Photographer Alleges Being Assaulted By Justin Bieber Outside California Theater

[eriseis]

dog eat dog world unfortunately, paparazzi need celebs and celebs need paparazzi

I don't think so. With social media celebrities don't need a middle man to do promotion, at least with their fan bases. At least in America, you can get away with going to one or two TV shows and intercepting a huge chunk of the population, or at least the demographics more likely to consume your brand.

Even if most press was dominated by printed media, there's always good old civilized press releases and scheduled interviews.

[LegitNapkins]

Oh look, a topic where Justin Bieber is involved, and half the thread throws insults at him.

Anyway, who wakes up one day and goes "I want to take pictures and bother the fuck out of famous people"?

[BananaInsane]

Oh look, a topic where Justin Bieber is involved, and half the thread throws insults at him.

Anyway, who wakes up one day and goes "I want to take pictures and bother the fuck out of famous people"?

Money, that's why.

[Deleted]

Finally a story where "FAKE OR GAAY" applies.

[Deleted]

If true. Photographer deserved it.

[Iracor]

What kinda person gets "roughed up" by Justin Bieber?

[Johnny Rocco]

I remember Princess Diana all too well.

I'll be on Bieber's side for once, paparazzi are nuts.

The rich and famous court paparazzi and, when it suits their ego or needs to maximize publicity, spurn them with equal passion.

[Skippy88]

As my local Radio DJ said yesterday why in the hell would you admit you got beat up by Justin Bieber. Your better off saying you walked into a street sign.

[wvx]

As some have said , the [photographer must have had his Man Card removed .... Beaten by Bieber .... WTF

[jillok]

I dont believe that Justin actually hit him that hard or even at all. It's probably been exaggerated for the press. The cameraman definitely provoked him too.

Check it out on The Celebrity Cafe!

[MLX]

got beat up by a girl haha

[Kasierith]

Clearly you haven't seen just how paparazzi act.

I have. It was quite alarming watching how people will flock around a person like a group of vultures. That said, pop stars like Bieber benefit greatly from such focused media attention, and it is in fact a large method by which he was advertised. There are plenty of stars who have found ways around such media scrutiny, while some choose to use it to their advantage, and some go even further to turn themselves into a celebrity icon as their main claim to fame as opposed to their original works. My point is, if you benefit from the media, why should you pick and choose with your fist exactly who you have looking at you when? Photography is an extremely competitive market, and I doubt that a lot of paparazzi are actually that obsessed with the people they are looking at. (this is, of course, excluding things like home invasions and other acts that impede on private property)

[Stanton Biston]

I have. It was quite alarming watching how people will flock around a person like a group of vultures. That said, pop stars like Bieber benefit greatly from such focused media attention, and it is in fact a large method by which he was advertised. There are plenty of stars who have found ways around such media scrutiny, while some choose to use it to their advantage, and some go even further to turn themselves into a celebrity icon as their main claim to fame as opposed to their original works. My point is, if you benefit from the media, why should you pick and choose with your fist exactly who you have looking at you when? Photography is an extremely competitive market, and I doubt that a lot of paparazzi are actually that obsessed with the people they are looking at. (this is, of course, excluding things like home invasions and other acts that impede on private property)

Your statements demonstrate a lack of knowledge.

If paparazzi surround a vehicle, the vehicle has no legal recourse other than to hope the police will arrive. If police don't arrive, there is nothing that the vehicle can do except break the law by moving forward ever so slowly and hoping the paparazzi get out of the way.

And you've paid attention to how they act, you will know they will claim to be hurt because they were standing in front of the vehicle when it started to move, even if the impact was at less than 1 mph.

[Kasierith]

Your statements demonstrate a lack of knowledge.

If paparazzi surround a vehicle, the vehicle has no legal recourse other than to hope the police will arrive. If police don't arrive, there is nothing that the vehicle can do except break the law by moving forward ever so slowly and hoping the paparazzi get out of the way.

And you've paid attention to how they act, you will know they will claim to be hurt because they were standing in front of the vehicle when it started to move, even if the impact was at less than 1 mph.

I tend to avoid things such as pop news, so yes, this is a particular area that I know little about. The comings and goings of celebrity life has next to no interest to me. But doesn't the mere fact that there are such massive limits on what people can do to maneuver around paparazzi show that I do actually have a point? While you are right, and there are people who are completely swamped by people to the point where they cannot get anywhere safely without some sort of escort, the fact remains that annoying or not they are protected by the law. You could reverse the argument, and say that if someone is harassing a celebrity the celebrity has the right to deck him to make him go away... that just means that as long as someone famous can convince people that the person was harassing them, he can essentially punch anyone he wants.

Just because you are right in that there are a group of people who routinely harass and stalk a particular group of individuals, does not mean that they shouldn't be protected by the law any more or less than any other citizen.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

I'd call being surrounded by people who won't let me escape threatening behaviour and harassment. If they start pushing it becomes physical assault. Just because they are photographers and not gang rapists doesn't make it any better.

The paparazzi are the reason why I never want to be famous. Being able to walk down the street shopping or go to the cinema without being harassed and assaulted at every step is worth more than any notoriety would give me.