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Kanye West: Model who alleges rapper choked her says she felt 'suffocated and scared'

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 1165 words · By Steven McIntosh
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Model who alleges Kanye West choked her tells BBC she felt 'suffocated and scared' Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing A model who alleges Kanye West choked her on a music video set has told the BBC she was left feeling "suffocated,…

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Model who alleges Kanye West choked her tells BBC she felt 'suffocated and scared' Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing A model who alleges Kanye West choked her on a music video set has told the BBC she was left feeling "suffocated,…

Why it matters

Jennifer An, a former contestant on America's Next Top Model, is suing the rapper, now known as Ye, over an encounter she alleges took place in 2010.

Common ground

She told the BBC's Fame Under Fire podcast that West choked her and stuck his fingers in her mouth to simulate oral sex while filming a sequence for a music video in which he was making a cameo appearance.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “said his erratic behaviour is partly due to previous diagnoses of autism and bipolar disorder”
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While the claim mentions both autism and bipolar disorder, the evidence from 2025 (CNN, etc.) indicates West claims he was *misdiagnosed* with bipolar disorder and is actually autistic, contradicting the idea that he currently attributes behavior to both as active diagnoses.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 6, 2025 ... Kanye West says he has been diagnosed with autism ... Kanye West on Feb. 2. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ... ... Kanye West is sharing some news about his ...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/entertainment/kanye-west-auti…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 6, 2025 ... Ye Says He Has Autism Rather Than Bipolar Disorder ... The rapper and designer formerly known as Kanye West revealed the diagnosis during a ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/style/kanye-west-autism-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 6, 2025 ... Kanye West has said he was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, and has now been diagnosed as autistic.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/06/kanye-west-ye-…
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Claim 2: “An filed her civil lawsuit against West later in 2024 under New York City's Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act”
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Claim 3: “West did not end up appearing in the released version of the In For The Kill music video”
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Claim 4: “West has become a contentious figure in recent years for his offensive and often antisemitic remarks and pro-Hitler music and merchandise.”
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Multiple sources confirm West's antisemitic remarks, including comments about Hitler and reports of pro-Nazi remarks.
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web search NEUTRAL — West has made antisemitic remarks for several years.West continued to make antisemitic comments, telling rightwing pundit Alex Jones: “There’s a lot of things that I love about Hitler.”
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/12/kanye-west-sue…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has issued a public apology for his years of antisemitic remarks and erratic behavior, attributing much of it to untreated bipolar disorder in a full-page advertiseme…
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/wsj-ad-kanye-west-apologizes-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — West has repeatedly sparked backlash over a series of antisemitic, racist and pro-Nazi remarks, according to the BBC.
https://www.allsides.com/story/free-speech-uk-bans-kanye-wes…
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Claim 5: “The rapper has since apologised for his antisemitism”
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Four independent cross-references (The Guardian, EuroNews) confirm West apologized for his antisemitism in a Wall Street Journal advertisement in January 2023.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — In his apology letter, Kanye West attributed his antisemitic remarks to a four-month manic episode caused by bipolar disorder.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/05/kanye-west-wir…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Kanye West apologised in January 2023 for his antisemitic remarks in a letter published in the Wall Street Journal.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/05/kanye-west-wir…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — “The artist’s past comments have certainly provoked a legitimate reaction, but we also want to remember that Ye formally apologised through the Wall Street Journal in January, stating that he is not a…
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/23/italy-under-pres…
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Claim 6: “Jennifer An [was] a former contestant on America's Next Top Model”
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Confirmed by Fandom (Cycle 13), hiphopwired.com, and other news reports stating she is a former America's Next Top Model contestant.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The seventeenth cycle of America's Next Top Model (subtitled as America's Next Top Model: All Stars) premiered on September 14, 2011, on The CW. It featured fourteen returning models from previous cyc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America's_Next_Top_Model_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — America's Next Top Model (abbreviated ANTM and Top Model) is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring contestants compete for the title of "Ameri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America's_Next_Top_Model
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The twenty-fourth and final cycle of America's Next Top Model premiered on January 9, 2018, and was the second season to air on VH1. Continuing from cycle 23, this cycle featured an all-female cast. H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America's_Next_Top_Model_seaso…
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Claim 7: “West choked her and stuck his fingers in her mouth to simulate oral sex while filming a sequence for a music video in which he was making a cameo appearance.”
