The famous rapper Kanye West will not face felony charges for his arrest at the Los Angeles International Airport earlier this month. According to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office decided to not press felony charges against Kanye West. However, the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office will review the case for misdemeanor charges. City Attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan said that a decision isn't expected until next week.

Kanye West was arrested on September 11, at Los Angeles International Airport after causing damage to camera equipment and getting into an altercation with a photographer. His bodyguard, who is also his road manager at LAX Don Crowley was also taken into custody after smashing a television camera.

They were released several hours later on a $20,000 bail from the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division.

At the time, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles District Attorney's office Jane Robison stated that the men were arrested outside the passenger security screening area, where the scuffle with the paparazzi took place. The video equipment that was destroyed is said to have been worth $10,000.

In a message posted on the rapper’s blog, Kanye West told his fans that he was cool with the paparazzi, but that the lensman involved in the conflict was not so cool, this being the reason for the altercation.

Kanye Omari West, who is a nine-time Grammy Award-winning American rapper, released his debut album called “The College Dropout” in 2004, which was received with critical acclaim. One year later, his next album „Late Registration” came out, followed by the singer’s double platinum „Graduation”, released on September 11, 2007. The album earned West a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, while a song from it called „Stronger” won him another Grammy for Best Solo Performance on that same February 10, 2008 night.