Kanye West has found himself in another lawsuit. At this point, his legal team must have a punch card: “10 lawsuits, the 11th is free!” This time, the 47-year-old rapper-slash-controversy-magnet is being accused of assault by Jenifer An, a former America’s Next Top Model contestant. And no, this isn’t some deleted scene from Law & Order: Hip-Hop Division.
The drama allegedly unfolded on the set of a music video for La Roux’s “In for the Kill.” (Remember La Roux? No shade, just wondering where they’ve been hiding while this chaos was brewing.)
According to legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone—because when it comes to Kanye, they must have a lawyer on speed dial—Jenifer claims Kanye singled her out and forced her into a scene so disturbing, it might as well have been directed by Quentin Tarantino after a bad day.
The lawsuit alleges Kanye, in the name of “art,” choked her, gagged her, and yelled things like, “This is art! This is f—ing art! I am like Picasso!” Ah yes, because if history has taught us anything, it’s that screaming “I’m like Picasso” while behaving horrifically always ends well. Spoiler: it doesn’t.
According to Jenifer’s claims, the ordeal left her gasping for air, covered in saliva, and with makeup that looked like it was applied by a blender. She’s now seeking damages, presumably for the trauma and possibly for therapy sessions where a professional will have to unpick Kanye’s avant-garde interpretation of boundaries.
In a statement, Jenifer got real about the bigger picture. “Women in music and entertainment have been treated like props for years. It’s a dangerous space where abuse thrives,” she said. “This lawsuit isn’t just for me—it’s about holding abusers accountable.”
Meanwhile, Kanye has yet to respond, which is shocking because the man is rarely silent. No “visionary” tweet, no bizarre Instagram post—nothing. Maybe he’s consulting his team of “Picasso lawyers.”
Stay tuned, because with Kanye, the only predictable thing is more headlines.
