Kanye West was spotted angrily snatching a photographer's phone after they asked if he was "controlling" his wife, Bianca Censori.
The 46-year-old rapper was spotted walking down a street in Los Angeles to support entertainer Charlie Wilson as he was being awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The 71-year-old musician has appeared on several of West's tracks, including 'See Me Now' and the hit single 'Bound 2' from the 2013 album Yeezus.
Other famous faces such as Jimmy Jam Harris, Babyface, Tyler the Creator, and Snoop Dogg were also present on Hollywood Boulevard to witness the unveiling of Wilson's star.
On his way to the ceremony, the 'DONDA' musician - who had donned a whole-head covering for the occasion - was involved in a heated discussion with a TMZ photographer after she approached him and said: "People want to know if Bianca has her free will. Some people are saying that you’re controlling her."
Ye then snatched the phone from her hand, before delivering a firm reprimand about her line of questioning, slamming: "Why do you feel like it’s okay? I’m a human being."
Watch the moment below:The father of four - who was clad in an all-black ensemble, including a full face mask - launched into a three-minute rant toward the reporter, asking her: "You think you can walk up on me like that? You think because you’re a white woman you can walk up on me like that and ask me some dumbass s*** like that? Ask me about my wife, talking about if she’s got free will?"
"Are you crazy? Are you insane? This is America! Have you got free will, or do you work for the devil? You’re working for TMZ. I’m a legend, do you understand that? I’m here to support Charlie Wilson, and you come ask me some dumbass s*** about my wife. That’s my wife!" he continued to criticize.
The Yeezy founder questioned why the photographer had the gall to ask him about his wife instead of more pertinent issues, such as his parental rights involving his four children with ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
"You wasn’t asking me s*** when I couldn’t see my kids and now only have visitation and don’t have rights to where they go to school? You got questions for that, or are you part of the system?" said.
He then demanded that the photographer admit whether it was "wrong or right" for her to ask a "dumb*** question, disrespectful" question to ask "a grown-ass superhero," but she responded: "I just need my phone."
"No, answer the question!” he ordered, taunting her. "I’m supposed to answer your questions, answer my question. I got your phone now. They’re gonna arrest me for taking your phone?"
Organizers could be seen trying to direct West toward the event he was there for but he continued to ask the photographer questions, this time her name and address.
The encounter bizarrely ended with him also asking about her salary and offering a job of his own, saying: "I’ll pay you double what they’re paying you. You want to work for me instead?" before giving her phone back.
West married the 28-year-old former architectural designer on December 20, 2022.
Since Bianca's affiliation with West, many people - including Kathy Griffin - have accused the Grammy-winning rapper of "controlling" her by "making" her wear outfits that don't leave much to the imagination.
A source even claimed to the Daily Mail that the musician keeps his wife from using social media, alleging: "He convinced her that, since she is a star now, she has to remain a mystery and it is creepy to those who know her as it feels like another form of control."
"He doesn’t want her to have it because he thinks that it will hurt her if she had to read the nasty things that people say," they continued. "He is pushing her nakedness all over his own [account] so that he can control her narrative. It is disturbing, and by shutting her off from the world he is causing her to become more and more isolated."
Several outlets like Page Six have also reported that Bianca's family and friends disapprove of her relationship with Ye, however, the 28-year-old has not come forward with her own statement.
