Regardless of whether you hated Yeezus or not, you probably don’t think Kanye West deserves a year in prison for the effort. That said, the insanely self-involved rapper faces some serious time for his actions against the paparazzi. West has been charged with misdemeanor battery and attempted grand theft in an incident that happened with photographer Daniel Ramos on July 19.

The arraignment is set for October 10, right before his tour with Kendrick Lamar. If you’re a fan, you should keep your fingers crossed that this is cleared up by then; if you’re me, you can keep hoping he who worships himself faces the amount of prison time a normal person would face for this.

What happened could be summarized simply: an angry West is aggravated by a photographer, and attempts to get the man to put away his equipment by wrestling him. Robbery doesn’t look like a real attempt, but there’s no doubt West was out of line. Footage of the incident exists and can be seen here after the break.

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Dan Bogosian

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