The photographer who captured Charles Saatchi choking now-former wife Nigella Lawson called it a “violent” attack, done with “such force that her head snapped backwards.”
The paparazzo — identified only as “Jean-Paul” by Vanity Fair — said Saatchi grabbed Lawson’s throat, prompting him to reach for his camera.
“I saw her lurch violently backwards. It lasted about 30 seconds,” Jean-Paul said.
“Then he did it a second time, and it was so violent, with such force, that her head snapped backwards. I was taking pictures the whole time,” he said.
The images were published a week later, helping lead to the pair’s eventual divorce.