Model sues Ye over alleged 2010 music video assault

A model has filed a civil lawsuit alleging that the musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, assaulted her during a 2010 music video shoot. Jennifer An, a former contestant on "America's Next Top Model," detailed the alleged incident in a recent interview, describing feeling suffocated, scared, and frozen during the encounter.

An alleges the assault occurred while she was working as a background actor on the set of the music video for La Roux's song "In For The Kill" at the Chelsea Hotel in New York. She stated she was unaware West would be present until crew members announced his arrival. According to An, West selected her and two other models from a lineup to participate in a scene.

She alleges that after West had difficulty remembering his lines, he redirected the shoot. An claims she was instructed to sit in a chair in front of the camera while West positioned himself out of shot behind it. She said she was given no direction before West allegedly reached out, choked her with both hands, smeared her makeup, and stuck his fingers inside her mouth in a manner she said simulated oral sex. An stated that numerous crew members witnessed the event but did not intervene, and that...