Kanye West Gets Community Service Sentence For Paparazzi Fight!

24 October 2009

Shamed rapper Kanye West has managed to avoid criminal charges over an airport scuffle with photographers late last year.

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A Californian judge has order the 'Stronger' rap star to complete 50 hours of community service for the incident which involved West brawling with paparazzi at LA's international airport.

Video evidence shows Kanye and his road manager Don Crawley ripping a camera away from a photographer and smashing it to pieces on the ground.

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This year in May, West and Crawley both pleaded not guilty to misdemeanour, vandalism, battery and grand theft. Yesterday, Friday 23rd October, both were cleared of criminal charges.

West's attorney Blair Berk indicated that the rapper would volunteer with the American Red Cross as part of the sentencing. The lawyer also revealed West had already completed 12 one-hour sessions of anger management counselling following the incident.

It hasn't been a good year for Kanye, after disgracing himself at this year's MTV VMA awards, his tour with Lady Gaga has also been cancelled.

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