THE police in California are investigating American hip hop musician, Kanye West, as a suspect in an alleged assault case on Monday in Beverly Hills.
West’s fiancee, Kim Kardashian, was reportedly heading for a meeting with dealers of furniture for the couple’s new home, when a man began yelling racial comments at the paparazzi who were struggling to get a shot of the reality TV star.
Kardashian was said to have cautioned the 18-year-old boy, saying, “That wasn’t cool.” Then, the guy turned to her, “hurling epithets at her and West.”
Kardashian was said to have called West, who allegedly followed the man into a chiropractor’s waiting room and “punched” him.
The Beverly Hills Police Department confirmed that they responded to a misdemeanor battery incident at an address on Wilshire Boulevard.
Following the incident, there have been several comments from members of the public. “Kim should be charged as an accessory to assault for ordering the hit on the 18- year- old boy. Kim called Kanye to beat up the boy that yelled at her. She thinks she’s entitled to superior treatment by everybody and will have them dealt with if they don’t,” said a commentator.
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, however, pleaded not guilty in November.
Many wonder what has come over the singer who, in recent times, has been linked to several ugly incidences.
Another commentator also quipped: “Kanye attacked Taylor Swift on the stage, he attacked paparazzi and now he sought out an 18-year-old to beat him up. It was premeditated and vicious – assault and battery too, by all accounts with no heat of passion.”
However, some feel that people should desist from crossing West’s path, knowing he has some anger issues. “Perhaps they should just leave him and his wife alone. They are really not that important. But you have to give him credit; at least, he uses his fist to defend his wife and not a gun,” said another commentator.
