--- description: TMZ got its hands on a transcript from Kanye West's deposition in a paparazzi case. title: Kanye West in Deposition: 'I'm Not Britney Spears' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28568be2ad4e6a9c/69869e9606f2c1804c33037e/kanye-west.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kanye West in Deposition: 'I'm Not Britney Spears' by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2014 5:58 PM CUT  Kanye West attends the 2014 Cannes Lions on June 17, 2014 in Cannes, France. Kanye West attends the 2014 Cannes Lions on June 17, 2014 in Cannes, France.Didier Baverel—WireImage / Getty Images by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2014 5:58 PM CUT Kanye West told lawyer during a deposition he’s “the smartest celebrity you’ve ever f\*\*\*ing dealt with,” according to a transcript acquired by TMZ. “I’m not Britney Spears,” West added. The transcript is part of a case in which West is accused of getting rough with a photographer and breaking his camera. “I’m in the business of trying to make dope s\*\*t for the world,” West reportedly told the photographer’s lawyer. “You’re in the business of representing scums and trying to make as much money as long as there’s this lapse in the law.” When the lawyer asked West where he lives, West responded: “Earth.” \[[_TMZ_](http://www.tmz.com/2014/08/06/kanye-west-deposition-photographer-beating-rant/#ixzz39cBoDPlx "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3086744/kayne-west-deposition/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3086744/kayne-west-deposition/"},"headline":"Kanye West in Deposition: 'I'm Not Britney Spears'","datePublished":"2014-08-06T17:58:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:32:06.045Z","description":"West told a lawyer he lives on \"Earth\"","url":"https://time.com/3086744/kayne-west-deposition/","keywords":["celebrities","Kanye West"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28568be2ad4e6a9c/69869e9606f2c1804c33037e/kanye-west.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28568be2ad4e6a9c/69869e9606f2c1804c33037e/kanye-west.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kanye West At the 2014 Cannes Lions","caption":"Kanye West At the 2014 Cannes Lions","creditText":"Didier Baverel—WireImage / Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3086744/kayne-west-deposition/","name":"Kanye West in Deposition: 'I'm Not Britney Spears'"}}]}] ```