Kanye West named as suspect in criminal battery investigation

January 13, 2022

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Kanye West was named as a suspect in the report of a battery to the Los Angeles Police Department Thursday morning.

The Donda rapper was not arrested, KABC reports

The incident occurred at about 3 a.m. at South Santa Fe Avenue and Bay Street in downtown Los Angeles, outside of Soho Warehouse, a members-only club, according to the LAPD.

TMZ reported that Ye is being investigated for an alleged misdemeanor battery, which carries a maximum jail sentence of six months. The website claims that he allegedly punched a man following an argument. A video shows West yelling, “Did y’all say that or not? Did y’all say that

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