Posted by | Ray Cornelius
TMZ is reporting that Kanye West has been secretly serving time…as a fashion instructor!
Yes, the 37-year-old rapper, producer and fashion entrepreneur has been fulfilling community service hours as a teacher at several fashion institutions.
If you recall, West pled no contest to misdemeanor battery charges over an incident that took place last summer between him and a camera man at LAX. The sometimes controversial hip-hop star avoided jail time by agreeing to 24 months of informal probation and 250 hours of community service. As part of the deal, West has been teaching fashion students about his own personal experience as a designer for DW. Reportedly he has lectured at least 3 classes at L.A. Trade Technical College over the last 6 weeks.
This isn’t the first time West has been the subject of college study. Last December, he inspired a 300-page college textbook titled, The Cultural Impact of Kanye West. The book’s writer, Julius Bailey of Wittenberg University says the “literary piece offers an in-depth reading of the works and cultural impact of Kanye West. Looking at the moral and social implications of West’s words, images, and music in the broader context of Western civilization’s preconceived ideas, the contributors consider how West both challenges religious and moral norms and propagates them.”
RC will keep you posted as this story continues to develop.
What are your thoughts? Do you think this is a fair punishment for West?
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