Airport arrests today: Kanye West not feeling photogenic – Ron White flying high
Posted on September 11th, 2008 by Hot MommaKanye West was arrested at LAX today for felony vandalism. While at the American Airlines terminal a still photographer started snapping his camera at him. Kanye wasn’t feeling very photogenic, and snatched the photog’s camera and smashed it on the ground.
TMZ was on the scene filming the action above and became part of the act. Kanye’s bodyguard tried to stop the shooting and tried wrestling the camera away. The bodyguard prevailed and threw the camera to the ground, breaking it.
According to the TMZ camera guy here’s what happened next. Kanye tried to leave to board his plane, but cops stopped him before he got to security. The cops then interviewed the TMZ video guy (Erik), the still photog, Kanye and his assistant.
This is where it gets even crazier. The cops asked Erik if he videotaped the incident and Erik said he had. That’s when Kanye lunged toward him and said, “Give me the fu***ng videotape.” Cops had to restrain Kanye as he tried coming at Erik. Kanye and his assistant are currently being booked for felony vandalism.
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Comedian Ron White has reportedly been arrested for possession of marijuana after he was stopped by police as he stepped off a plane in Florida.
The Grammy-nominated funnyman, who performs with Jeff Foxworthy as part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, is said to have been detained by cops in Vero Beach, Florida, today after flying in for a show.
Officers allegedly found a small amount of pot and a pipe, and the comedian was arrested. He was later charged with possessing drug paraphernalia and less than 20 grams of marijuana, and was released on $1,000 bail.
White turned up an hour late for his show that evening at the Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce.
Officer John Morrison, of Vero Beach Police, said they had received an anonymous tip-off that a passenger on an airplane due to land at 5 p.m. on Wednesday would be carrying illegal drugs. Only White and the pilot were on the plane, and the 51-year-old comedian was cooperative with detectives, Morrison said. Well I guess White has one more arrest story to use in his skits.
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