Kanye Attack Caught on Tape

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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61. KonYou. Rip-offafella Records. Iscam/Def-scam Records. Any questions?

Posted at 1:50PM on Sep 11th 2008 by I, Slay The Dragon

62. He is just a little punk rapper looking for street cred by taking a camera away and smashing it. Whoooa what a bad a**. Notice he wasn't enough of a man to take the guy on. Better start getting into the tougher rock and role scene so you can man up dude.

Posted at 1:51PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Phreddy

63. KANYE IS A PIECE OF CRAP. He will be right at home in jail with all his family. I'm sure he thinks that George Bush had something to do with it. GO MCAIN!!!

Posted at 1:53PM on Sep 11th 2008 by PDBSTEVO

64. Classless, no mannered, felonious behaved brat ..... I bet his parents are really proud

Posted at 1:59PM on Sep 11th 2008 by throw the book at him

65. He is such a pompous ass. Blechh...forget him pleaseee!! =[

Posted at 1:52PM on Sep 11th 2008 by kshcwifey_2004

66. Amazing video. I'm now selling it as my own without your watermark. Thanks

Posted at 1:59PM on Sep 11th 2008 by John

67. good...I still don't blame him.. I would probably do worse.... seriously do pappers really have to film him "walk by" in the airport? or any other celeb? NO..i understand filming them at hollywood parties or big events but following them around when they go to the market, walk outside their house, at the airport??!! thats stalking! Whatever, I'm team Kanye

Posted at 1:54PM on Sep 11th 2008 by daisy

68. JOB WELL DONE!!!
i dont blame kanye one bit. as a matter of fact he shouldnt even have gotten arrested!
now dont get me wrong, i love tmz (im on ur site!duh!) but i can honestly say that if i was there at the time of the incident i wouldve personally helped kanye smash those cameras!. it was early in the freakin morning give the guy a break!yes most would say well he's a celebrity he signed up for it living in the eye of the public and all but theres a time for everything!give him a break!!and leave him alone!he must be sick and tired of being followed every minute of his day!uugghhh u paps do your job well, don't be stalkers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!kanye the best of the best!peace n love!

Posted at 2:08PM on Sep 11th 2008 by cynhern

69. He wanted to be famous. Expect to be photographed and not act like a baby and throw a fit. ROT in Jail you Racist!

Posted at 2:03PM on Sep 11th 2008 by David

70. Thats some funny s*** It would have been alot better if he PUNCHED him

Posted at 3:00PM on Sep 11th 2008 by fUNNYSH**

71. now that was entertainment,help please, lmfao (they deserved it and a little bit more)

Posted at 1:56PM on Sep 11th 2008 by malaaw

72. I wonder what he will say when the day comes that one of these paps can defend himself and beats Kanye's ass.
I think the value of the camera was quoted at $10K. That amount might make this a felony.

Posted at 1:57PM on Sep 11th 2008 by American Vet

73. Here we go again TMZ whining because one of their employees got too close and got his ass whipped, but they can call 17yr old pregnant girls tramps, stop whining bitch.

Posted at 1:57PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Shane

74. PerezHilton posted this up on his site but didn't give credit to TMZ....tsk tsk

Posted at 2:00PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Tsk tsk

75. i'm still not understanding how and why the paps are being allowed into the airport. wouldn't hanging around all day be considred loitering? the police need to start ticketing these a-holes.

i'm not condoning Kanye's actions but what to the paps expect when they are constantly stalking celebs and shoving cameras into their faces?

Posted at 1:58PM on Sep 11th 2008 by DMLady

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