Thursday, Kanye West pleaded not guilty to attacking a photographer outside Los Angeles International Airport in July.
His lawyer, Blair Berk, appeared in court on his behalf to enter the plea.
The alleged assault took place this summer when Ramos was snapping photos of West. Upset, Kanye attempted to take the camera. The men wrestled a bit before Ramos ended up on the ground with West standing over him.
“He didn’t hurt the pap,” a source told Us Weekly at the time. “They were just heckling him as usual. Kanye went to grab the camera, and the guy fell being so dramatic.”
Ramos pressed charges, and Kanye was hit with misdemeanor counts of criminal battery and attempted grand theft. Kanye filed a counterclaim, saying he acted in self-defense. The documents stated that the photographer “willfully and wrongfully caused (West) to reasonably believe his safety was in danger.”
If Kanye is found guilty, he faces a maximum of one year in lockup.
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