Kanye West is involved in a legal battle after being sued by a man claiming that the celebrity assaulted him when he confronted him suddenly at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles, striking him in the face until he became unconscious.
The complaint states that the attack happened last year at the hotel located in West Hollywood. The plaintiff states that the hit on the head knocked him down to the floor, where West kept beating him up even when he was already unconscious.
The plaintiff is seeking to collect compensation for the torts of battery and emotional distress, but the exact amount of damages he seeks is not known. The case is proceeding under the pseudonym John Doe.
The defendant is also accused of alleging that the plaintiff engaged in misconduct with one of his female companions. Moreover, the lawsuit alleges that the rapper accused the man of misconduct on his podcast, causing serious reputational harm.
The rapper has made no comments about the case.
