Keith Urban Blames Paps for Motorcycle Crash

Singer Keith Urban was involved in a minor motorcycle accident Monday morning in Sydney, Australia -- and he's hopping mad at paparazzi who he says caused the smash-up!


Witnesses told the Daily Telegraph they saw Urban riding his bike near his home, when he lost control and fell off. The witnesses claim they saw a photographer following Urban on another bike.

When asked about the crash, Urban, through his rep, issued the following statement to TMZ:

"Today's incident was the result of one person's desire to do his job and my desire to maintain my privacy. Some have already attempted to inflate the facts, but the reality is this; while out riding to an AA meeting, a time when my privacy is especially important to me, I felt myself being pursued. I sped up, and in an effort to elude an oncoming car, which was making an illegal U-turn, saw no choice but to drop my bike. In actual fact, my pursuer came to my assistance, without taking photos, and helped me from the road. I returned home, got my car, and continued on my way."

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1. Ha Ha!

He was drunk!!!!

Posted at 12:45PM on Oct 1st 2007 by jem and the holograms

2. bored with nicole?

Posted at 12:45PM on Oct 1st 2007 by hog rider

3.


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Posted at 12:45PM on Oct 1st 2007 by Staff

4. Just because you have tat's doesn't make you a biker. More like a bozo...

Posted at 12:46PM on Oct 1st 2007 by LMAO

5. Thank Goodness he did not hurt that pretty face. I love him, can't wait to see him in concert.

Posted at 12:49PM on Oct 1st 2007 by amy

6. If you are incapable of handling a bit of distraction while riding a bike, stick to the bus. Or, better yet, have your ball breaker of a wife drive you to the bar.

You are not entitled to SPEED in traffic, regardless of the reason or level of your fame. Not only could you kill yourself but other people's lives are at stake as well. Stop being a selfish brat.

Posted at 12:51PM on Oct 1st 2007 by Keith Urban is a selfish brat

7. Looks like he's drooling on himself. Somebody pass the dude a napkin.

Posted at 12:56PM on Oct 1st 2007 by gomez addams

8. Hey give him a break - he just happen to fall off the wagon. . . . . . AGAIN

Posted at 1:00PM on Oct 1st 2007 by AM NOT YOUR BITCH, BITCH.

9. I am soooo glad he was not hurt. Keith you do deserve private time.

Posted at 1:08PM on Oct 1st 2007 by shelley

10. Keith who?

who the hell is this guy?

Posted at 1:10PM on Oct 1st 2007 by FrankTheCrank

11. Every one of you don't know the kind of guy Keith Urban is evidentally. Because he's not a selfish brat. He's just another person just like you and me. Just because he gets into a motorcycle crash it gives you the right to bash him? You my friends are the iggnorant ones and are just jealous because he's on top and ya'll aren't nothin. Tats don't make a biker a biker..but having bikes and riding them does. Maybe you should look that one up. News flash, leave the guy alone!

Posted at 1:12PM on Oct 1st 2007 by SierraLove

12. Sort of like Princess Diana - all over again.

But it is great to hear that the photographer came to the rescue - AND DID NOT USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PICTURES


That would have been about as low as anyone could go !!!

Posted at 1:14PM on Oct 1st 2007 by * MISS UNIVERSE

13. So many times I already thought I would cause an accident if I were a celeb followed by the paparazzi.

Some webpages are so respectless. I remember x17 once published the AA meetings Lindsay Lohan went to. Zero respect for an attempt to heal a disease, zero understanding what it could mean for someone else but the celebrity to be "outed" as an alcoholic.

Posted at 1:16PM on Oct 1st 2007 by Urban's so right...

14. Crappy Riders always fall.... and always blame someone else!!!

Your trying to hard to be cool ya dweeb!

Posted at 1:18PM on Oct 1st 2007 by oups

15. Where does it say anywhere in this story that he was drunk? I think you all need to read it again. Not all recovering alcoholics fall off the wagon. Two of my uncles stayed sober for a whole lot of years before their deaths. So just because you're hiding behind your friends' and spouses' backs and drinking, doesn't mean Keith is.

Posted at 1:20PM on Oct 1st 2007 by Hyacinth

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