Photographer sues Kanye West over Los Angeles airport scuffle, claims assault, battery

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FILE - In a Monday, May 7, 2012 file photo, Kanye West arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, in New York. West was sued Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013 by Daniel Ramos, a paparazzo who claims his right hip was injured in an altercation with the rapper at Los Angeles International Airport in July. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A photographer who claims he was attacked by Kanye West at Los Angeles International Airport is suing the rapper.

Daniel Ramos is alleging assault, battery, negligence and violation of his civil rights in the lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Ramos was a member of the paparazzi who staked out at the airport July 19 to snap celebrity photos. He was talking to West, who stopped and addressed him.

Ramos claimed the rapper then suddenly punched him in an unprovoked attack and wrestled his camera to the ground.

Last week, the district attorney’s office declined to prosecute West, saying Ramos didn’t have a significant injury. The city attorney’s office was considering whether to file misdemeanour charges.

An attorney for West couldn’t immediately be located.

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