Kanye West has demanded a law to protect celebrities from paparazzi intrusion, comparing his recent fracas to the death of the late Princess Diana.
According to The Guardian the 'Gold Digger' singer was detained by police in the early hours of Friday morning after an alleged scuffle with a photographer outside a club in Newcastle.
He wrote on his blog: "Let us not forget that the paps killed Princess Diana. When will there (be) a law be passed that simply enforces that someone has to ask to take a photograph of you?
"That would seem like common courtesy. Right now the paps are above the law and the people they shoot are below it."
West was arrested after a photographer's nose was cut during the scuffle.
On his blog, he added: "If you listen to my music, how could I deliver so many positive uplifting messages and be the monster that the media paints? Paparazzi give real photographers a bad name."
