Arts & Entertainment
Kanye West Won't Face Charges For Allegedly Striking Fan In LA
Prosecutors said they won't bring charges against the billionaire rapper and fashion mogul, citing improbability of obtaining a conviction.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, won't face battery charges stemming from an altercation with a fan outside the exclusive SoHo Warehouse in downtown Los Angeles, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
The billionaire fashion mogul likely wouldn't have been convicted at trial, authorities concluded.
"After a thorough and careful review of all the evidence, our office is declining to file based on no reasonable likelihood of conviction," the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office announced.
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Los Angeles police investigated a report of battery against the rapper Jan. 13 after a fan told police the rapper struck him after he asked for an autograph at about 3 a.m. outside the Downtown Los Angeles club at Santa Fe Avenue and Bay Street. No arrests were reported, and no other details were released.
According to Fox11, which broke the story, Ye was gone by the time police arrived. A man told Fox he saw the rapper sitting in his car outside the club when he apporached to get an autograph. He alleges Ye got out of the car, called him names and knocked him to the ground, he claimed.
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The incident was investigated as a potential misdemeanor.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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