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Kanye West Case in Court

Posted Apr 13th 2009 5:10PM by TMZ Staff

Kanye WestKanye West's lawyer went to court today and won a delay for West's arraignment for smashing a photog's gear.

The famous Blair Berk reps Kanye, who is charged with vandalism, battery and grand theft -- stemming from a tussle with two photogs at LAX last year. Kanye's manager, Don Crowley, is also charged with two counts of vandalism, two counts of battery and two counts of grand theft. He's repped by prominent defense attorney Shawn Chapman Holley, who wore a yellow pinstriped pant suit to court -- with a necklace.

Bond on both defendants was exonerated because they do not have criminal records and promised to appear for their arraignments.

The incident occurred on September 11, 2008. A TMZ cameraman captured the confrontation ... Kanye can clearly be seen smashing the photog's flash to the ground.

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

Berk and Holley could end up squaring off with TMZ, since our camera got wrecked during the attack. We're only slightly scared...

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Tags: cameraman, charged, fight, kanye west, KanyeWest, lax, not guilty, NotGuilty, paparazzo, photog, tmz

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1. I am not a GAY FISH!

Posted at 5:39PM on Apr 13th 2009 by Kanye West

2. HAHAHA!

Posted at 5:40PM on Apr 13th 2009 by hilarious comment guy

3. Hopefully they send him to jail for at least a month to teach him a lesson. I'm sure his dead mother was really ashamed of him looking down from Heaven when he had this giant temper tantrum in the airport. I don't think I would get away with something like this and I don't think this guy should either just because he is good at sampling other peoples artwork and using it to make his music sound halfway decent.

Posted at 5:49PM on Apr 13th 2009 by Perkoff on youtube

4. That real intelligent, running off the mouth about a case your involved in. You probably screwed your selves

Posted at 5:51PM on Apr 13th 2009 by Prince Von A Hole

5. Theres a line that was crossed. TMZ is just getting more reads by all this. its stupid as fuh. I thought it was funny when the cameras got smashed. well deserved. =]

Posted at 6:04PM on Apr 13th 2009 by joe

6. It's about time people like Mr. West realize they are not above the law. Just because you wrote a few songs doesn't mean your special to anyone. Come off that high horse your sitting on to a level you belong at.

Posted at 6:07PM on Apr 13th 2009 by LIZ

7. Hey Kanye, do you like fishsticks?

Posted at 6:16PM on Apr 13th 2009 by west

8. Yes I like putting them in my mouth.

Posted at 6:18PM on Apr 13th 2009 by Kanye west

9. Then you're a GAY FISH!

Posted at 6:20PM on Apr 13th 2009 by west

10. see the first comment, rip-off artist

Posted at 6:25PM on Apr 13th 2009 by hilarious comment guy

11. lol @ the guy in the lower right corner

Posted at 6:29PM on Apr 13th 2009 by hehe

12. NOBODY LIKE THE PAPPA A GAYS

Posted at 6:42PM on Apr 13th 2009 by SEANBOOGIE

13. kanye likes the question being asked over and over.

Posted at 6:44PM on Apr 13th 2009 by west

14. TMZ IS PATHETIC

Posted at 6:48PM on Apr 13th 2009 by SEANBOOGIE

15. damn fish sticks lover

Posted at 7:49PM on Apr 13th 2009 by lance lord

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