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Gere to Photogs: Stay Away From My Kid!

Posted Jan 18th 2007 1:40PM by TMZ Staff

Richard Gere's afternoon in the park with his son turned into a paparazzi confrontation, which culminated in Gere shoving one of the cameramen.

The "Chicago" star can been seen running around a Soho playground playing tag with a group of kids, one of whom is his son, Homer James Jigme. Gere's rep tells TMZ that Richard was upset about the paps photographing his son and asked them stop. According to the photogs, Gere then angrily grabbed the younger of the two shutterbugs.

Then, in an ironic turn, the older photographer confronted Gere -- because the photog he shoved was his son.

Gere can be seen arguing with the elder lensman, pointing a finger in his face. The video cuts, then Gere can be seen shoving the man as a truck passes in front of them. Hey Richard, he was just doing the same thing you were -- protecting his son!

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31. The kids name is Homer? Homer???? WTF?? I think it is Gere who needs his ass whipped for that name alone.

Posted at 4:00PM on Jan 18th 2007 by NY

32. Perez, you're an idiot. Comparing the photog defending his adult son to Gere defending his child? Gimme a f*cking break.

Posted at 4:08PM on Jan 18th 2007 by steve

33. Pepper Spray!! It works wonders.

Posted at 4:08PM on Jan 18th 2007 by sam

34. Pepper Spray works wonders! I'd suggest he packs a can when going to the park.

Posted at 4:13PM on Jan 18th 2007 by sam

35. He had every right to protect his child from the photogs, He should have kicked both of their butts. The kids are off limits, period. The price of fame does not get charged to the kids.

And for the record, Richard Gere is not gay and never had a gerbil up his butt, he is bi and had Sly Stallone up there.

Posted at 4:44PM on Jan 18th 2007 by Jumper

36. Of course, Homer's mom, Bond babe Carey Lowell, probably would have kicked their asses big-time!

Posted at 4:30PM on Jan 18th 2007 by Julie the Jarhead

37. Wasn't Mr. Gere the person who placed a bet that his some would one day win an Oscar?

Posted at 4:39PM on Jan 18th 2007 by Julie the Jarhead

38. Good for you , Richard! Photographers can take his picture all they want , but there should be a line drawn somewhere , when it envolves his kid! He should be allowed to protect his kid from having his picture taken, he's not the one that is the actor! So , he loses his temper when it envolves his kid? So what , wouldn't you want to protect your kid? So get off the guys back, drop the gerbil junk , cus we all know that's not true, and let it be!

Posted at 5:21PM on Jan 18th 2007 by Brenda

39. I can't wait till some smart celeb hires a marine sniper fresh from iraq, posts him on a building overlooking a park and then goes to play with his kids while the sniper pops the heads of fuckbag scum papparazzi. Hopefully, with all the guys coming back with plenty of sniper experience, it will become all the rage for celebs to start really and truly protecting their privacy, and shitbag bottom feeders like tmz and their filthy ilk will be driven to extinction.

Posted at 5:00PM on Jan 18th 2007 by johnny roqhard

40. While I am a great admirer of Mr. Gere's work, I disagree with his actions. Being a parent is a perpetual job, and the lesson he taught his child and the other children -- that resorting to violence is the way to go when not getting your way -- is a negative one. On the other hand, the photographers use tactics (like making him mad or ignoring his reasonable request) specifically to get the reaction he gave, so I really don't feel much for them either. My final thought is that Mr. Gere is also a private person who does a very public job, and none of us know what he may have been protecting in addition to his child's anonymity -- for all we know, he could be receiving kidnap or death threats. It's none of our business, but for that very reason, his son's privacy and his should ultimately be respected.

Posted at 5:09PM on Jan 18th 2007 by Frank Smith

41. >>When is TMZ gonna step up and draw some lines in the sand for these scumbags? YOU are contributing to the out of control behavior of the paps.

Posted at 5:37PM on Jan 18th 2007 by Denise

42. Get a new job paparazi. Everyone here bagging on him for pushing the guy have no idea how bad these people are. It goes way past being photographed and followed. I am not a celebrity but have worked security for these people, it is joke how a little shove and they call foul. They physically invade people's space all the time.

Posted at 5:41PM on Jan 18th 2007 by R d

43. Ugh - my last comment didn't print (just the quotes).

Richard Gere, just like Woody Harrelson, deservesw a private life. They don't need to be stalked all the time, especially when Gere was with his kid. Shame on the photographers, and I do think it's time that the celebrities started packing some pepper spray as well. Many of the stalkerazzi deserve it.

Posted at 5:44PM on Jan 18th 2007 by Denise

44. He is in public, therefore he has no reasonable expectation of privacy (so says the law).

Hey, you're rich because you made yourself (and your family) public, can't have it both ways. Give me millions and you can take my picture taking a dump and I will smile and give you a peace sign (and I'm not a Buddhist!)

Posted at 5:53PM on Jan 18th 2007 by Lauren

45. i was hoping he would punch the paparazzi in the face and i would hear bone cracking sounds..

Posted at 9:06AM on Jan 19th 2007 by heh

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