A picture can say a thousand words, but the only word Kanye West sees is self-defense. The 36 year-old rapper is facing charges of criminal battery and attempted grand theft from his altercation with a photographer back in July.
To do a recap, on July 19, the new dad was walking out of LAX terminal while being followed by paparazzi, including videographer Daniel Ramos. In the video, you can hear Ramos persistently ask West questions, but West tried to ignore him. Then West tells him, "You're trying to get me in trouble so that I can steal off you and have to pay you like $250,000."
After that, West lunged at Ramos, trying to take his camera away from him.
Yeezy's attorney filed papers last week on Friday, saying that he was acting in self-defense. The filing states that it was Ramos who "willfuly and wrongfully caused [West] to reasonably believe his safety was in danger." He believed "his safety was in immediate danger" and that's why he reacted the way he did.
Ramos' attorney, Gloria Allred told E! that his defenses are ludicrous. "We are looking forward to going to court and seeing Mr. West trying to prove his response in a court of law."
Ramos filed the lawsuit last month which alleges that West turned, spoke to Ramos and then, "without warning or provocation," he "suddenly attacked, punching [the plaintiff] and attempting to wrestle the camera from" Ramos' hands.
But exactly how innocent is Ramos? Did he sew Britney Spears when she bashed his SUV with her umbrella back in 2007?
If Kanye is found guilty, he could be put behind bars for a maximum of a year. The court date has been set for Thursday, October 10.
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