Celebrity Justice
Paparazzo Seriously Injured in Spears Madness

UPDATE: Miraculously, the victim was released from the hospital last night with only a tire mark on his arm. Not a single broken bone, and no internal injuries. Lucky guy!

TMZ has confirmed a paparazzo on a motorcycle has been injured while chasing Britney Spears.

The accident, first reported by That Other Blog, happened around 5:00 PM tonight, roughly a mile from the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel. Several cars were in line chasing the pop princess when one hit another photog on a motorcycle, throwing the rider off the bike and onto the road. We're told the rider was seriously injured and transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His current condition is unknown.

UPDATE: We're told that the injured person is what is known as a "spotter," and does not actually carry a camera. He will follow the star and tip off other photographers to her whereabouts. We hear he's fairly new to the Britney beat, only appearing on the scene in the past several days.



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31. does anyone here think that this whole mess is starting to backfire on Kfud? Please, don't tell me he is a good, loving father. Ok, I take it back, I am sure he loves the boys, but, I am pretty sure by his actions that he is a deadbeat. If he is so hard up for money, why is he living in a huge house he can't afford to even rent. He has no job and no real prospects for one. I agree, he should have the kids until Brit straightens herself out. And I do hope it is soon. But, does he really have any job skills, to afford that HUGE house? Why does it matter where you live, loser? A small townhouse should be sufficient, as long as you have a roof over your boys head, why do you need some mansion? Loser, get a job! Can't stand the thought of people like you, who mooch off of others.

Posted at 12:31AM on Nov 13th 2007 by BC

32. Britney is on right now on a Re-run on Jay Leno. It was filmed probably 3 or 4 years ago. The audience is going wild for her. She is so cute, adorable, and bubbly. So sad that she married that A ..hole K-Dud. I think she is strong enough not to let that nasty gold digger ruin her life.
So hope that the paparazzi will back off now that one of them got run over. They are so dimwitted, though, they will probably not blink an eye and go on stalking people.

Posted at 12:32AM on Nov 13th 2007 by Britney is a Cutie

33. That's why they should "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE" !

Posted at 12:32AM on Nov 13th 2007 by BUNCH OF FANS STILL, BRIT!

34. If he had a real job this wouldn't have happened. Maybe if ALL the Paps had real jobs and quit chasing her the Popwreck would fall off the face of the earth and we would never have to see her again.

Posted at 12:34AM on Nov 13th 2007 by sheesh

35. CHRIS BRITTANY JUST "HAPPENS" TO BE WHERE THE PAPS ARE RIGHT?/ GET REAL, HUNDREDS OF CELEBRITIES ROAM THE STREETS AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE PAPS UP THERE ASSES...SHE CALCULATES HER MOVES.....THEY DON'T JUST HAPPEN TO FIND HER EVERY MOVE.......YOU SEE HER GRINNING EAR TO EAR WITH THEM AROUND,,,,,YOU DON'T SEE HER TRYING TO PREVENT IT BECAUSE LOVES THE ATTENTION.....SHE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE OUT DAY IN AND DAY OUT WHILE THIS CUSTODY BATTLE IS GOING ON....SHE SHOULD STAY HOME AND BE A MOM

Posted at 12:38AM on Nov 13th 2007 by Joanie

36. It made me sick to read everyday how the papparazzi where always in Britneys face. How would they like it if they couldn't walk, drive or do anything without flashbulbs going off in their faces. Why doesn't she just get a restraining order against them. At least they would have to stay far enough away that nobody would get hurt. I believe that most of the things that Britney did were accidents brought about by those a..hole paps. Come on California, pass a law that protects people from the stalkarazzi.

Posted at 12:40AM on Nov 13th 2007 by Firefly

37. How Can You Say Serves Him Right? #25

.. because no one put a gun to his head to go out and spot for the other roaches. plenty of other jobs out there.....and i come here for amusement interests only. i wouldn't shed a tear if TMZ shut down tomorrow. it's the ladies in line at the grocery store picking up the magazines at checkout that keep those turds imployed. hardly from me checking out a blog here and there.

Posted at 12:42AM on Nov 13th 2007 by Glimmerdrive

38. Well, I guess that will take 2 of these bottom feeding stalkers out of the picture for a while - the one hurt and the one that hit him, as he sits in jail. While I hope the one that was hurt pulls through, I hope he will find another vocation in life, other than stalking people.

Posted at 12:42AM on Nov 13th 2007 by Ms_Tell_It_Like_It_Is

39. Get real, you say Britney calculates her every move? I don't think so! I bet if you were in a spotlight yourself, you'd quickly find out!

Posted at 12:45AM on Nov 13th 2007 by BUNCH OF FANS STILL, BRIT!

40. joanie,

you are under the assumption she has the kids everyday. she does not so staying home and being a mom is pretty stupid.

1. Most stay at home moms are not locked up in their house and never go out.

2. when she doesn't have the kids she has every right to go out .

3. this has nothing to do with the post about the accident. Whether she calls them or not, she is not responsible for what happens to them as they chase her. This is competely the papz fault. Period.

Posted at 12:48AM on Nov 13th 2007 by chris

41. I'M STILL ASKING, WHERE IS HER FATHER ????????

I JUST SAW THE LENO REPEAT TOO & ALL I CAN THINK IS WHAT A SHAME

Posted at 12:49AM on Nov 13th 2007 by Irene

42. At least he wasn't the imbecile pap standing in the middle of the road (illegally) in front of oncoming cars - which was Britney's, flashing his camera in her windshield. Whether this guy is a spotter/tipster/pap, it's all the same to me. If they want to chase and hunt her down, they're responsible for their own craziness. Maybe next time, one of them will end up killing another pap.

Posted at 12:58AM on Nov 13th 2007 by SinCity

43. good...one less vulture on the town

Posted at 12:58AM on Nov 13th 2007 by jr

44. The papparazzi should hopefully get the message here; don't press too hard or you can get hurt.

HOWEVER...

This is also partly the fault of SLUT-NEY. It's common knowledge (backed up by TMZ video of her doing so which has been posted in several previous posts) that she calls the press before she goes anywhere, so as to create a "buzz" about her. In her twisted, delusional mind, this is supposedly a good thing. Unfortunately, she creates the envirornment where people do all sorts of things to get her picture, and they get hurt. Simply put, this guy would NOT be hurt if she hadn't called the press beforehand, to let them know exactly what she was planning to do. If I were his attorney, I'd subpoena every papparazzi there, I'd sue her ass bigtime, and I'd win.

Posted at 1:03AM on Nov 13th 2007 by It's SLUT-NEY's fault

45. I still love you brit., I love your chunky butt . forever.

Posted at 1:04AM on Nov 13th 2007 by dave

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