Kanye West charged after altercation with paparazzo

TORONTO — Rapper Kanye West is facing up to a year behind bars after he was charged Friday with battery and attempted grand theft in connection with a scrap with a paparazzo.

The 36-year-old music star was caught on video attacking photographer Danny Ramos at the Los Angeles airport on July 19 and wrestling him to the ground.

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The misdemeanour charges were filed by a city prosecutor after the district attorney declined to file felony assault and attempted robbery charges against West.

A judge in L.A. County Superior Court will hear the case on Oct. 10.

Ramos has already filed a civil lawsuit against West seeking compensation for assault, battery, negligence and violation of his civil rights. None of the allegations have been proven in court.