Kanye West is being sued by a man who claims he was punched twice by the rapper after approaching him in Downtown Los Angeles.
According to legal documents obtained by The Blast, Justin Poplawski and his wife Tiffany Marshall filed a lawsuit in L.A. County courts for assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and loss of consortium.
The incident went down on January 13, 2022, near the Soho Warehouse in DTLA. Poplawski says he is a “well-respected autograph dealer” who has previously obtained an autograph from Ye in the past “without incident,” but this time was different.
Rapper Ye Accused Of Punching Autograph Seeker Causing Serious Injury
In the filing, the autograph seeker claims after approaching the rapper, Ye shouted “I’m going to make a f—ing example of you” and referenced his “f–ing divorce” from Kim Kardashian.” He continued, “Go the f–k [out of] here before I beat the f–k out of you. I’m going to make a f–king example of you.”
At this point, Poplaski says he was struck by Ye several times “severely injuring him.”
During the incident, Kanye screamed at those who were accompanying him and said they should “go to the f—ing house and get my f—ing kids, ” the lawsuit sate. Adding, One of the people with him demanded Ye to stop.
It should be noted, that the autograph seeker says he approached Kanye while he was “lawfully standing on public property.”
Kanye is accused of “physically assault, harm, batter, and injure Poplawski, with the intent of committing such assault, harm, battery, and injury, when, without limitation, [Ye] unlawfully and intentionally struck him. Physically and violently attacked and battered him; and repeatedly struck him while he was defenseless and in fear for his safety causing Plaintiff to sustain damages.”
Kanye Assault Incident Caught On Video — See It Below!
It continues, that the rapper “engaged in with a conscious disregard of the rights and safety of [the autograph seeker] and others and was despicable.”
It’s unclear how much the couple is asking for in damages, but the wife is suing for “loss of consortium” with her husband.
Kanye West rages after allegedly punching an autograph seeker. LAPD is investigating. pic.twitter.com/WJTeyMg7ZE
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As you know, this incident was highly reported in the media, after a video surfaced of the incident. In the video, you can see the man lying on his back — allegedly after the punching incident — with Kanye screaming in a rage. In the clip, you can clearly hear a person connected to Kanye trying to diffuse the situation.
At the end of the video, you hear one of the people ask to “call the cops” and law enforcement did investigate the incident. But, a decision was made NOT to charge Kanye with any crime. The L.A. City Attorney’s Office said, “After a thorough and careful review of all the evidence, our office is declining to file based on no reasonable likelihood of conviction.” In other words, they didn’t have enough for a conviction. To be fair, the punch itself is not on video.
The lawsuit was filed by famous attorney, Gloria Allred, who is representing the couple. The bottom line, it sounds like this one isn’t going away quietly.
