KANYE West has been caught on camera grabbing a photographer's phone and throwing it in a head-turning moment.

The controversial rapper was on his way to his eldest daughter North's basketball game when the wild moment occurred.

According to TMZ, Kanye, 45, has been named a suspect in a battery investigation after getting into it with a photographer.

He saw the woman with her phone out and accused her of following him.

The Chicago native got angry and grabbed her phone before throwing it.

The entire exchange was captured on video.

In the clip, the woman could be heard shouting: "You're a celebrity!" before things really kicked off.

After tossing the phone, the hitmaker hopped into a nearby SUV, where his new wife Bianca Censori was waiting for him.

Deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff's Department were called to the scene around 4:30pm local time.

They were given video evidence to aid in their investigation.

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Law enforcement sources told the outlet that Kanye is now the suspect in a battery investigation surrounding the incident, which took place near a sports complex where North was playing basketball.

It's not clear at this time whether the woman is a professional photographer or just a regular person taking videos of Kanye.

A friend close to the Yeezy designer spoke with The U.S. Sun exclusively about the incident, defending Kanye.

They said: "He was followed which is illegal in California- look it up. He was taunted by this woman paparazzi… [a publication] ran a fake story on Ye posting pictures of his kids without any adult present saying it was at his wedding when it was really just him spending time with the kids at church."

"Kanye was followed by this photographer… he asked her to stop and he felt harassed disrespected, and defenseless…" the pal added.

Kanye's ex, Kim Kardashian, hasn't spoken out about the incident.

The Hulu star was seen making her way into her daughter's game and sitting courtside.

She kept it casual, wearing a red and orange jersey with white text on it and black biker shorts.

Kim, 42, was not with Kanye when the incident occurred.

FAMILY BONDING

Kanye was recently spotted out in Malibu with Bianca and his daughter North.

The music star treated North and latest love interest to a lavish meal in Malibu.

The trio was spotted out at Nobu.

Kanye and Bianca matched in dark-colored outfits.

The Yeezy designer rocked her bleached hair in a sleek style and had on a black leather jacket and dark bottoms while Kanye wore a green bomber jacket and black pants.

He had a mask pulled up to cover a portion of his face.

The father-of-four had on construction-style boots while his lady love rocked knee-high white furry boots. 

Kanye appeared to have a gold ring on his left ring finger and held hands with Biana as they strolled outside. 

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North stepped out in a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants. 

She was spotted riding in the back of a car with the couple, making a frowning face as she looked out.

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