Kanye and Bianca
Kanye West found himself in a heated encounter with a TMZ reporter on Monday, during Charlie Wilson’s Walk of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles. The rapper was visibly displeased with a question about whether his wife, Bianca Censori, had ‘free will’.
Upon hearing the question, Kanye promptly seized the reporter’s phone, and engaged in a three-minute verbal confrontation with her, as reported by TMZ.
Expressing frustration, he berated the journalist, stating, “Don’t come asking me that dumb ass shit, I’m a person. You think ‘cause you a white woman that you can walk up on me like that and ask me some dumb ass shit like that? Ask me about my wife? …… Do you have free will or you work for the devil?”
He refused to return the phone, maintaining his stance and lecturing the journalist on the inappropriateness of her inquiry.
Kanye questioned the reporter’s professional approach, asking, “Is that your job to go up to every celebrity and ask them some dumb ass shit about their wife?”
In an unexpected turn, Kanye asked the reporter about her income and offered to pay her twice as much. The incident sheds light on the rapper’s strong stance on personal boundaries and his displeasure with intrusive questioning.
The context of the ‘free will’ inquiry harks back to reports that suggested a temporary split between Kanye and Bianca, last November, allegedly addressed through an intervention arranged by Censori’s friends.
The incident raises questions about the delicate balance between celebrity privacy and public curiosity, adding another chapter to Kanye West’s complex relationship with the media.