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Prince Von A-Hole Faces Der Kommissar

Posted Apr 9th 2008 4:22PM by TMZ Staff

We are LIVE in the courtroom where Prince Von A-Hole's battery trial is about to begin. The Prince, who was repping himself but just hired a lawyer, is being sued for allegedly beating up a paparazzo in 2005.


Photog Dirk Smeten says the faux royal assaulted him as he wheeled Zsa Zsa in to a Beverly Hills hair salon. Smeten is suing him for thousands of Zsa Zsa'a money.

Von A-Hole is scheduled to testify and we're told Zsa Zsa herself is supposed to appear.

Court TV, eat your heart out!

UPDATE 2:51 PM And that's all for today, folks. See you tomorrow at 9:15 AM PST.

UPDATE 2:46 PM There was a criminal investigation filed against A-Hole and when he was asked if he hit the photog - he said, "no." "

UPDATE 2:28 PM OMG. He's in such trouble. He just testified "She's not so skinny anymore" and that it takes a good amount of time to schlep her out of the car.

UPDATE 2:25 PM HOLY CRAP! HE JUST SAID ZSA ZSA IS 98!

UPDATE 2:24 PM A-Hole is recounting how he is a doting husband to Zsa Zsa Gabor - who is in a wheelchair and victim of a stroke.

UPDATE 2:20 PM The plaintiff has rested. Von A-Hole is taking the stand!!!!!!

UPDATE 2:17 PM Smeten's lawyer has recalled him to the stand, for a little rehab!

UPDATE 2:07 PM BHPD Detective Robert Hernandez is testifying on behalf of the photog.

UPDATE 2:01 PM PST: Smeten, in addition to being a pap, is a physical therapist with a private practice in Beverly Hills. Von Anhalt's attorney is arguing that Smeten lied when he testified he doesn't really know what treatments he received. HELLO -- HE'S A PHYSICAL THERAPIST!

UPDATE 1:56 PM PST: Smeten gives the low down on all his medical treatments

UPDATE 1:47 PM PST: The photog is watching the video of himself getting his ass beat by Von A-Hole.

UPDATE 11:57 AM PST: Here we go again with more neck pain questions. Meanwhile, Von A-Hole looks like he wants to wring this guy's neck.

UPDATE 11:50 AM PST: Smeten blames being in shock for the inconsistency of his testimony.

UPDATE 11:48 AM PST: What a pain in the neck! They lawyer wants to know exactly when the photog first felt pain.

UPDATE 11:44 AM PST: Smeten testified "He hit me again and again and again. It was so bad I was in a shock."
UPDATE 11:28 AM PST: The lawyer just accused Smeten of telling A-Hole that his wife, Zsa Zsa "looks dead already" when he saw the two out that day. Lawyer also claims Smeten called A-Hole a Nazi and a gigolo. Gigolo - that guy??

UPDATE 11:18 AM PST: Plaintiff Dirk Smeten is on the stand, testifying about how he got his ass kicked by A-Hole.

UPDATE 10:41 AM PST: Judge calls for a 15 minute break. Grab some chips and use the facilities!

UPDATE10:21 AM PST: The doc is getting grilled on the photog having a headache. Courtroom is slipping into a coma. Get on with it already!

UPDATE 10:17 AM PST: The photog's lawyers say Von A-Hole packs a mean punch, to the tune of $16k in Rx bills.

UPDATE 9:07 AM PST : His lawyers just complained about the cameras in the courtroom and the judge D-listed Von A-hole, saying he's had way bigger stars in his court than the Prince!


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76. I can't stand the guy, but good for him. I hope the pap loses....and gets a real job.

Posted at 3:02PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Me

77. This is a total waste of the courts time. Pap go back in the hole you came from. Not a fan of gold digger Von-A Hole but he is the winner in this case. Who's the hot court reporter in the red?

Posted at 3:07PM on Apr 9th 2008 by bart

78. ummm....why in the hell is this guy suing for THAT!? I saw the video and as I was watching it I was expecting a real ass whoopin. All I got was some old guy pushing an inconsiderate prick around...there is no way that fight was worth one million dollars...some people are complete morons.

Posted at 12:33PM on Apr 10th 2008 by are you serious??

79. Sounds like Dirk Smeten (what a name!) is an opportunist who is looking for a free ride to the bank.

I hope the Prince catches this tool outside later and beats his lying butt for real.

Posted at 3:18PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Von Who?

80. THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FOR SHOWING THIS TMZ!!!!!

Posted at 3:49PM on Apr 9th 2008 by victoria

81. He's such a phony who LOVES the paps and actually seeks them out and lets them ride around in his car with him, hanging out front at the Ivy everyday hoping to get photographed by them..yet when he is with Zsa Zsa, his money ticket wife who seems almost clueless, he acts like the paps are vermin and need to go away!!!! What a two face fraud. I feel sorry for his daughter in law who has to deal with this little clown of a man.

Posted at 3:32PM on Apr 9th 2008 by TheTruth

82. Both Zsa Zsa and Prince Von Ahole think they can slap around whoever they want because they are who they are.
We all know Zsa Zsa's days of smacking around anybody is over so now Prince Von Idiot is stepping up to the plate!

Granted, I think this pap is looking for a free ride and probably even provoked the 'attack' but that will teach PVP to keep his old ass paws to himself!

Posted at 3:34PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Dawn Day

83. dawn day go to hell. you dont even know what the hell your talking about!!

Posted at 3:49PM on Apr 9th 2008 by victoria

84. Hang the paparazzo. Always.

Posted at 3:55PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Ron

85. What is with the morons who are against TMZ for putting a mole in the court room??!! Come on, the Prince is a A hole! Remember this dump Puck who intruded himself into the Anna Nicole fiasco for the soul purpose of defrauding money out of her estate? He is an A hole! If there is anyone who deserves to have his A hole handed to him it is this guy. Now we have jerks supporting Von A hole because a pap is sueing. Von A hole has made a living by being an A hole. This is one instance where we need a bigger A hole than Von A hole to put him in his place. I hope the award gets tripled for punitivee damages and if it happens to go to a pap. So be it.

Posted at 4:03PM on Apr 9th 2008 by dregs

86. What Victoria, you want to smack me around?! And your comments are sooooo very profound?

Get bent!


Posted at 4:04PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Dawn Day

87. hey yeah i wanna smack you around!!! sue me, i dare you. keep your mouth shut about the prince, you dont even know him!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:16PM on Apr 9th 2008 by victoria

88. got dayummm!! if he wins we won't hear the end of it!! he needs to go ahead and play dead again .. he did that so well, with that dumb prince smirk and all

Posted at 4:25PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Sandra

89. "UPDATE 11:50 AM PST: Smeten blames being in shock for the inconsistency of his testimony."

The inconsistency of his testimony may also have something to do with the meaning of his name. "Smeten" is a Serbo-Croatian word meaning bemused, confused or muddleheaded.
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Smeten

Posted at 4:35PM on Apr 9th 2008 by just me

90. the freaking guy said hes scared of people in yellow shirts now cause of frederic, i dare frederic to wear a yellow shirt tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:38PM on Apr 9th 2008 by victoria

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