Kanye West Will Reportedly Not Be Charged Over Alleged Punching Incident
Written by SOURCE on August 23, 2022
Charges will not be filed against Kanye West in connection with an alleged punching incident claimed to have taken place earlier this year, per a new report.
TMZ said Tuesday that Ye will not be facing charges over the alleged incident due to conviction on such charges being unlikely. The report cites a statement from a Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office rep, who said the decision to not pursue charges had been reached following a look into any possible evidence.
“After a thorough and careful review of all the evidence, our office is declining to file based on no reasonable likelihood of conviction,” the rep told the publication. Complex has reached out to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office for additional comment and will updated this post accordingly.
The alleged incident in question occurred during Ye’s well-publicized Julia Fox era earlier this year. At the time, Ye was claimed by the Los Angeles Police Department to have been named as a suspect as part of a battery report. While the man alleged to have been punched had been described at the time as a “fan,” Ye later told Jason Lee in an interview with Hollywood Unlocked that the individual had been seeking an autograph at the time of the initial argument.
“I ended up getting into an altercation with the individual that wanted to make money off my autographs,” Ye said.
Later this week, Ye fans will be given the official release of the “Use This Gospel” remix featuring Eminem and produced by Dr. Dre and The ICU. As fans will note, Ye tweeted about the remix way back in September 2020, declaring it “North West’s favorite Kanye West song of all time.” It will appear on DJ Khaled’s new album, God Did.
