Kanye West Blogs About Friday's Arrest, Goes After Paparazzi's 'Reckless' Methods

Citing Princess Diana's death, rapper declares there should be more laws restricting photographers. By Shaheem Reid Kanye West Photo: Shirlaine Forrest/ Getty Images A day after his arrest and release without charges following an alleged altercation with a photographer in Newcastle, England, Kanye West went on the offense in his blog on Saturday. Before explaining the events that led to his arrest, West's all-caps post goes after the paparazzi and declares that there ought to be a law preventing photographers from selling pictures of him without permission. "I put my hand up to the camera in self-defense!" West said of what happened outside the Tup Tup Club. "Here's what happened. ... When I left the club, I was encountered by a thirsty paparazzi as usual. He felt he had more rights to my space than me, so I put my hand up to prevent him from taking my image. I didn't assault him but merely putting my hand up to cover his lens. My security yelled, 'Get the camera off ... (link)