Internet asks paparazzi to 'sue' Kanye West after rapper snatches photographer's phone over wife Bianca Censori questions
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kanye West grabbed a TMZ photographer's phone when asked about his wife, Bianca Censori. The Internet has criticized the rapper's response to the paparazzi, with many suggesting the media outlet sue him. The cameraperson questioned Kanye about claims that he is "controlling" Bianca and has prohibited her from freely utilizing her social media profiles. On January 29, Kanye was on his way to the Charlie Wilson Walk of Fame ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard when the incident occurred.
When the reporter brings up Bianca in the incident footage, Kanye slams the camera away. "Don't come after me with your dumba** sh**," Kanye can be heard saying. "I'm a person, bro. You're recording. Don't come ask me that dumba** sh**. I'm a person." When the photographer requests their phone back, Kanye initially refuses, but later offers them a position at TMZ that pays twice as much.
Fans on the internet reacted, saying, "Someone arrested him already! This behavior is unacceptable!" Another user chimed in, "The unhinged response itself seems to answer the question. If the guy is lashing out and being abusive to a woman photog… he’s doing the same to his wife."
One user also wrote, "He didn’t have the balls when bruh Try to get all in his face last week lol." A fourth user suggested, "Sue him @tmz_tv for assaulting your photogs."
One person also commented, "That triggered him." Another added, "Easy Yeezy."
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Kanye West bans wife Bianca Censori from social media
Kanye reportedly prohibited his wife Bianca from accessing social media for her own "protection." The "Jesus Walks" rapper is believed to be preventing Bianca from connecting on social media to avoid unpleasant remarks. However, insiders told Daily Mail that this is a way of further "isolating" her from reality.
"Bianca has always had social media and was active on it — until she married Kanye," a source stated.
"He doesn't want her to have it because he thinks it will hurt her to read the nasty things that people say."
"He convinced her that, since she is a star now, she has to remain a mystery, and it is creepy to those who know her as it feels like another form of control," the insider said.
Reports suggest that Bianca's friends believe she requires protection after the rapper uploaded extremely sexual photographs of her on his own social media account.
"He is pushing her nakedness all over his own [account] so that he can control her narrative. It is disturbing, and by shutting her off from the world, he is causing her to become more and more isolated," a source told the site.
The 29-year-old's friends said the "strong" Bianca they previously knew has "seemingly vanished once again."
"She is wearing what he wants, going where he wants, and doing what he wants because she really has no other choice," according to those familiar with the situation. "She went from being his designer to his wife, which is, unfortunately, not a paid position. She’s trapped."
Bianca Censori's friends worried about her after marriage to Kanye West
It has been reported that those close to Bianca have been concerned for months. "Bianca is stuck, and her friends are trying to save her, but no one can because of the blockades Kanye has put up [around her]," a source told the Daily Mail in September 2023. "Everyone is extremely concerned. This isn’t who she is. She is an incredibly outspoken and lively person who is never one to keep her mouth shut." A few days later, an insider said that friends had managed to reach Bianca to express their thoughts, but she was not interested in hearing them. The next month, a source disclosed how much control Kanye had over what Bianca did and wore.
Kanye West accused of brainwashing wife Bianca Censori
Earlier this month, Kanye was accused of brainwashing Bianca after posting a suggestive selfie of her in the kitchen. "Cream of wheat," the father of four captioned an Instagram snapshot of his wife wearing just a leather face mask, black boots, and a risque bikini that revealed her whole behind.
Naturally, fans were outraged by the post, and many hurried to the comments section to criticize the rapper.