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Kanye West Named Suspect in Battery Case After Allegedly Punching Man Who ‘Sexually Assaulted’ His Wife

BY Edwin Lamptey April 24, 2024 2:17 PM EDT
Photo Source: Instagram/@kanye_west_official

Kanye West might be in trouble with the law after an altercation went down on Tuesday night, April 16, 2024. 

The controversial rapper was allegedly named as a suspect in a physical battery case after punching a man who “assaulted” his wife Bianca Censori, a recent report revealed.

After news broke of the incident, West’s representative provided insight as to what happened from the couple’s point of view, insisting Censori’s alleged “assailant didn’t merely collide into her” before the Heartless hitmaker jumped to his wife’s defense. 

“He put his hands under her dress, directly on her body, he grabbed her waist, he spun her around, and then he blew her kisses,” West’s spokesperson claimed, further alleging: “She was battered and “sexually assaulted”. 

“‘Grabbed’ is grossly inadequate  as a description of what happened,” the representative declared, reiterating, “Bianca was physically assaulted.”

Regardless, West was still named the suspect in a battery report filed after the Tuesday night scene, law enforcement sources noted.

The incident reportedly took place at the Chateau Marmont Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, Calif. According to police insiders, the man West allegedly punched did not need to receive treatment for his injuries.

West and Censori supposedly fled the scene after the alleged altercation occurred.

The intense situation went down after the couple enjoyed a rather wholesome afternoon in Disneyland — where the Yeezy founder was spotted holding hands with his wife, as OK! reported.  

In other news, close sources recently shared with @tmz_tv that the Bad Boyz record label founder, Sean “Diddy” Combs, sought to have a conversation with Kanye West at a recent concert in Los Angeles, but West reportedly avoided the interaction.

According to insiders, Diddy was backstage at Rolling Loud in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago with his entourage to watch Kanye’s performance. Diddy allegedly expressed his desire to have a personal chat with Kanye, but the sources noted that he was not eager to engage in the meeting.

The history between the two artists dates back to 2022 when Kanye accused Diddy of threatening him on behalf of unnamed individuals. This was followed by Diddy criticizing Kanye for selling selling “White Lives Matter” merchandise. Around that time, Kanye also posted one of their text exchanges, where he accused Diddy of being a “fed.”

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