Kanye West sued for ᴀssault and battery by autograph seeker he allegedly punched in 2022

Kanye West is being sued for ᴀssault and battery by the man he allegedly punched outside a members-only club in downtown Los Angeles in January 2022.

TMZ reports that the plaintiff – an autograph dealer who got into a confrontation with West outside the Soho House – alleged in court documents that West went haywire on him during the altercation.

He claimed West, 46, shouted ‘I’m going to make a f***ing example of you’, brought up his split from Kim Kardashian, and then struck him.

Kanye was allegedly asked to stop hitting the man by a person with him, but the rapper instead began yelling at them and instructed them to ‘go to the f***ing house and get my f***ing kids.’

The autograph seeker claims he is a victim of ᴀssault and battery and has endured emotional distress. He is suing Kanye for damages.

In addition, the man’s wife is also suing West for loss of consortium.

West was investigated for criminal battery over the incident but ultimately no charges were filed.

Shortly after the altercation, West admitted he did punch the autograph seeker in an interview with Hollywood Unlocked’s Jason Lee.

West said he was outside the Soho Warehouse at 3 a.m. when a man who had been tailing him in recent days for autographs allegedly provoked him.

‘I’m saying, ”You don’t know what I’m dealing with right now,” West said, referring to footage of him snapping at the unidentified man.

‘I just finished these two songs, I came from the studio, and this dude, he just had this real atтιтude, like, ”What you gonna do? And see that?”

‘Imma just tell you, that blue COVID mask ain’t stop that knockout, you know what I’m saying?’