Taylor Swift is likely to prosecute
Kanye West for recording her phone call without her consent but the dramatic
rap star is still far from jail.
On Sunday, July 17, 2016 reality TV
behemoth Kim Kardashian posted a video clip of her husband Kanye West having a
phone conversation with pop star Taylor Swift.
In the convo Kanye West told Taylor
Swift about the controversial line of his song 'Famous'. On the track, the
Grammy award winning act said "For all my Southside niggas that know me
best/I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex" but left out the next
line "Why? I made that bitch famous (God damn)."
After the video was leaked, Taylor
Swift quickly released a statement about the whole issue. Later in the day
Taylor Swift reached out to her lawyers and is considering taking legal action
against Kanye West. Apparently, Taylor Swift knew about the video for months
and sent a letter written by her lawyers to Kanye West.
Here is the entire conversation Taylor & Kanye had, judge for yourself. pic.twitter.com/InTjvPGKe3— ShadyPopMusic (@ShadyPopMusic) July 18, 2016
"Demand
is hereby made that you immediately destroy all such recordings, provide us of
assurance that this has been done, and also assurance that these recordings
have not been previously disseminated" read a section of the letter.
In
California laws, anyone who secretly records a telephone conversation with
another person within the state, commits a felony. According to TMZ, a source
close to Kanye West claims the phone conversation was recorded in a studio in
Los Angeles.
In
the state of California, it is a crime to record or eavesdrop on a phone call,
private conversation and any other form of verbal communication without the
consent of the parties involved. The punishment for this crime is a year in
county jail or a $2,500 fine. Beyond this, Taylor Swift could also pursue civil
damages with a lawsuit.
“California
is an ‘all-party consent’ wiretapping state. What that means is, even on things
like a conference call, before you record it, you’re supposed to announce to
everyone, ‘I’m going to record this call” Chris Hoofnagle, professor of law at
the University of California told Guardian.
Clearly
Kanye West fell foul of the law here. It would be interesting to see Kanye West
locked up behind bars for this. There is only a small chance that he could end
up in jail but weirder things have happened in Hollywood. For a rapper who
doesn't embody violence in his music, Kanye West has had a few legal issues
recently.
Kanye
West loves courting trouble. Last month the eccentric rapper dared the
celebrities whose wax images appeared in his music video 'Famous' to sue him.
You've just got to love the brashness of Kanye West sometimes.
So
is there any possibility in the future that we could see Kanye West in jail?
Possibly. He is a rebel who breaks rules and makes his own as he goes. One day
he could break a rule that could see him in prison. Right now, with this Taylor
Swift situation I don't think Yeezy is going to be a convict. Maybe he will get
a fine, I don't see prison being an option here.
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