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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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91. to all that diss the paps-- if u don't like 'em, what the f** are you doing on this site? H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E-S

Posted at 2:11PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Fritz

92. that was dope!

Posted at 2:10PM on Sep 11th 2008 by younghollywood

93. 30. kayne is such a loser. he complains when he doesnt get attention but when you give him attention he acts like a child.

Posted at 1:37PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Katie

Exactly...
Dont like the paps..get out of the business..go work the fryer at carl's Jr or something
Spoiled little brat
I liked a few of his songs but his constant complaining is enough for me to forget about him completely

Posted at 9:35PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Pagina Vilot

94. Its unfortunate that they didn't injure the photographers in the process.

Posted at 6:15PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Scott

95. I know if I always had cameras in my face whenever I was out in public, I'd probably be a grumpy ass too. I don't think paparazzi need to be in the airports anyway. It's busy enough with idiots who don't know how to work their way through an airport. No need to add into the mix the camera people trying to get a shot of who's carrying a pillow and who looks like what after a flight. It's a bit unecessary.

Posted at 2:12PM on Sep 11th 2008 by OhNo

96. You guys at TMZ deserve to be taken down... your all pretty much stalkeratzi. Everyone with a camera works for TMZ and its pathetic.. just leave these people in peace. I for one ain't coming back to this site.... its for housewives who live a desperately boring life.....

Posted at 2:16PM on Sep 11th 2008 by john hernik

97. The paps are really out of control lately and think they always have to be in some celeb's face. I don't agree with the way Kanye handled this at all nor do I condone it. But the paps have to take responsibility for the fact that they harass the celebs way too much.

Posted at 2:47PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Bevtoyou

98. WTF!! I THINK KANYA SHOULD OVE RESALTED MORE CALMLY ABOUT THE SITUATION

Posted at 2:27PM on Sep 11th 2008 by EDWIN

99. You know what would humble this man? A daily dose of sodomy in a gen pop prison. One month of this and he'll have a whole new attitude.

Posted at 2:17PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Acehole

100. Ha ha, love it. Kanye is such a little pansy! I can't stand him. Hope he has to stay in jail!

Posted at 2:17PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Camie

101. Good for Kanye, the Pap's are getting way out of hand. Personally I couldn't handle some moron with a camera right in my face and asking retarded questions about my dead mom, the whole pissing thing and just generally stupid questions that he is asked 10,000 times a day. it's a miracle more clebs don't snap more often.

Posted at 2:17PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Canoe

102. his momma (RIP) must be proud!! LOL!

Posted at 2:18PM on Sep 11th 2008 by NM

103. Kanye is an idiot. He is selfish and ridiciulous. That paps are annoying yes, but that gives you no right to smash someone's camera and go about your business. Good work Erik for catching that on tape!

Posted at 2:19PM on Sep 11th 2008 by Jessica

104. WHAT A WANKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I WOULD HAVE BEEN LAUGHING AT HIM IF I WAS STANDING IN LINE

Posted at 2:18PM on Sep 11th 2008 by KULA

105. Goddamn "journalists" think that they have a "right" to do what ever they want, when ever they want. I'm no Kayne West fan (in fact, I can't stand him), but the photogs (and TMZ's mama's boy "videographer") got what they deserve.

Posted at 2:24PM on Sep 11th 2008 by DavidW

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