Kanye West might need new authorized hassle on his palms — he is the named suspect in a battery report, and cops at the moment are wanting into the claims towards him … TMZ has realized.

Legislation enforcement sources inform us … police are investigating Ye after cops say they have been instructed he punched a person within the face late Tuesday night time — however the man he struck had allegedly pushed or grabbed West’s spouse, Bianca Censori.

We’re instructed Kanye and Bianca took off after the alleged altercation … and, the alleged sufferer didn’t require remedy for accidents.

We’re instructed police plan on reaching out to Kanye for his aspect of the story, and also will communicate to witnesses.

1/27/23

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This is not the primary time Ye’s discovered himself on the middle of a battery investigation … keep in mind, cops regarded right into a 2023 incident the place video confirmed him grabbing a photog’s phone, and throwing it in an intersection. Finally, he wasn’t charged.

1/13/22

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Additionally, a person sued Ye for assault and battery earlier this yr … claiming the rap star struck him in downtown L.A., again in 2022, after saying “I’m going to make a f***ing example of you.”