Summary:
The rapper Kanye West trial has begun in Los Angeles with charges of attempted robbery and attempted theft.

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(CNN) -- Kanye West faces charges of battery and attempted theft in an altercation with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport, the city attorney's office said Friday. On July 19, a man flagged down police and said he was taking photos of an "individual" -- as airport police described the suspect in a report at the time -- when the suspect attacked him. The photographer was taken to a hospital, but his injuries were not specified, airport police said at the time. A representative for West did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Rob Wilcox, spokesman for the city attorney's office, said each of the two charges carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail. Arraignment is scheduled for October 10. The rapper is scheduled to start a North American tour to promote his new album, "Yeezus," in Seattle on October 19. K.J. Mathews and Denise Quan contributed to this report.