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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46. Man somebody didn’t have there mourning forty, maybe you should go get a fresh forty, and a smoke, and chill a little bit, and when you start seeing that “OFF BOTTON” on your remote, dude it's time to stop.

Posted at 3:34PM on Mar 18th 2009 by Larry Frost

47. I am surprised it took this long for someone to go off like this. I think a lot of times, all these Paparazzi's do nothing but aggravate & pester people, just like in the Richardson ordeal, asking "so what's it like? How do you feel?". Are you that big of idiots to know what they are going through? Give them the space they deserve. They are getting out of control. They get out of their cars and clog up streets to get a picture of Brittney Spears? There is going to be more of this going on, mark my words! Imagine having a group of people following you around EVERY DAY during EVERY moment of you life, even with your family. Think about it, after a week, you would want to shoot someone. And that is going to happen someday, and I hope I am on that Jury to take a stand for the person that was tired of being stalked.

Posted at 3:35PM on Mar 18th 2009 by Shanester

48. To: katiejean ... See Julia Roberts don't see to be smiling only in the red carpet other than that she is like you and me... do you smile when you walk down the mall ..or in downtown..please... this got out of control.. it was never like that in the past... there was never these many magazines and webistes ..This is all from a few years ago to now... that people are going nuts over celebs... there are a lot of sick people out there that follow them on a daily basis... they make a living just like you and me however you feel like they sold their soul to you ..that's whack... lets see you no their shoes how long you last...

Posted at 3:35PM on Mar 18th 2009 by dee

49. Wow, he can get locked up for 2 and a half years for breaking a camera? That's pathetic, why don't they just have him pay or buy another one or something.

Posted at 3:47PM on Mar 18th 2009 by loveliife

50. All they do is pump them up so they can do what they do and react the way they do..that's all the pap is doing ... just pumping them up to get the best of them ..to get that good a$$ picture and ridicule people... He simply reacted like Britney did when she hit the pap's car with her umbrella... you pump people up to get the best of them.... ... is sick

Posted at 3:38PM on Mar 18th 2009 by dee

51. Next............................Bankruptcy.

Posted at 3:39PM on Mar 18th 2009 by notafanofnasty

52. To:AmazingFukrPants Wow ... now you are calling people monkey ..you are just as worst as he is... racist

Posted at 3:39PM on Mar 18th 2009 by dee

53. The coloreds are violent animals with no self control.

Posted at 3:39PM on Mar 18th 2009 by Anon

54. To: Anon ... You are another KKK.. sick people in this country... so sad...

Posted at 3:42PM on Mar 18th 2009 by dee

55. What a spoiled prick. It would have been nice to see the photog splatter Kanye's head all over the floor in retaliation. This punk needs to grow up. It must get tiresome being chased by NO talent peckers that can only operate a camera and badger people but destroying the camera was a wee bit childish......

Posted at 3:42PM on Mar 18th 2009 by SickOfThisCreep

56.
SO KANYE IS BEING CHARGED FOR SOME NOSEY PHOTOGRAPHER TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK BY TAKING PICTURES OF HIM WHILE HE'S IN THE AIRPORT AND KANYE BROKE THE CAMERA AND SOME LIGHTS? WOW I DIDNT KNOW THE PAP HAD THAT MUCH PROTECTION. NO ONE IS SAFE. KANYE SHOULD HAVE BROKEN MORE THAN A STUPID CAMERA.

Posted at 3:48PM on Mar 18th 2009 by neecacola

57.
SO KANYE IS BEING CHARGED THREE TIMES! FOR SOME NOSEY PHOTOGRAPHER TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK BY TAKING PICTURES OF HIM WHILE HE'S IN THE AIRPORT AND KANYE BROKE THE CAMERA AND SOME LIGHTS? WOW I DIDNT KNOW THE PAP HAD THAT MUCH PROTECTION. NO ONE IS SAFE. I HOPE KANYE GOES SCOT FREE. I WOULD DO THE SAME THING IF SOMEONE STUCK A CAMERA IN MY FACE.

Posted at 3:51PM on Mar 18th 2009 by neecacola

58. You know what? All of you people are criticizing him and saying to lock him up, have you ever thought that maybe it gets just a "little" annoying to have people following you every second of every day? I mean come on, half of you people turn away a camera when it tries to take pictures of you at a Christmas party, and yet you expect celebs to just deal with it and be put on display like some kind of mannequin? Come on guys, really, listen how stupid you all sound. He doesn't deserve to be locked up, 99% of us would have done the same thing. Give him a break for Christ's sake. Let the man walk around in PRIVACY. How hard is it? Really.

Posted at 3:54PM on Mar 18th 2009 by taylorrrrr

59. Kanye is a PUNK!!!!!!!
Hope he gets what he really deserves!

Posted at 3:59PM on Mar 18th 2009 by Mary Cooper

60. If I was over Homeland and Airport Security, I would outlaw the press from being inside the Airport area. With service cutbacks by all Airlines and long lines and the press (legit and the stalkerazzi like TMZ ) LAX is a nightmare to get in and out of. TMZ and all should be banned ... its just not a safe area and even normal people have to work to get around the jerks that are stalking for a picture while trying to make connections that are hard to make. ALSO, going though the search can be a period of taking off ALLOT since the Homeland Searchers always make attractive people strip down and I dont want people seeing me in my underwear on YouTube and in the press so GETTHE BLOODY HE*L OUT OF THE AIRPORTS NOW!!!
Also, I went to Beverly Hills to find a speciality item on Canon ... not even pricey Rodeo ... I'm not in the least bit connected to the "Industry" , not famous etc. but because I was buying a 20 dollar item (in what was an EMPTY STORE), I was mobbed by stalkers asking who I was and taking pictures ... You always expect an Asian Tourist to take a picture of you on Rodeo, but CANON ... c'mon If I was a merchant in Beverly Hills, I would sue these jerks since it appears that every store is relatively empty except for all of the clowns searching for a star.
Harvey Levin the celebrities need to STALK YOU and put cameras up your crotch ... YOU ARE A JERK.

Posted at 4:10PM on Mar 18th 2009 by hd

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