Alec Baldwin – The ’30 Rock’ star has a long history of getting into it with paparazzi, including two incidents within a 10-day span in June 2012 where he got physical with photographers. In 1995, the actor was acquitted of battery charges stemming from an altercation with a photographer in California.
David McGlynn
2 of 10
Russell Brand – Brand turned himself into authorities in 2012 after he was accused of taking a photographer’s iPhone and chucking it through a window. The photographer, Timothy Jackson, reportedly took pictures of Brand with the cell phone before the “Get Him To The Greek” star went on his tirade.
Splash News
3 of 10
Sean Penn – Penn’s long history of clashing with paparazzi dates back to 1986, when he served 30 days in jail after fighting with a photographer. His disdain for paparazzi reared its ugly head again when he attacked a photographer in 2009, kicking him and eventually settled with the photog. The actor was sentenced to 36 months probation and had to serve 300 hours of community service for the attack.
Wireimage.com
4 of 10
Mike Tyson – One of the hardest hitters in boxing history, Iron Mike was involved in a brawl with a photographer in 2009. Tyson claimed he was protecting his family from photographer Tony Echeverria when he slugged the paparazzo. Charges weren’t pressed against him, but it was a close call for the oft troubled pugilist.
FilmMagic
5 of 10
Britney Spears – Spears, who was once America’s singing sweetheart, turned into an umbrella-wielding psycho after she attacked a paparazzo’s car in 2007. The bald-headed Spears violently unleashed a barrage of blows on the vehicle while trying to see her children.
Splash News
6 of 10
Justin Bieber – The baby-faced Bieber has a history of altercations with the paparazzo. The teen singing sensation allegedly kicked and punched a photographer in May 2012 after leaving a movie theater with his then-girlfriend Selena Gomez. Charges were never filed against Bieber.
Splash News
7 of 10
Justin Timberlake – The “Social Network” star was caught on video slapping a camera out of a paparazzo’s hand in 2007. Timberlake would again lash out against paparazzi, albeit in a less physical form, taking to his Twitter account after a paparazzo kicked his friend’s truck in 2012. “So… A paparazzi can’t get a photo of me so he kicks my best friend’s truck door in..? And they wonder why they can’t get a ‘fair’ shake,” Timberlake tweeted.
Splash News
8 of 10
Lindsay Lohan – LiLo has had her fair share of paparazzi run ins. In addition to blaming two separate car crashes on aggressive paparazzi, she was sued in 2007 for allegedly hitting a photographer in the West Village. The paparazzo, Giovanni Arnold, slapped Lohan with the suit after she ran over his foot with her SUV. Lohan claimed “the guy completely faked it.”
INFphoto.com
9 of 10
Kanye West – West seemingly seeks out all the publicity he can get, but in 2009, he went on the offensive against a photographer. Yeezy was busted in London after allegedly assaulting a photographer by pushing the camera into the victim’s face. West was also sued in 2011 for an alleged attack on a different photographer in 2009.
London Entertainment / Splash
10 of 10
Chris Martin – The Coldplay frontman lost his cool when a few paparazzi tried to get some pictures and a story from when he and Gwenyth Paltrow were leaving a hospital. Martin took one of the paparazzo to the ground and snatched his camera before hopping into the SUV where Paltrow was waiting.
Pacificcoastnews.com
