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Russell Brand Cleared in Pap Attack

Truth rating: 10

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Back in September, Russell Brand attacked a paparazzo after he allegedly tried to shoot up the skirt of Katy Perry as the couple made their way through LAX airport.

Brand was then arrested, and initially held on $20,000 bail before being released on his own recognizance.

At the time Perry tweeted, “If you cross the line & try an put a lens up my dress, [Brand] will do his job & protect me.”

Today, Frank Mateljan of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office tells Gossip Cop that Brand is essentially off the hook.

“We don’t anticipate any further action on that matter,” said Mateljan, who noted that when Brand came in yesterday, the City Attorney’s Office “discussed the law” with him as well as his “future behavior.”

Basically, Brand was told to call a cop next time, rather than taking matters into his own hands.

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  • ms_ariz

    Figures this arse would get cleared. I watched the video over and over again and at no time did a pap tried to shoot under his precious wife’s dress. He just lashed out, striking the nearest photog.

  • BeReal

    It’s done in a sneaky manner. It’s something like a long scope that is hard to see. All the paps have to do is be near them in some manner in a flash. It’s a hard thing to detect unless you see and know the type of camera and its attachment. It only takes a quick second. That type camera should be banned. Believe me those paps are disgusting. The things they say and do are disgusting.

  • ms_ariz

    I’m sorry, BeReal, but I have to disagree with you. The photog in question was INSIDE the building – not outside. I watched A-hole’s face the whole time and he did not singularly pick out that photog. It was NOT planned to hit that specific photog. As for the photogs/paps – if you’re in the limelight, you need to expect to have your picture taken. Not EVERY celebs have run ins with photog/paps. Why? Because they know that they (paps) have a job to do and the celebs are pleasant to them. But if you’re a dick – which he is – that makes you a target. I can name several celebs who NEVER have problems with the paps.

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