Breaking News Intern A new lawsuit filed by model Jennifer An alleges that Kanye West strangled and gagged her during a music video shoot in 2010 as he declared, “This is f--king art. I am like Picasso.” An, a former contestant on America’s Next Top ...

“America’s Next Top Model” alum Jenn An has accused Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, of strangling and sexually assaulting her on a music video set in 2010, according to a federal lawsuit she filed this week.

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is being accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit that alleges he strangled a model on a music video set in 2010 and shoved his fingers in her mouth in what the suit refers to as “pornographic gagging.”

According to the lawsuit, West arrived on set with his then-girlfriend Selita Ebanks and took control of the shoot. An claimed that West singled her out as the only Asian, and then moved her to a couch in the back of the suite. An alleged West began to choke her and then smothered her face with his hands, causing her makeup to smear.

A federal lawsuit claims Kanye West assaulted a model during a music video shoot, raising questions about accountability in high-profile artistry.

Kanye West made a music video shoot where he s***ally assaulted model Jenn An, who claims he made her gag and choked her until she blacked out.

This is fucking art. I am like Picasso," West allegedly said during the purported assault of model Jenifer An during a La Roux music shoot

Kanye West has been served with another lawsuit. According to the legal paperwork filed on Friday, November 22, the rapper, 47, allegedly sexually assaulted model Jenifer “Jenn” An — who was a contestant on America’s Next Top Model — on the set of La Roux’s “In for the Kill” in 2010.

A new lawsuit has emerged against Kanye West, as former America's Next Top Model contestant Jenn An steps forward with disturbing allegations.