to attempt to break lil wayne’s sales record. he should focus more on putting out a good album and be less worried what l.w. sold……

Would'nt u love 2 know. | 9/14/2008, 11:20 pm EST

All of ya’ll that posted these stupid ass comments about how they hate kanye etc… Fuck ya’ll and what u stand 4 because if it were u, u would be tired of papparazzi also because they’re nosie and always in a bitch business. So good job brah!

Abacab | 9/13/2008, 1:58 pm EST

Proof that money does not buy you class.
Mr. west there is a saying; “Even bad press is good press”. You’re going to be even more angry when people will forget who you are.
(A marginal talent who makes money re-writing other’s music.)

Jay | 9/13/2008, 9:55 am EST

An icon such as Madonna has dealt with publicity for 25 years…so don’t tell me that Kanye couldn’t do better. Press is press and they will always be around as long as people still care about what you have to say or sing about. He could do better and should. End of story.

Pat the poet | 9/12/2008, 6:41 pm EST

West needs anger treatment to go off like that on someone, please he stood up there during the Katrina problem and he said what he wanted, and didnt get geat-up, come west get a grip. we all know you have problem with your mom and all, but that photo guy didnt hurt her, get help before you really hurt some one. pat the poet

Pat the poet | 9/12/2008, 6:40 pm EST

West needs anger treatment to go off like that on someone, please he stood up there during the Katrina problem and he said what he wanted, and didnt get geat-up, come west get a grip. we all know you have problem with your mom and all, but that photo guy didnt hurt her, get help before you really hurt some one

basser | 9/12/2008, 2:43 pm EST

Paparazzi shouldn’t pursue celebrities,yet that is part of the territory for someone who is famous. If Kanye doesn’t like being followed by photographers, now matter how sleazy they might be, he should find another career. It’s funny how stars try to swap the whole Freedom of Speech thing to work for themselves as artists who need to express themselves, yet others don’t have the freedom to point a camera at them on the street. Don’t get me wrong, that would bother me too. But I wouldn’t smash someone’s camera because of it. These guys and gals get paid millions of dollars to be stars. That’s not stress. Stress is having to dig ditches for a living, or working two or three jobs to support your children. Being famous isn’t any more stressful than other careers. I will never buy it that Kanye has it so much worse than you and I do here in life.

Gizmo | 9/12/2008, 1:20 pm EST

Kayne West is apperantly a moron and I hope he goes to jail. Behaving like this is an obvious result of having his brain taken out - or was he born without one?

If Kayne can’t take the pressure of being famous, maybe he should consider another job. Kaybe is obviously not suited for this life, so he should quit now and become a drug dealer or something more appropriaty to his behavior.

Papa Ratzi from Italy !! | 9/12/2008, 12:26 pm EST

Hey whatsa matta you Kanye eh? You go hit man doing work. That be his job to take it the pictures of the celebrities even though I no think Kanye is the celebrity. You no hit in an airport it no good with the cameras. Security beat you up. Kanye you pay for being the tough guy and your music, it the stink!

JB. | 9/12/2008, 12:27 am EST

I think the security cameras will clearly prove just how shady the photographer was in his pursuit to take photos…If I was watching on the CCTV screens, I definetly would have thought something was suspicious with the photographer- in an airport on 9/11. Cmon, we’ve all seen how agressive the paparazzi are. Kayne did what we all would have done.. and I dont like his music- btw.

Anonymous | 9/11/2008, 11:25 pm EST

ewww

lebron | 9/11/2008, 8:27 pm EST

Kanye is the fuckn best, period!!!! He also is human and deserves his privacy. Get em yeezy, get em yeezy!!!

A.Hayes | 9/11/2008, 7:53 pm EST

I don’t blame Kanye for his outrage. Is it illegal it to have privacy? I mean can a man board a plane without being hammered by ass-holes who care nothing less but take pictures of you in your face so the media can have a top story. If it were me I be in jail for assualt…Oh I forgot through eyes of paparazzi if you have money we have the right to violate your human rights and privacy. LOVE YA KAYNE.

H. Bomb | 9/11/2008, 7:02 pm EST

It’s a popular misconception that paparazzi are people.

In fact, however, they are not.

Anonymous | 9/11/2008, 6:31 pm EST

Come on…. Paparazzi aren’t PEOPLE!

Paparazzi are PEOPLE! They’re PEOPLE!!!

fuck kanye | 9/11/2008, 6:12 pm EST

FUCK KANYE

enchanting wizard of rhythm. | 9/11/2008, 5:06 pm EST

1. mr. west is no more arrogant than any other man or woman in the history of modern popular culture. yes, he is very talented. perhaps more as a producer than anything else. but it’s stupid to say he isn’t intelligent with music. yes, he can get tiresome. but we are a talented, yet tiresome generation. we are a generation where substance doesn’t even matter if you don’t have the flash. (and sometimes flash is all there is!) 20’s and 30’s people - we are mtv. we are athletes with $200 shoes. we are presidents going for gags on late night tv. kayne represents that. for better or worse…

2. p. psycho is a moron.

3. sometimes you have to let people know you’re not fucking around. sometimes to achieve this, you have to spike a camera. i don’t see this as a celebrity meltdown. i felt it was more Bjork than Brittany. it’s hard to argue that this was a wrong move for him to make. sorry folks. camera man should consider that a life lesson.

Tommy G. | 9/11/2008, 4:59 pm EST

How did TMZ even get through security with those cameras AND very likely no tickets..Esp. on 9/11. Wonder where this was? Baggage claim?
Aren’t people supposed to feel safer at airports?
Those paparazzi are slime and provoke it all. That to me is a form of terrorism. Fry em Kayne!

mk | 9/11/2008, 4:35 pm EST

what if kanye west were as relevant and thought-provoking as he thinks he is? what if he was even close?

Ari | 9/11/2008, 3:46 pm EST

As much as I hate this guy, I’d be fdoing the same to a paparazzo…it’s just that they are celebs..if this happened to an ordinary guy, he’d kick the photog’s ass for invading his/her private space…I think the laws that protect paparazzis need to be changed ASAP.

Pslightly Psycho | 9/11/2008, 3:42 pm EST

Hey-where the fuck is more previous post???!!!!
Hope Kaye “Love”s his “Lockdown.” He-he-he.

Pslightly Psycho | 9/11/2008, 3:35 pm EST

Wild, wild West.
This guy is a bloated egocentric headcase. Of course the African American community are going to defend his ILLEGAL actions; he will get off with nary a slap on his blingwearin’ wrist; go on to cry “RACISM!” and continue to sell million of records. Maybe he will even join forces with R. Kelly and create a support group for black performers who are “mistreated” by the police and the Man in general. Boo-hoo, Kanye. somebody get this baby a bottle.

N WORD PROPONENT | 9/11/2008, 2:39 pm EST

NOW I AINT SAYIN THEY IS GOLDDIGGAS

BUT THEY AINT MESSIN WITH NO BROKE NIGGAS

Anonymous | 9/11/2008, 2:28 pm EST

Kanye crazy

Jesse | 9/11/2008, 2:28 pm EST

do people really care about Kanye West? He’s the biggest cry baby out there, not to mention totally overrated..

Los | 9/11/2008, 1:05 pm EST

Its a crime that Kanye didn’t do more to that jerkoff.

H. Bomb | 9/11/2008, 12:44 pm EST

Come on…. Paparazzi aren’t PEOPLE!

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