Celebrity Justice
Britney Sued by Paparazzo

TMZ has obtained a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court by a paparazzo claiming that Britney Spears and her mother Lynne Spears are responsible for serious injuries he suffered when he was allegedly struck by an SUV carrying the pop princess.

The incident occurred in June 2004, when Spears, her sister Jamie Lynn and her mother Lynne were leaving a Santa Monica pet store. A number of paparazzi, including the plaintiff Cullen Reavley, crowded around the vehicle. The car, we're told, was owned by Lynne, she was also the one who was driving. Reavley fell to the ground, claiming Lynne ran over his foot. Police and paramedics were called and Reavley was taken to the hospital. Although police were called, they reportedly determined Lynne had done nothing wrong and she was not ticketed.

In the lawsuit, filed at the Beverly Hills Courthouse, Reavley claims he suffered injuries to the "head, neck, back, trunk and extremities, all of which have caused and continue to cause plaintiff great mental, physical and nervous pain and suffering." The suit goes on to claim that the "injuries will result in permanent disability."

In addition to Britney, Reavley is suing Lynne and Britney Touring, Inc. for unspecified damages, in excess of $25,000.

A call to Britney's rep was not immediately returned.

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76. I think that if a car is moving you should get out of the way. Thats just the smart thing to do. Any normail person would know that a car weighs alot more that a person. plus how if she ran over his foot how does his neck and back hurt.

Posted at 12:44PM on Jun 10th 2006 by jamie

77. Wow! it's so funny what people do 4 money sometimes. though the damn papparazi makes as much money as he does, he still has the audocity 2 want more. its a GREEDY world out there. hope he gets sued one day, and goes broke

Posted at 12:47PM on Jun 10th 2006 by Sooby

78. People are stupid. For one Britney wasn't driving.. 2 the guy is freggin exagerating!!!! PERMANENT DISABILITY on the neck, head and back when all he hurt was his stupid foot?! People need to leave celebs alone. get them at the grammys give them their space and privacy and a little something called, A PERSONAL LIFE?!
I wonder if HE was dropped as a baby....

Posted at 1:09PM on Jun 10th 2006 by Boricuas Finest

79. I'm not even a Brittney Spears fan, but I gotta agree with the first response
by Gina. Brittney didn't do anything wrong (this time). Hopefully, Mom has access to good attorney's, also.
Too bad they got his foot instead of his camera!!

Posted at 1:21PM on Jun 10th 2006 by kim

80. Britney should be sueing the Paparazzi !!!!!!!!all the do is Harrasse people in the Spot Light !!!!!!s

Posted at 1:23PM on Jun 10th 2006 by nonna

81. I bet he seen a way to get money so he let her hit him. DOn't laugh I seen it before. What better way to get money then to cause an accident. Common sense would tell you when a vehicle is moving to move. So he stayed and happen to get hit. SOunds to me another pay day. The law gives anyone the right to sue over anything which is stupid!! We give stupid people way too much power. I hope he is called out for what he is an opportunist. Lynne and Britney need to sue them for harrasment. Isn't there boundaries for these people? There should be.

Posted at 1:27PM on Jun 10th 2006 by Cynthia

82. Why would he sue? Stars are people too we should not hate on them because they were able to accomplish something most of us dream of doing everyday. If that was me I would have ran him over too!!! Move out the damn way what real interesting footage would they really be able to get while they were getting in the car? Get serious or get a real job

Posted at 1:31PM on Jun 10th 2006 by dina

83. I think the guy got what he deserved. If they were not so pushy and hanging around waiting for people like Britney to come out of places this would not happen. Give the people some space and stay out of the faces of celebs,

Posted at 1:45PM on Jun 10th 2006 by Diane

84. Take it from someone who has been in the insurance/claims business for 23 yrs. The guy will get 0$! Pedistrians have a repsoniblity as well as a driver of a vehicle....that is dont stick your foot out to get ran over by a moving vehicle. The photogher will be found negligent by attributing to the cause.

Posted at 1:59PM on Jun 10th 2006 by TERRI REIS

85. I wish everyone would just leave Brit alone and let her try and lead a 1/2 semi normal life. Brit is a good girl and tries to do what is right! trust me if any mom had poperazzi in there face 24/7 im sure there will be mistakes. people forget to realize that every move Brit makes is on camera. Brit is trying very hard to do the right thing and people are constanly critisizing her for everything she does. I think that the pop that was run over deserves everything he got. They are constantly harrassing the celebs and he should have got out of their way. Sorry bud but you wont get perm disibilty or any $! Get a real job...and leave Brit and her family ALONE!

Posted at 2:08PM on Jun 10th 2006 by lynn petersen

86. Are you serious? Why are all these people bashing the paparrazo? First of all, if it were not for them, we wouldn't get gossip. Don't say you could care less about the lives of these celebrities and then come to a website designed for celebrity gossip. Brittney has been getting alot of bad press of lately...we are all human and make mistakes it is just that she is in the public eye. This guy should have his medical bills paid and a little compensation for time loss from work but that is all!!!!!

Posted at 2:16PM on Jun 10th 2006 by Brenda

87. Britney is a f*cking celebrity! Why should we leave her alone! She signed on for the job knowing full well the perks and bullsh*t involved. Poor Britney? Whatever. She's laughing with her millions all the way to the bank. F*ck her.

Posted at 2:36PM on Jun 10th 2006 by shauna

88. Leave Britt the hell alone she is a normal girl trying to live like everybody else hell he probably jumped in front of the car on purpose ha ha that's what he gets.

Posted at 2:41PM on Jun 10th 2006 by Brittany

89. I think that if your famous that's what your getting your self in . If you didn't have people taking pictures all the time and being noisy then you wouldn't get much fame and then whatever product or singing career you have would go unrecognized. I think that a lot of famous people act like they don't want their pictures taken because there above everyone but lets go back and think about when they weren't famous and they would do anything to get there faces on a magizine. I mean that's life when you have a lot of people look up to especially when you do things to try and get peoples attention. So I don't think it's really a big deal cause I could care less what Brittany does because she hasn't done anything for me. But hey that's just my opinion and i know some of you Brittany stockers may disagree but who cares!!!!

Posted at 2:44PM on Jun 10th 2006 by Someone You Wish You Could Be!!!!

90. Jesus, people get a life. Don't defend Britney Spears, cause she'd ru you over in a heart-beat.

Posted at 2:48PM on Jun 10th 2006 by Someone

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