Kanye West accused of sexual assault by the model

The violence occurred in 2010 behind the scenes of the recording of a music video for a remix by the band La Roux

The model details the rapper’s conduct

Model Jennifer An has filed a lawsuit against Kanye West, accusing him of sexual assault. According to the report presented, the episode occurred in 2010, behind the scenes of recording a video for “In For The Kill”, a collaboration between Kanye and the duo La Roux. The British band’s biggest hit, the song had received a remix featuring the rapper, but the clip was never released due to what happened behind the scenes.

According to the complaint, the rapper inserted his fingers into the model’s mouth, simulating a sexual act, exclaiming: “This is art! This is fucking art! I’m like Picasso!” The TMZ portal released information on the case.

Kanye West’s behavior would have caused discomfort among the members of La Roux, who according to Jennifer would have decided to cancel the recordings.

Universal Music Group is also sued

In addition to Kanye West, Jennifer An also involved Universal Music Group in the lawsuit, accusing the record company of negligence and trying to hide the incident. The record company was responsible for producing the clip. The model seeks to hold accountable not only the artist, but also institutions that it claims failed to provide a safe environment while working.

The La Roux singer had already warned him

The case had already been mentioned by Elly Jackson, singer of La Roux, in an interview with DJ Phil Taggart on BBC Radio 1, in 2020. At the time, she revealed that the record company had told her to write an apology to Kanye for have canceled the registrations.

The singer explained the problem behind the scenes: “I saw behavior – which was not directed at me – that I cannot approve of as a human being. I won’t go into detail, but I saw acts that I found disturbing, disturbing.” And he added : “I don’t know what to say. I don’t like hierarchy and I’m not going to sit here and pretend I do. And I don’t intend to.” [participar] of this ‘conspiracy of silence’ where everyone pretends that everything is normal when it clearly isn’t. I’m not that person, I can’t hide anything.”

Source: Terra

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