A paparazzi photographer is suing Ye — also known as Kanye West — for assault, battery, and negligence after he was caught throwing her phone.
Photographer Nichol Lechmanik filed an official lawsuit this week with the Ventura County Superior Court, according to Variety. This comes after the photographer initially called 911 and filed a police report. Following an investigation, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said that Lechmanik declined to press charges against Ye.
According to Lechmanik, an encounter she had with Ye led to him grabbing her phone and throwing it onto the street. In a press conference on Thursday she recounted the story, where she accused Ye of reaching into her car and grabbing her phone. “Given Defendant Ye’s reputation for violence against photographers, his history of physically harming them, and based on his threatening body language, Plaintiff became fearful for the photographer’s safety,” the lawsuit states. “She did not want to get out of her car because she was afraid of Defendant Ye.”
“I just think that people do not understand the hardship that we go to as far as photographers,” Lechmanik said when asked if she believes paparazzi invade celebrity’s privacy. “I’ve never had any other incident happen like this with any other celebrity… I want people to know is that there are good people that do this profession. We’re mindful fo the celebrities. We’re always concerned of their well being. I would never do any harm.
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