In a new lawsuit, American rapper Kanye West has been accused of sucker punching a man at a restaurant in Los Angeles.
The plaintiff, who is suing as a John Doe, claiming credible security concerns, and to prevent additional reputational damage. States that he was sitting with his brother in the outdoor garden of the private venue when West, now Ye. Allegedly blindsided him with a blow around 11 p.m. on April 16, 2024.
“Without warning, defendant Kanye West punched plaintiff in the face. The punch knocked plaintiff to the ground where he hit his head and lost consciousness,”. The complaint filed Monday in Los Angeles and obtained by Rolling Stone, reads. Defendant then struck plaintiff on several occasions when he lay in a state of unconsciousness on the ground. By punching him, with the aim of inflicting physical injury.
The case alleges the physically injurious, shocking and offensive cowardly attack. The man claims that Ye was malicious when he claimed to punch him when he was unconscious. And made the choice to run away to the safety of his security detail. And left plaintiff lying in his unconscious state on the concrete floor. The man claims that he had to receive medical attention after that.
The filing suggests that there is a previous encounter between Ye and a woman in his entourage but is not very specific. It denies that the plaintiff or his brother had done anything to cause the alleged violence.
The filing says that plaintiff did not do anything to provoke it. And it is not a mistaken identity case where defendant assaults the wrong brother: plaintiff brother did not have any offensive or inappropriate act towards any woman in defendant party prior that evening, or at all.
The lawsuit asserts that Ye falsely alleged against the plaintiff that the plaintiff had engaged in inappropriate conduct with the woman during the incident. And then continued and amplified the assertion on a popular podcast, which led to his public scorn, suspicion and ridicule.
The suit states that there was evidence, such as videos of the incident. That plaintiff did not participate in any improper or offensive acts with a woman on the side of defendant, or any other person. According to the man, the publication of the lies. Prepared with such thoughtless consideration of the disastrous effects they would inflict on the personal, professional. And emotional life of the plaintiff, extreme and outrageous behavior beyond limits of decency that can tolerated in a civilized society.
The plaintiff represented by a lawyer, Robert Shapiro, who says that the complaint speaks it all to Rolling Stone. He explained his client submitted anonymously hoping that the case could resolved with little publicity.
We wanted to allow everyone a chance to check whether the issue could resolved or decided in mediation without revealing, he says.
My policy is to attempt to settle things. In case we can do it privately. I believe that it will suit all people, and we will provide that chance to people.
