Model who alleges Kanye West choked her tells BBC she felt 'suffocated and scared'
West claims the encounter on a music video set was part of a "provocative theatrical performance".
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Notable Quotes
"I feel like he was like trying to touch as much as he could."
— Jennifer An , Celebrity
"No, I didn't because I didn't know what I was doing... I was more frozen, it's like 'I could lose my job'."
— Jennifer An , Celebrity
"the encounter on a music video set was part of a 'provocative theatrical performance'."
— Kanye West , Celebrity
"The encounter on a music video set was part of a 'provocative theatrical performance'."
— Kanye West , Celebrity
"All of a sudden he just reaches a hand out and starts choking me… and then starts smearing my makeup all over my face and sticking his hands inside of my mouth."
— Jennifer An , Celebrity
"horrific"
— Elly Jackson , Celebrity
"This is art, I’m Picasso."
— Ye , Celebrity
"This is art, I’m Picasso."
— Kanye West , Celebrity
"No, of course not, I would never."
— Elly Jackson , Celebrity
"I was more frozen, it's like 'I could lose my job'."
— Jennifer An , Celebrity
"I could never forget that, it was horrific."
— Elly Jackson , Celebrity
Key People
The singer of La Roux who confirmed the incident via social media messages.
Jennifer An is a model known for her appearance on America's Next Top Model.
The lawyer representing Jennifer An in her lawsuit against Ye.
Kanye West, now known as Ye, is a rapper and music producer frequently surrounded by controversy.
A rapper formerly known as Kanye West, accused of choking a model during a music video shoot.
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West claims the encounter on a music video set was part of a "provocative theatrical performance".
Jennifer An, a former America's Next Top Model contestant, alleges that Kanye West choked her and simulated oral sex during a 2010 music video shoot, leaving her feeling 'suffocated, unsure and scared'.
Jennifer An, a former America's Next Top Model contestant, is suing Kanye West over an alleged 2010 incident where he choked her and simulated oral sex during a music video shoot, leaving her feeling 'suffocated, unsure and scared'.
Jennifer An, a former America's Next Top Model contestant, is suing Kanye West over an alleged 2010 incident where he choked her and simulated oral sex during a music video shoot, leaving her feeling 'suffocated, unsure and scared'.
Jennifer An, a former America's Next Top Model contestant, details a traumatic 2010 encounter where Kanye West allegedly assaulted her on set, describing feeling 'frozen' during the incident.
Jennifer An, a former America's Next Top Model contestant, recalls feeling 'suffocated and scared' after Kanye West allegedly choked her during a 2010 music video shoot.
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