All posts containing the tag: "paparazzi"
Wesley Snipes went in to full on hostage negotiation mode in Hollywood last night holding a TMZ photog for a hefty ransom, a pack of Newports and a Milky Way bar.
Filed under: Train Wrecks
Two paparazzi who were thrown out of "The Bachelor" wedding last month are suing the people behind it claiming battery, false imprisonment and negligence.
Eric Brogmus and Maximiliano Lopes claim Disney/ABC Television Group, Next Entertainment -- "The Bachelor" production company -- as well as the security company "breached their duty of reasonable conduct by attacking and detaining or authorizing the attack and detention" of both plaintiffs.
The two photogs were shooting the wedding of Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney when they were told by security to leave -- and then things got ugly.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Sofia Vergara should be fashioned with a caution sign -- because her curves set off a chain reaction that ended with a pap in pain.
The "Modern Family" star was entering Soho House in West Hollywood this weekend, when the sight of her caused a photog to slam right into a glass wall.
For his sake, we hope he at least got the shot.
Filed under: Too Fab
Travis Barker was challenged to a fight by a photog just one hour before yesterday's nuclear showdown -- and TMZ has now obtained video of the confrontation that ignited the whole thing.
The video shows an antagonizing cameraman (not TMZ) seriously getting into it with Travis, inciting him by saying, "Whatcha gonna do?" as Barker walked with his children into Marmalade Cafe at the Commons.
Travis is seen swinging at the camera and yelling "I'll kick the s**t outta you bro ... if I didn't have my little girl in my hands ... give me an hour and I'll meet you." The photog said he'd be waiting.
As we previously reported, neither of the guys Travis and Co. fought with on the way out are the photog in this video.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Fights, Travis Barker
The photographer Sean Penn kicked back in October needed surgery on his knee, his lawyer tells TMZ.
Penn was charged with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor vandalism after he kicked a photog (see video above) and allegedly broke his camera (that part wasn't caught on video) during a fracas back in October.
The photog's lawyer tells TMZ the lensman needed knee surgery as a result of the incident. The lawyer said he wanted to avoid pressing charges against Penn, but was "stonewalled" by his attorneys.
If convicted on both counts, Penn could go to jail for 1 1/2 years.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
Travis Barker got into a heated argument with paparazzi outside a restaurant in Calabasas and cops took a report ... sources tell TMZ. 
We're told it happened as Travis and some of his friends were on their way out of the restaurant. The agency involved claims their guys did nothing to provoke the incident -- and that Barker had a run-in with two other photogs on the way in.
Cops were able to confirm they were called to the location, but wouldn't confirm Barker was involved. There were no arrests made, but a vandalism report was taken.
We've tried to reach out to Travis, so far no luck.
** Video to come **
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Fights, Exclusives, Travis Barker
Sean Penn was charged with criminal battery and vandalism today, in connection with a run-in with the paparazzi ... TMZ has learned.
The incident occurred last October in Brentwood, CA. TMZ captured the confrontation as an angry Penn approached and kicked a paparazzo, allegedly breaking his camera.
We've learned the Los Angeles City Attorney filed two misdemeanor counts -- battery and vandalism.
If convicted on both counts, Penn could go to jail for 1 1/2 years.
Penn's rep could not immediately be reached for comment.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives
We just called multiple paparazzi agencies who have camera people on the ground in Orlando, and they are all of the same mind, in spite of what Tiger Woods said: They will absolutely continue photographing Elin Nordegren.
One agency put it this way: "He dug his own grave. It became a huge story because of him."
As for taking pics of the kids, the agencies all said the focus is Elin -- although they say the prize shot is now Elin and Tiger together.
Filed under: Exclusives, Tiger Woods
The paparazzi around Tiger Woods' Isleworth home are really stepping up their game .... preparing for today's "news" conference -- the choppers are already hovering.
This was the scene yesterday about an hour before Tiger hit the green for his second staged photo shoot -- Tiger's golf cart was spotted pulling into his driveway from above.
