Kanye West Avoids Suge Knight Face-To-Face, Judge Rules In Rapper's Favor

Grammy-winning rapper/producer Kanye West will reportedly not have to worry about meeting Death Row Records ex-owner Suge Knight in a face-to-face legal meeting.

According to reports, mediation between the two rap heavyweights over Knight’s case against West in relation to a 2005 shooting may continue via a phone session.

Hip-Hop star Kanye West, who is currently tied to a lawsuit filed by rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, does not have to attend a scheduled mediation session in person. Instead the “Power” MC can take part in the session by phone, ruled a Miami federal judge. West’s lawyers argued that he was going to be out of the country because of a long-standing business commitment. Knight, who was shot in the leg at a 2005 Miami Beach party hosted by West, seeks more than $1 million in damages for the lack of security.