FRESNO,Calif. (AP) – Grammy-winningrapper Kanye West was shuffled out the backdoor of a new urban boutique after afight cut short the entertainer’s autograph-signing session, police said.
Owners ofthe FTK store abruptly canceled the grand opening event and locked the doorsafter the fight broke out Saturday between a patron and a security guard. Thebrawl erupted about 40 minutes after West began signing autographs.
Authoritiesspent nearly a half-hour clearing about 1,000 fans from the store’s parking lotas a police helicopter hovered above.
“Oncesecurity couldn’t control it, we had to shut it down,” store employee AronHekimian said.
Anafter-party at a nearby club with the producer-turned-rapper went on asplanned, said Sam Hensen, the store’s co-owner.
“Everybody’schance to meet Kanye West was ruined,” said Anna Reyna, 19, who waited in linefor the rapper’s autograph but never got to see him.
