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. joanie,

are you an idiot. did not you not read the post. They have spotters to find the celeb and report to other paparazzi where the celeb is.

She doesn't need to call them.

Posted at 12:25AM on Nov 13th 2007 by chris

32. Did the Kids get to See it??

Posted at 12:28AM on Nov 13th 2007 by Duane Chapman

33.
Can't say I'm surprised, Is anyone ?
Wondering how they will use this against Britney.
I Heard AJ on Showbiz Tonight say Brittney ran over a paparazzi and a cop's foot!
HUH? Don't they have enough on her without being over dramatic?
She didn't ask those fools to put their foot under a moving car!
No more then she asked for this guy on his bike to chase her down.

Posted at 12:28AM on Nov 13th 2007 by ~B~Fair

34. It's unbelieveable the way you guys chase her around. I just can't believe the way our court system ignores your antics.

Posted at 10:15AM on Nov 13th 2007 by rachel burge

35.
If he was only a spotter why was he chasing Brit with other paps?

Posted at 12:30AM on Nov 13th 2007 by jayson

36. Yes it was bound to happen sooner or later, the only question was WHO would get hurt. The paps are out of control and we all know Britney makes sure she lets them know where she'll be---when she wants to. Ever notice how some days you don't see anything about her----no shots of her going for drug tests, etc. Then other days the paps are in some unlikely places where they wouldn't usually stake her out. So if, as we believe, she does tip them off, she contributed to this unfortunate accident. Apparently the paps haven't learned anything in the 10 years since Diana and 2 others were killed while she was chased by these wild beasts. The sad part is that this was all just to get another meaningless shot of Brit doing the same meaningless things that they've already shot 100's of times!! Why do we need to be shown the same shots, different days over and over? I do hope this spotter will recover from his injuries and not be permanently disabled.

Posted at 1:15AM on Nov 13th 2007 by bogie

37. 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

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

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

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

44. 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

45. Snaping photos of drivers, AT NIGHT, using flashes is dangerous and should be illegal. Why must paps at like buffoons? and leave the troubled Brit alone; making a living from other people's misery is selfish and ignorant!!! I will never support "those" magazines (or visit this web site) again.

Posted at 3:03AM on Nov 14th 2007 by Chris

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