We're pretty sure that's Tiger in the white hat.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, TMZ Sports, Tiger Woods
It was the holy grail -- the most sought after image in the world -- but when the first image of Tiger Woods was released through Getty Images yesterday, the move blocked the paparazzi from their million dollar shot. 
TMZ has checked around with some major paparazzi agencies, who tell us the first picture of Tiger could have scored them more than $1,000,000 in worldwide distribution profits.
But when the image was released through Getty Images -- a non-paparazzi, subscription-based photo agency -- the value of the photo plummeted ... as most major media outlets got the pic essentially for free as part of their deal with Getty.
FYI -- Just 24 days before the shot was taken, Getty had announced a "multi-year" deal with the PGA, in which both sides touted the move as a "strategic partnership." Turns out, they were right.
We called Getty for comment -- but they're on lockdown.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, TMZ Sports, Photo Galleries, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Kanye West's criminal case involving an LAX run-in with photographers was dismissed a few minutes ago ... after his lawyer presented proof Kanye performed community service with the Red Cross.
Kanye and his manager, Don Crowley, had been charged with vandalism, battery and grand theft after they smashed the camera equipment of two photogs at LAX on September 11, 2008.
The judge agreed in October to dismiss the case if Kanye and Crowley showed proof they had each performed 50 hours of community service. Both men also agreed to take an anger management class.
Today, Kanye's lawyer, Blair Berk, and Crowley's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, went to court and showed proof that both men had worked for 50 hours at the Red Cross.
So the case is officially history.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Kanye West, Exclusives
For once, the paparazzi may have saved Lindsay Lohan from a major legal war -- law enforcement sources tell us the video of her vehicular run-in with a photog this weekend proves the incident was far from deadly.
As TMZ first reported, Lohan's driver was a "person of interest" in an assault with a deadly weapon investigation after she allegedly clipped a pap with her car while trying to drive Lindsay through an alley this weekend.
But law enforcement sources tell us authorities watched footage of the incident and have decided the collision doesn't meet the standards of an assault with a deadly weapon. Frankly, we watched the footage and the "alleged assault" looked like a bunch of nothing.
We're told it's possible the driver could be targeted for hit-and-run ... but not because anyone was seriously injured.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives
Gerard Butler is in the clear over that whole dust-up he had with a photog back in 2008.
A judge dismissed a misdemeanor battery charge today. Butler got into it with a pap after a premiere party in October 2008. Butler had claimed the photog had followed him around all night.
He could have gotten six months in jail if convicted.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Gerard Butler
Mike Tyson threatened to kill the paparazzo he allegedly assaulted at LAX back in November -- and now the tape has finally surfaced ... but, it's heavily edited.
In the vid, Iron Mike is stoic as he walks through the airport with his wife and their child.
Six minutes into the video ... as the pap follows him toward the bathroom, Mike snaps, "You can't come through here. Put that away brother, I will kill you!" After that, Tyson charges at the camera ... and the tape stops.
But here's the mystery. The video -- which TMZ obtained from an outside agency -- was shot by a photographer who made at least 7 edits before handing it over. Did he incite Tyson? Did he touch the baby's stroller, as Tyson claims? We don't know.
The L.A. City Attorney rejected the case against both Tyson and the photog last week -- citing "insufficient evidence."
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, TMZ Sports, Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson will not be prosecuted for allegedly punching a photog at LAX, TMZ has learned.
The L.A. City Attorney officially rejected the case today, citing "insufficient evidence."
Tyson's lawyer, the ever-effervescent Shawn Chapman Holley, tells TMZ, "The City Attorney's office made the right decision given the harassing conduct of the paparazzo."
Tyson was arrested last month for battery after a bloody confrontation with a paparazzo outside the United terminal at LAX. Tyson claimed the photog was harassing him, his wife and child.
The photog was taken to the hospital and stitched up.
The City Attorney also declined to file charges against the photog.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives, Mike Tyson
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