Extra chilling info is coming to gentle in Jennifer An’s lawsuit towards Kanye West.
In late 2024, the America’s Subsequent High Mannequin alum filed a jaw-dropping lawsuit towards the disgraced rapper claiming he assaulted her on a music video set greater than a decade in the past. In response to court docket docs obtained by TMZ and Rolling Stone on the time, Jennifer, who appeared on cycle 13 of ANTMaccused Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband of gender-motivated violence, sexual assault, and strangulation whereas filming the video for La Roux’s In For The Kill on the Chelsea Lodge in New York in 2010.
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She claimed that he picked her from a lineup of a number of ladies, demanding, “Give me the Asian woman.” Jenn claimed she was sporting revealing lingerie on the time, and that Kanye stated, “That’s why I selected you.” She additional claimed that the Moon rapper choked and “smothered” her, and assaulted her “in a fashion much like pornographic gagging/deep throat/BDSM fetishes.” The swimsuit revealed:
“On digicam, defendant West started to choke plaintiff with one hand. He then wrapped his different hand round her neck and continued to strangle her with each palms. He then rammed a number of fingers down her throat, repeatedly moved them out and in, and gagged her.”
Jenn claimed Ye used his fingers “to emulate pressured oral intercourse” whereas howling:
“That is artwork. That is f**king artwork. I’m like Picasso.”
WTF.
In response to Jenn, Kanye proceeded till she “quickly blacked out” as nobody within the room put a cease to it:
“Plaintiff struggled to breathe and felt as if she had quickly blacked out. When defendant West determined that he was completed with plaintiff, her face was coated in saliva and smeared make-up.”
Jenn additionally claimed La Roux witnessed some “upsetting, unsettling” conduct in the course of the shoot. And now we’re listening to issues from La Roux’s perspective straight.
In new court docket paperwork obtained by Rolling StoneLa Roux claimed to recollect witnessing the “horrific” act of aggression:
“I may always remember that, it was horrific.”
Jenn apparently reached out to La Roux straight on Instagram in 2024 to ask about La Roux’s perspective, and La Roux added:
“I’ve by no means seen the footage (fortunately), and clearly I requested for it to by no means be used or for it to be seen as you have been understandably very involved about anybody or your loved ones seeing it. I’m so sorry it occurred.”
Yikes…
In January, Kanye tried to have Jenn’s claims dismissed, arguing they infringe on his First Modification proper to free speech. His staff argued the alleged misconduct “occurred in the middle of producing expressive.”
On Tuesday, Jenn’s authorized rep Jesse S. Weinstein challenged the argument in court docket filings:
“We disagree with (West’s) competition that the alleged sexual assault of Ms. An was protected inventive expression. Our submitting units out substantial corroborating proof supporting the allegations, together with contemporaneous communications and witness testimony. We imagine the document makes clear that the claims have a considerable foundation in legislation and reality and may proceed in order that the proof will be absolutely examined in court docket.”
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