Gere to Photogs: Stay Away From My Kid!

31. As a mother it upsets me watching the paps take pictures of other celebrities children. I understand where they are coming from. What if it is a child predator in desguise or those pictures end up in the wrong hands. Not only that but there were a lot of other children around and that can make them targets also. I would not want some stranger taking pictures of my children, famous or not, it is just creepy. Paps should have respect as peple and more than likely as parents and they should respect other parents boundries also. The only place for paps is on the red carpet so we can see the fashions.

Posted at 4:17PM on Jan 18th 2007 by Letitia

32. He should've kicked that leech (and his son) in the teeth.

Posted at 4:24PM on Jan 18th 2007 by MEGABITE

33. 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

34. 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

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. 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

37. 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

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. >>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

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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

43. I somehow doubt that you'd be giving the peace signs being followed around all the time, with the photos in your face. There is a difference between being asked for an autograph by a fan, or having a photo taken when someone sees you (including photraphers), to being hounded (and sometimes by a couple of dozen or so). It isn't cool to do that.

Posted at 6:30PM on Jan 18th 2007 by Denise

44. Being a parent myself, I believe the children are off limits. The children never asked to be part of the spotlight. Look at all the rumoured kidnapping attempts of celebrities children. I feel we have every right to protect our young ones.

Look at Paul Sorvino with his 36 year old daughter. He pulled a gun on her abusive boyfriend.

When you are a parent, there is something in you that takes over when it comes to the protection of your children.

I feel the photogs need to respect that,

Posted at 7:30PM on Jan 18th 2007 by VH

45. People at the Tmz get your head checked. I am sure if someone is following your child then you would act the same way. Pathetic losers at TMZ. Know who is right in this situation. If it was Britney's, Nicole's or Paris' s child than it's a different case.( when they have a child)

Posted at 7:56PM on Jan 18th 2007 by Sonam