Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West was shuffled out the backdoor of a new urban boutique in Fresno, Calif., after a fight cut short the entertainer's autograph-signing session, police said.

Owners of the FTK store abruptly canceled the grand-opening event and locked the doors after the fight broke out Saturday between a patron and a security guard. The brawl erupted about 40 minutes after West began signing autographs.

Authorities spent nearly a half-hour clearing about 1,000 fans from the store's parking lot as a police helicopter hovered above.

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