Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is being accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit that alleges he strangled a model on a music video set in 2010 and shoved his fingers in her mouth in what the suit refers to as ?pornographic gagging.?

The incident occurred at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The model, Jenifer An, was a background actor for another musician?s video that Ye was guest-starring in, the suit says.

The New York City Police Department said it takes "sexual assault and rape cases extremely seriously, and urges anyone who has been a victim to file a police report so we can perform a comprehensive investigation, and offer support and services to survivors."

A few hours into the video shoot, Ye arrived and ?took control of the production and the production team,? the suit states.

?Specifically, he ordered the female background actors/models, including Plaintiff, to line up in the hallway. He evaluated their appearances, pointed to two of the women, and then commanded them to follow him,? the suit says.

The lawsuit alleges that Ye then pointed at An and said, ?Give me the Asian girl.?

An, who was wearing ?revealing lingerie,? was uncomfortable but went with him to a suite with a couch and a camera, it says.

?Defendant West then ordered the production team to start the playback music. However, Defendant West did not know his assigned lyrics and instead rambled, ?Rawr, rawr, rawr,?? the suit says. ?Defendant West then pulled two chairs near the camera, positioned them across from each other, and instructed Plaintiff to sit in the chair in front of the camera.?

The suit alleges that Ye stood ?towering over? An and, breathing heavily, ?began to choke Plaintiff with one hand.? (Yahoo)

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