Kanye West settles out of court after ‘N-word’ assault
Musician Kanye West has settled out of court with an 18-year-old teen he allegedly attacked for calling his fiancé a 'N*****-lover'.
FILE PICTURE: Kanye West. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
The rapper allegedly attacked the teen who hauled racial slurs at his fiancé Kim Kardashian outside the chiropractor’s office in California, TMZ reported.
The Beverly Hills teen has agreed to a $250 000 (R2 767 175) civil settlement and said he won’t go forward with a criminal prosecution.
A law enforcement insider told the celebrity news site that the District Attorney has not taken a decision on whether to charge the musician with battery.
TMZ tried to contact the hip hop artist’s lawyer, Shawn Holley, but he could not be reached for a comment.
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