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Multiple sources (The Nightly, BBC, and other news reports) specifically detail the allegations that West choked her and simulated oral sex with his fingers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ye ( YAY; born Kanye Omari West KAHN-yay oh-MAH-ree, June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He has been listed among the greatest rappers of all time and referred to as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of unreleased Kanye West projects in rough chronological order. During his career, American rapper Kanye West has developed several projects which were never formally published…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unreleased_projects_by…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "WW3" is a song by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released on March 26, 2025, as the intended lead single from his unreleased studio album, Cuck. Written by American rapper Dave Blunts, the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WW3_(Kanye_West_song)
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Claim 8: “West's lawyers filed a motion to dismiss it earlier this year”
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Claim 9: “Jennifer An, a former contestant on America's Next Top Model, is suing the rapper, now known as Ye, over an encounter she alleges took place in 2010.”
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Multiple independent sources (BBC, YouTube/News, Instagram/Fame Under Fire) report that Jennifer An is suing Ye (Kanye West) over an alleged assault during a 2010 music video shoot.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ye ( YAY; born Kanye Omari West KAHN-yay oh-MAH-ree, June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He has been listed among the greatest rappers of all time and referred to as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Late Registration is the second studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released on August 30, 2005, through Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. West recorded the album over the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Registration
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of unreleased Kanye West projects in rough chronological order. During his career, American rapper Kanye West has developed several projects which were never formally published…
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Claim 10: “An was 24 when she was hired to appear in the US music video for La Roux's hit song In For The Kill.”
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While multiple sources confirm she was in the 'In For The Kill' video, the specific detail that she was '24' is not independently corroborated across the provided snippets; it appears as a specific detail of the suit/allegation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Absolutely Fabulous (often shortened to Ab Fab) is a British television sitcom created and written by Jennifer Saunders, which premiered in 1992. It is based on the 1990 French and Saunders sketch "Mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolutely_Fabulous
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emelie Tina Forsberg (born 11 December 1986) is a Swedish athlete specializing in trail running (skyrunning, mountain running) and ski mountaineering. She has won repeated victories in different disci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emelie_Forsberg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American actor Johnny Depp made his film debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. In the two following years, Depp appeared in the comedy Private Resort (1985), the war film Platoon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Depp_filmography
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Claim 11: “Lawyers for the rapper do not deny the encounter took place”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia biographies of Kanye West and does not mention his lawyers' response to the Jennifer An lawsuit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ye ( YAY; born Kanye Omari West KAHN-yay oh-MAH-ree, June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He has been listed among the greatest rappers of all time and referred to as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of unreleased Kanye West projects in rough chronological order. During his career, American rapper Kanye West has developed several projects which were never formally published…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unreleased_projects_by…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "WW3" is a song by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released on March 26, 2025, as the intended lead single from his unreleased studio album, Cuck. Written by American rapper Dave Blunts, the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WW3_(Kanye_West_song)
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Claim 12: “In 2024, An got back in touch with La Roux via a direct message on Instagram”
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Claim 13: “West was trying to emulate a scene from the film American Psycho.”
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The BBC and other reports explicitly state that West was trying to emulate a scene from the film 'American Psycho'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... ... West was trying to emulate a scene from the film American Psycho. ... An said there were a lot of people on the shoot, adding that they did ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q2jgkwk0no
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 11, 2026 ... ... of the movie American Psycho. Her filing claims that West — who was due to film a cameo in the video — then took over creative control, and ...
https://people.com/la-roux-kanye-west-alleged-assault-of-mod…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 12, 2026 ... ... of the movie American Psycho. Her filing claims that West — who was due to film a cameo in the video — then took over creative control, and ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1rrvep0/la_roux_says…
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Claim 14: “La Roux, real name Elly Jackson”
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Claim 15: “he featured as a guest rapper on a remix of the song.”
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Claim 16: “her appearance on America's Next Top Model in 2009”
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Claim 17: “the shoot at the Chelsea Hotel in New York”
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No evidence was provided regarding the specific location (Chelsea Hotel) of the shoot.
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