Kanye Attack Caught on Tape

Posted Sep 11th 2008 1:25PM by TMZ Staff

We just got the video of Kanye West grabbing a still photog's camera at LAX this morning.
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You see Kanye (in a gray hooded sweatshirt) and his bodyguard/road manager (in the red) grabbing the camera away from the photog. It appears the bodyguard, Don Crowley, gets the camera and Kanye gets the lighting component. Crowley smashes the camera to the ground and Kanye does the same with the light.

Erik, our camera guy, then comes closer and the bodyguard then comes up and wrestles his camera away, ultimately breaking it.

As we first reported, both Kanye and his bodyguard were arrested for vandalism. They're both being held on $20,000 bail.



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1. I don't blam Kanye one bit. The Paps are terrible.

BTW - FIRST!

Posted at 1:30PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Me

2. How much more of this guy do whe have to endure? Racist and a cocky SOB.

Posted at 1:30PM on Sep 11th 2008 by TranceDJ

3. WHAT A DUMB ASS! LOL!

Posted at 1:31PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Krys Nicole

4. LMAO...THAT WAS GREAT

Posted at 1:31PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Trey

5. Wow, I realize that it must get annoying to be photographed every day, but you would think someone would know you can't grab a person's camera and throw it down and break it -- in front of 50 people much less. Have fun in jail!

Posted at 1:31PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Sean

6. Once a punk, always a punk.

Posted at 1:32PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Skanktastic

7. umm someone needs to let the cops know, that is also strong arm robbery

Posted at 1:32PM on Sep 11th 2008 by nico

8. cool.....pap deserved it

Posted at 1:32PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Trey

9. I know I wouldn't like having cameras in my face all the time, but Kanye's reaction was way out of line. Typical for him though. He seems to have a lot of growing up to do.

Posted at 1:32PM on Sep 11th 2008 by shouldnadonedat

10. FREE KANYE!!!!!


and Don C. is not his bodyguard fellas

Posted at 1:33PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Dre!!

11. Nasty SOB. You want fame but you can't play the game. Kanye is a spoiled brat.

Posted at 1:33PM on Sep 11th 2008 by LaSmoocha

12. Clown city.... Kanye is Bozo the Mayor.

Posted at 1:33PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Shooty

13. hahahaha what an idiot. Rappers, who the hell needs them?

Posted at 1:33PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Dadderman

14. Once a punk, always a punk.

Posted at 1:33PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Skanktastic

15. It's okay, Jesus will save him....

Posted at 1:33PM on Sep 11th 2008 by CS

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