Trevian Kutti, a Chicago publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West, speaks with Ruby Freeman, a Georgia election worker who was facing death threats after being falsely accused by former President Donald Trump of manipulating votes, in this frame grab taken from Cobb County Police Department January 4, 2021 footage in Austell, Georgia, U.S.
Cobb County Police Department | via Reuters
A publicist accused of pressuring a Georgia election worker to confess to false allegations of committing voting fraud was not “associated” with rap star Kanye West at the time she visited the worker, a representative for West said.
Reuters reported on Friday that the publicist, Trevian Kutti, met on Jan. 4 with Ruby Freeman, a Fulton County election worker who had been targeted by then-President Donald Trump and his allies with baseless claims that she processed fraudulent votes to favor Democrat Joe Biden.
Freeman told Reuters that Kutti tried to implicate her in election fraud and warned her that she could be arrested. Kutti also said the election worker faced unspecified “danger,” according to a police report. She sought to pressure Freeman into confessing in exchange for help, according to Freeman, who said she ended the conversation.
A number of media reports have cited Kutti’s association with West since 2018.
Pierre Rougier, a spokesperson for West, said in a statement to Reuters on Sunday: “Trevian Kutti was not associated with Kanye West or any of his enterprises at the times of the...
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