Gere to Photogs: Stay Away From My Kid!

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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61. Hey Paulie , you're off your cracker ! The man is and always will be a great actor , and he has the right to protect his kid! Although the man was the papparazzi (sp) he could have just as easily been out for kiddie porn! Your a jerk!

Posted at 4:46PM on Jan 19th 2007 by Brenda

62. The Paparazzi's saying they're just doing their jobs is like a firefighter lighting up a building then going at it with his team and say "Just doing our job!".

Gere is maybe a prick, maybe he's not, I don't know. But one thing I know is that he has the right to play with his kid where ever, when ever he feels like it wihtout feearing with the kid's safety.

Anyone taking sides with the Pap's should have their children in the path of danger. See hoe they react. I have a very famous Music Producer in the family and he as one of those stalker's running around. Now if he had a child he would be scared sh*ttless about this idiot, and if the Pap's took a picture of the kid and made it big news that could seriously jepordize the kid's safety.

Gere chose this career, but why do laws protect the young victims that are underaged, yet do nothing to prevent this sort of situation were a**holes like the Pap's can potentially make a kid a victim by publishing a picture of the kid on full display at your local convenience store? They're should be laws against publishing kid's faces, not just the Hollywood industry, everyone. If you don't want your kid's face plastered across the papers then they should be obligated to take out the face. They'll probably come back with the whole "freedom of speech" thing and this would include the right to "publish pictures"?

When does the "right" to do something come before the safety of children? If I was one of the Photogs, I would've asked before taking the picks and asked about the kid's face being printed out there. He wants it blanked out, I'll blank it out. As far as we know Gere would've probably said yes for one pic of him playing around as long as it didn't jepordize the safety of the kids around him from freaks that are out there. And just look at Letterman, new kid, already some screwed up dumwad wanted to kidnap him.

With a little help from the Pap's they might have the kid's face already, so they know who to go for.

Too bad Gere didn't push them in front of the truck. BTW, to me.. It looked like Gere pushed them out of the way of the path of the truck, making him a hero for saving a life!

Posted at 12:02AM on Jan 20th 2007 by Freefinger

63. Boy, some of these people are hate mongers. Whats the childs name got to do with the whole subject ? It's Gere's father's name & shows he has respect for his Dad. We all have the right to protect our kids in the way we find fit. The paparazzi doesn't know what the word NO means. Good for you Richard.

Posted at 1:12PM on Feb 19th 2007 by C.Woods

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