Kanye Arrested 2008 For Fight With Paparazzi

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At an airport Kanye West, his bodyguard and paparazzi got into a scuffle over the paparazzi filming him.
He talks about this incident on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

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Kanye West and his bodyguard Don Crowley were arrested at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and charged with felony vandalism following an altercation with photographers. The incident occurred as West was waiting for a flight to Honolulu.
According to witnesses and an official LAX statement, West confronted a photographer, grabbed his camera, and threw it to the ground. When a second paparazzo began recording the incident with a $10,000 video camera, Crowley allegedly grabbed that camera and also damaged it.
The situation escalated further when police arrived and asked if the video cameraman had footage of the incident. When the photographer confirmed he did, West reportedly lunged toward him shouting "Gimme that fucking tape!" before being restrained and taken into custody.
The article notes the ironic timing of the incident, as West is currently finishing his fourth album in four years and has just released a new song called "Love Lockdown," which the writer suggests might mirror West's current legal situation.
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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/12/kanye.west