Kanye West ended up in another verbal altercation that almost became physical early Friday morning with his archenemies, the paparazzi.
The 36-year-old hip hop superstar was approached by several photographers who were standing outside of his home at 4 a.m. waiting to snap his pic. In a video obtained by X17 Online, West's short fuse sparked when one of the shutterbugs tried to initiate him in conversation. "Good Morning, Kanye. How's it going?," said the paparazzo who appeared to be holding a video recorder.
Instantly, the infuriated artist lashed out shouting, "shut the f-k up!"
Ignoring his warning, the photog continued asking about his recent feud with late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. "Are you mad at Jim Kimmel? Do you think he was too much with you? How's it going?"
"Don't' say anything to me," replied the "I Am A God" rapper.
"You are outside my house at 4 a.m. telling me, 'How's it going?' It's not going good. ... Y'all here to make money off of us. That's how it's going."
Shortly after his response, a woman who appeared to be his girlfriend Kim Kardashian rushed out to the car wearing a sweatshirt, while completely covering her face. When the photographers attempted to get pics of the 32-year-old reality star, West lounged at one of the cameramen. However, he did not appear to have any physical contact with the photog, who seems to be standing in West's driveway.
As the photographers continued to grill West, he called them "blood-sucking mosquitoes."
According to TMZ, West and Kardashian were on the way to the airport, heading off to Paris.
West is currently facing battery and attempted grand theft charge over a July 19 confrontation with a different photographer at the Los Angeles International Airport. The photog claims Kanye injured him.
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