Kanye West victim ID’d as autograph hound Justin Poplawski

The autograph seeker Kanye West slugged in a rage this week is a veteran hunter of superstar signatures, in line with a report.

Justin Poplawski, 40, has been getting the signings of excessive profile stars for 25 years, The US Sun reported.

“Proper now I’m simply making an attempt to reside life and get again residence,” Poplawski, who’s believed to reside in Illinois, informed the outlet, including, “I nonetheless produce other issues to care for” earlier than he declined additional remark.

Video of the assault exhibits West, 44, screaming in anger as he punches a person mendacity on the bottom. The LAPD has named West a suspect within the assault, which happened at 3 a.m. Thursday close to Soho Warehouse, an unique members-only membership, and residence.

“I’m saying, ‘You don’t know what I’m coping with proper now,’ West told Entertainment Tonight, referring to footage of him snapping at Poplawski. “I simply completed these two songs, I got here from the studio, and this dude, he simply had this actual angle, like, ‘What you gonna do? And see that?’ Imma simply inform you, that blue COVID masks ain’t cease that knockout, you already know what I’m saying?”

Poplawski has been accumulating superstar signatures since 1996, The Solar reported. He’s gotten selfies with a spread of huge names together with Adele, Leonardo DiCaprio, Barack Obama, and Taylor Swift, in line with his profile at Actual Autograph Collectors Membership.

The alleged victim reportedly approached West twice earlier that night to ask for his autograph.