Topics: Celebrity, Kanye West, Police, US News
Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.
Kanye West has been accused of battery after he allegedly assaulted someone who attacked Bianca Censori.
The rapper - who now goes by Ye - and architect and model Censori have previously been at the centre of a police investigation after taking an x-rated boat ride in Venice - which later also saw them banned from the city for the rest of their lives - and it would appear they're being scrutinized by authorities once again.
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The alleged incident is reported as having taken place on Tuesday (16 April) night.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ a man allegedly pushed or grabbed Censori which led to Ye reportedly punching him in the face.
Ye and Censori are said to have left quickly after the altercation happened. The man involved reportedly didn't seek medical assistance after the incident.
According to the sources, Ye has since reportedly been listed as a named suspect in a battery report and police are looking to speak to witnesses as well as with the musician himself.
However, a representative for the rapper has since come forward with more details of what happened that night.
Milo Yiannopoulos, chief of staff at Ye's brand Yeezy, told The Mirror that Censori 'was physically assaulted'.
He said: "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.
"'A stranger grabbed Bianca' is grossly inadequate as a description of what happened."
Ye allegedly finding himself at the centre of a battery investigation follows soon after his bizarre alleged behavior at work was exposed after a former Yeezy employee came forward accusing the rapper of verbal abuse and threatening 'physical violence' among other claims.
Trevor Phillips filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles earlier this month on 2 April accusing Ye of treating Black members of staff 'considerably worse than white employees' alongside 'spreading antisemitism' in Donda school meetings and using 'incessant harassment, humiliation and attempts to both mentally control and destroy Phillips'.
Phillips is now seeking $35,000 in damages.
Ye has yet to publicly respond to the lawsuit.
UNILAD has contacted the LAPD and Ye's representatives for comment.
If you've been affected by any of the issues in this article, you can contact The National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800.656.HOPE (4673), available 24/7. Or you can chat online via online.rainn.org
