Kanye West ‘leaves LA for the desert to begin planning his Coachella performance’… as police investigate his altercation with fan

Kanye West is making his way out of Los Angeles amid his recent drama. After allegedly punching a fan in the wee hours of Thursday morning, Ye, 44, is heading to the California desert

While there he’ll do nothing but work, specifically on his upcoming Coachella set, which is slated for two back-to-back weekends in April.

Thursday morning’s incident is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department.

Kanye in particular is being investigated for criminal battery after lashing out at a male fan who asked for his autograph. The confrontation happened outside of LA’s Soho Warehouse, a members-only club.  the rapper struck the fan in the head and in the neck, and the person’s head met the ground with impact.

A clip shows West arguing with a woman believed to be his cousin, and at one point saying, ‘Did y’all say that or not? Did y’all say that or not? Cause that’s what happened right … now.’

In the clip he also told the woman to ‘get away from me,’ to which the woman responded, ‘I am your family.’

t was reported by Page Six that the fan had approached the music artist on more than one occasion.

The purported victim also asked the father-of-four for an autograph on Monday outside of Craig’s in LA.

On Wednesday night, before the altercation unfolded, West had been dining at Delilah with new love interest Julia Fox, Madonna, Evan Ross, and others.

Before heading south for work, Ye was seen in downtown Los Angeles once again leaving Soho House.

The hitmaker sported a full black outfit consisting of a crewneck sweatshirt, baggy sweatpants, and knee-high rubber boots. His eyes were shaded with a pair of rectangular black sunglᴀsses.