Kanye West accused of assaulting teen

TORONTO — Kanye West could face charges after allegedly attacking a teenager Monday in Beverly Hills.

According to reports, West confronted an 18-year-old man who used homophobic and racial slurs in front of his fiancée Kim Kardashian.

Witnesses told TMZ the teen called the paparazzi “fa**ot-a** n*****s.” When Kardashian chastised him for using the N-word, he allegedly said: “Shut up n***** lover.”

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West arrived on the scene and rushed into the waiting room of a chiropractor to confront the teen and alleged punched him in the arm.

Police confirmed to the New York Daily News that the rapper is now a suspect in a battery investigation.

West, 36, was charged last September with criminal battery and attempted grand theft for allegedly attacking a paparazzo at the Los Angeles airport.