“I’m probably the smartest celebrity you’ve ever f***ing dealt with. I’m not Britney Spears,” said Yeezy in court. Thanks to TMZ, we now have the transcript of Ye’s deposition regarding his infamous fight with paparazzi. Kanye told the photographer’s lawyer, Nate Goldberg, “I’m in the business of trying to make dope s**t for the world. You’re in the business of representing scums and trying to make as much money as long as there’s this lapse in the law.” More after the jump.
What’s even crazier is that Goldberg recites a line from Kanye’s “Flashing Lights” saying, “Till I get flashed by the paparazzi, damn, these ni**as got me.”
Surprisingly, Goldberg even SAYS the N-word, to which Kanye interrupted with “You have to ask for a hall pass. You can’t just say the ‘n’ word around me. It offends me because you’re a white person saying ‘ni**a.'”
Here’s what else Yeezus said:
“I mean in the ’60s people used to hold up ‘Die N****r’ signs when my parents were in the sit-ins also.”
When asked if he equates the struggle of blacks in the past with celebrities today, West responded saying, “”Yes, 100 … I equate it to discrimination. I equate it to inequalities.”
“We, as group of minorities here in L.A., as celebrities have to ban together to influence guys like this — guys trying to take the picture, guys trying to get the big win, guys trying to get the check.”
