Celebrity Justice
Kanye West -- Charged With 3 Crimes

Kanye West has just been charged with three criminal misdemeanors -- vandalism, battery, and grand theft -- in connection with the camera-smashing incident at LAX.

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The L.A. City Attorney has also charged Don Crowley, Kanye's manager, with the following crimes -- two counts of vandalism, two counts of battery and two counts of grand theft.

TMZ happened to catch the incident on tape. In fact, Kanye broke our camera light as we were shooting. Crowley is charged with breaking both the TMZ camera and the still camera. Kanye is charged with breaking the flash accessory to the still camera.

The incident occurred last September 11. Both men are scheduled to be arraigned on April 14.

Kanye could get up to 2 1/2 years in jail if convicted on all counts. Crowley could get five years.



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31. Why is it you only show the incident? What happened that led up to this? I think you paps need to be jailed sometimes for the way you attack a person with the camera. You are like piglets hurdling each other to get the milk shot. I hope one day a law is passed that prohibits anyone armed with a camera from invading someones personal space. Idiots..

Posted at 3:07PM on Mar 18th 2009 by bat

32. IM SO GLAD THEY DID THAT S*T....IMAGINE HAVING CAMERAS FOLLOWING YOU EVERYWHERE...I DONT GIVE A DAMN IF PEOPLE CLAIM IT SHOULD BE EXPECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR FAME....I WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING

Posted at 3:12PM on Mar 18th 2009 by DEBZ

33. I'm sure this is somehow George Bush's fault.

Posted at 3:11PM on Mar 18th 2009 by TongueNcheek

34. Hey Kanye, know any decent plastic surgeons. Kinda went cheap on your Mom's work.....

Posted at 3:15PM on Mar 18th 2009 by Anon

35. He needs an attitude adjustment!!!

Posted at 3:21PM on Mar 18th 2009 by Rita

36. YAA!! kanye should be happy he made the news AGAIN!! me me me me eme mem ememeeeeeeee DO SOMETHING POSITIVE OR WORTHWHILE FOR A CHANGE.....

Posted at 3:25PM on Mar 18th 2009 by uhHuh

37. he should be charged with being a dungbeetle!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:20PM on Mar 18th 2009 by NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

38. Trust me I am no Kanye West fan, but I would smash the camera of some jackass who constantly followed me around everywhere. These people are human too.
Can someone explain to me the difference between a stalker and the paparazzi?

Posted at 3:22PM on Mar 18th 2009 by slanky

39. Jailtime? HA. Celebrities don't go to jail....at least not for more than 90 hours. He'll get off on a fine and community service.

Posted at 3:24PM on Mar 18th 2009 by max

40. These celebs think that can get away with anything!! They want the camera in there face until they get rich, then its leave me alone.. Like Julia Roberts is pushing a movie & shes all smiles for the camera, but any other time she won't even smile.... I'm sick of them getting away with murder (Literally) O.J.

Posted at 3:26PM on Mar 18th 2009 by katiejean

41. Thank you #34 Slanky.

Posted at 3:26PM on Mar 18th 2009 by KFe

42. Sadly, I don't think much will come of this. I do hope this either goes to trial or is pled out, and that Kanye will be required to take some obviously needed anger management classes. There is no excuse for his behavior - none. He's just a pitiful loser with a piss poor attitude and a misplaced sense of entitlement.

Posted at 3:27PM on Mar 18th 2009 by kas

43. Seriously this will stop when this PAP give people space...there is no need to follow them to the airport, hospitals, to their homes, to the gym, to the restaurant...jesus those are just things that do in their private time.... followe them on the red carpet and that's the end of that... if I see someone up in my face 24/7 trying to take my picture even in the toilet for real.. you will get a complete smack down... as well.

Posted at 3:30PM on Mar 18th 2009 by Dee

44. That is crap! He should get some sort of punishment! He should not be above the law! What audacity to say "there aint no police!" They are both really dumb!!

Posted at 3:33PM on Mar 18th 2009 by Debzilla

45. I'm sorry but this is too funny to me. I just assumed that he got off for it. Kanye is so arrogant, I can't WAIT to see him in court. PLEASE TMZ get us the live feed like you did with Chris. Whats even funnier is the way Kanye tried to defend Chris. Maybe they can be cellmates. LOL. I can't picture Kanye going to jail. He seems like the type to just flip everybody the bird and leave the country if he was ssentenced to jail time. I truely believe though, that he thought he could do whatever he wants and just felt that he would just have to pay for the camera and go on about his business. I also think he was trying to make his friend do the dirty work too.

Posted at 3:36PM on Mar 18th 2009 by Swtladee

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