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West, 37, settled the suit that celebrity attorney Gloria
Allred had filed on behalf of Daniel Ramos, who was involved in
an altercation with the Grammy-winning rapper outside of Los
Angeles International Airport in July 2013.
Allred did not reveal the terms of the settlement, but said one
of the requirements included West apologizing to Ramos, which
was captured in a photograph she put out with a statement on
Tuesday.
"We believe that this case sent an important message.
Celebrities are not above the law, and they have no right to
physically attack someone simply because they were asked a
question," Allred said.
Representatives for West did not respond to requests for
comment. Following the settlement, Allred said she filed for a
dismissal of the case, which had been due to go to trial on
April 14.
West pleaded no contest in Los Angeles court in March 2014 to
misdemeanor charges stemming from the incident with Ramos, which
was captured in a video posted on celebrity news website TMZ. It
showed the rapper appearing to lunge at Ramos.West was placed on
probation for 24 months and ordered to complete 240 hours of
community service and 24 anger management sessions.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy, editing by Mary Milliken and David
Gregorio)
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