Kanye West named suspect in battery case in Los Angeles

Matthew Seedorff
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LOS ANGELES - Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, was named as a suspect in an alleged battery incident in Los Angeles. FOX 11's Matthew Seedorff reported the Los Angeles Police Department was investigating the controversial star in the battery case.

According to a report from TMZ, Ye is accused of punching a man in the face on April 16. The entertainment news outlet alleged the punch may have stemmed from the man pushing or grabbing Bianca Censori, Ye's wife.

"‘Grabbed’ is grossly inadequate as a description of what happened. Bianca was physically assaulted," Milo Yiannopoulos, Yeezy’s chief of staff, said in a statement released to FOX 11. "The assailant didn't merely collide into her. He put his hands under her dress, directly on her body, he grabbed her waist, he spun her around, and then he blew her kisses. She was battered and sexually assaulted."

The man did not need to hop on an ambulance or need any treatment for allegedly getting punched by Ye, TMZ reports.

Officials have not formally announced charges against Ye or the man who claims he got punched.

Officials did not specify where in Los Angeles the alleged incident happened.

FOX 11 also reached out to the LAPD regarding the incident. While police were not able to confirm Ye's direct involvement, they did, however, say they took in a report where a man allegedly punched another man multiple times at celebrity hot spot Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood. Again, the LAPD did not say if Ye was connected to the West Hollywood incident.