Kanye West pleads not guilty to assault
AP
AP November 8, 2013, 8:56 am
Rapper Kanye West has pleaded not guilty to assault charges over a scuffle with a paparazzo. AP
Kanye West has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanour battery and attempted grand theft in a case filed over a scuffle with a celebrity photographer earlier this year.
Lawyer Blair Berk entered the plea on the rapper's behalf on Thursday in a Los Angeles court.
West was charged with two misdemeanours in September over a July altercation with paparazzo Daniel Ramos at Los Angeles International Airport.
Prosecutors declined to file felony charges against West, but decided to pursue the misdemeanours.
Each carries a penalty of up to six months in jail or a $US1000 ($A1052) fine.
Ramos claims West punched him in an unprovoked attack and wrestled his camera to the ground on July 19.
West's case is due back in court on January 23.
