Police are investigating a scuffle between the rapper and a cameraman at Los Angeles International Airport. File Photo / AP
Police in Los Angeles have launched an investigation over Kanye West's airport scuffle with a photographer.
The Stronger singer was caught on camera grappling with a paparazzo outside LAX airport on Friday, wrestling the man to the ground in an apparent attempt to grab his video camera, and the snapper
later received medical attention in a local hospital.
Police have now confirmed they have launched an investigation and are interviewing witnesses.
"A police report was taken by the Los Angeles Police Department and the investigation is ongoing," Sergeant Belinda L Nettles tells People.com.
West has yet to publicly comment on the incident.