Kanye West Sued for Assault ofAmerica's Next Top ModelAlum Jenn An During 2010 Music Video Shoot: Reports

Mar. 15, 2025

Kanye West; Jenn An.Photo:Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images; Greg Doherty/Patrick McMullan via Getty

Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images; Greg Doherty/Patrick McMullan via Getty

An claimed that she told West, “I’m not wearing very much,” He allegedly replied, “That’s why I chose you,” and she recalled him ordering the other background actors to leave the room.

Kanye West in 2022.Gotham/GC Images

Gotham/GC Images

The model and actress alleged that West (who haslegally changed his name to Ye) was “towering over” her and “breathing heavily” when he suddenly asked the camera crew to get a close up of her face and used a “gyrating hand” to “emulate forced oral sex” on her.

“On camera, defendant West began to choke plaintiff with one hand. He then wrapped his other hand around her neck and continued to strangle her with both hands," the suit alleged, perRolling Stone. “He then rammed several fingers down her throat, continuously moved them in and out, and gagged her” for more than a minute.

An also claimed that the rapper screamed, “This is art. This is f—— art. I am like Picasso,” as he choked her, in “a manner similar to pornographic gagging/deep throat/BDSM fetishes.”

“Plaintiff struggled to breathe and felt as if she had temporarily blacked out. When defendant West decided that he was finished with plaintiff, her face was covered in saliva and smeared makeup,” the suit said.

Universal Music Group (UMG) is also named as a co-defendant in the case, as An alleged that the company “failed to investigate” the incident. The lawsuit stated that West’s “gendered, hateful, and abusive controversies were a brand, which was too profitable for Defendant Universal Music to intervene, despite his unlawful conduct.”

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The final version of the music video does not feature any appearances from West and An.

Reps for West and UMG did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.

An appeared on season 13 ofANTMin 2009, finishing in third place. She has become an actress in recent years, appearing inCriminal MindsandThe Mindy Project.

Jenn An in 2018.Vivien Killilea/Getty

Vivien Killilea/Getty

This is one of several lawsuits filed against Ye in recent months. Last week, his former Yeezy employee, Murphy Aficionado, filed 12 complaints against him and his companies, Yeezy LLC and Donda Academy, for discrimination, harassment, retaliation and more.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.

source: people.com