Fists Fly Over Britney at LAX -- Cops Respond

A mad crush turned violent at LAX as Britney Spears returned to Los Angeles.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that as Britney made her way through the terminal swarmed by more than 30 photogs, a fight broke out between one of Brit's bodyguards and a photographer. Several uniformed officers, who happened to be in the area working crowd control on the snappers, immediately responded to the fight.

After the skirmish, we're told the two men shook hands and made up. No arrests were made.

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46. FIRST OF ALL BRITNEY COURTED THE PAPS AND MADE OUT WITH ONE OF THE PAPS. SHE LET THEM HAVE THEIR WAY AND FREEDOM WITH HER. NOW SHE WANTS TO STOP WHAT SHE HERSELF STARTED??? DUH???

Posted at 2:18AM on Jun 21st 2008 by me again

47. Why doesn't brittney get a private jet to fly her back and forth to see her family. why should the tax payers have to pay for her to have security. damn girl get a jet, you make money. i think her and her family just want the attention they get. brittney loves attention, she could be like other stars that are never in the spot light, they live in other cities other than hollywood, and are very reserve when they go out.

Posted at 2:34AM on Jun 21st 2008 by PEACE2

48.
it is absolutely necessary to perform a cavity search on UNFITNEY
to find the out-of-sight / out-of-mind camel jockey adNOTHING.

where has this worthless camera
toting / sandpiper / sellout been ?

Posted at 3:07AM on Jun 21st 2008 by michael bruce ross

49. me again 2:18AM on Jun 21st 2008 (#43)...

With the way that the paps are treating her now, how close they are... how much they stalk her... what you said... is akin to saying that a woman who wears a tight black dress and flirts with a man can't say no when he wants to have sex with her. I'm sorry... but, that's what your statement equates to.

*Nobody* has a right to get *that* close to someone, take their picture when the person is clearly opposed to it, then turn around and make money off of it. It's bad enough that they're getting *that* close, the rest is just wrong.

Pictures taken from a distance, sure. But photographers so close that she's in danger? Or that she can't move her vehicle without worrying about running someone over, then getting sued for it because the idiot got in the way of a moving vehicle? And it's not just Brit, it's all the so called A-listers. Yes, some have it more severe (Seal, Brit, The Jolie-Pitts etc) Why is it the more popular one gets, the less respect they get?

Add this with the car chases and what do you have...? Another Princess Di situation. It's sickening what people are doing for pictures these days.

Why does one have to get *that* close for a photo? They make *excellent* cameras these days and they're getting cheaper and cheaper by the hour. Stand back, breathe, wait for the money shot. If you're using film, it's a total waste because 90% of the pics won't develop into anything decent. If you're using digital... you're wasting your battery and your memory.

What goes through the mind of a pap when they get themselves into these situations. They're not just endangering themselves, they're endangering the lives of others. How are they going to feel when their source of income dies in a tragic accident caused by situations such as this or a car chase? I mean, other than "Who next?"

Yes, I come here to see the photos, but you know what, I'm much happier looking at slightly out of focus distance shots than I am with the close-ups that put people in danger. In fact, I'm down right sick of them.

Posted at 3:57AM on Jun 21st 2008 by ~Khaj

50. We have our eye drops and nail polish taken aways from us in airports if the bottles aren't the right kind, and these guys (who may or may not be here legally) are allowed to run in packs all over the airport yelling on top of their lungs with flashing cameras? Britney aside, why isn't this a national security issue? They profile legitimate passengers, so why not these guys? Causing chaos in an airport should be iilegal and a federal offense! Arrest all the paps!

Posted at 4:31AM on Jun 21st 2008 by Dee Lee

51. I Love You Brit Brit. Never talk to the paps. Get more security. Stay alive for yourself and your babies.

Posted at 5:02AM on Jun 21st 2008 by Ms. X

52. Why the hell is this woman always getting her picture taken as if she came out of hiding from 20 years ago? She is always a mess, looks exactly the same, and is not doing anything special. Never could sing, just dance. I don't get it. She should be 2 years-ago news? Is the only celeb you all can find out in public?

Posted at 5:34AM on Jun 21st 2008 by I That A Toupe?

53. Well, GOOD for her. I'm sure she's missed not having the attention and she's loving every second of it. You know, if she would only wear a burka, then maybe she wouldn't get hounded?! LOL Can she not learn anything from Michael Jackson, disguise, disguise. But no, she loves every second of it. Stupid bitch. Eh.
And why are the photogs following her? No one cares about her anymore. She's a hasbeen, she needs to stay in LA, not L.A.

Posted at 6:50AM on Jun 21st 2008 by Democrats now for McCain

54. I think the paps should have a stalking code they have to adhere to. They should have to stay a certain distance away from celebs. It is out of control, and I really think this time that Britney is working hard to get her head in a healthy place. Leave her alone.

Posted at 8:59AM on Jun 21st 2008 by Anon

55. Why do the taxpayers have to pay for this crap? Bill the freak for it, then maybe she'll quit parading around just to get her picture taken.

Posted at 8:00AM on Jun 21st 2008 by JD

56. 47. We have our eye drops and nail polish taken aways from us in airports if the bottles aren't the right kind, and these guys (who may or may not be here legally) are allowed to run in packs all over the airport yelling on top of their lungs with flashing cameras? Britney aside, why isn't this a national security issue? They profile legitimate passengers, so why not these guys? Causing chaos in an airport should be iilegal and a federal offense! Arrest all the paps!

Posted at 4:31AM on Jun 21st 2008 by Dee Lee

... and then send them all to Guantánamo or Abu Ghraib, or better yet, render them all to some secret facility in Romania or Egypt.

Also, I'm not normally in favor of police brutality, but the one exception I'd make is the case of the paps. Do another Rodney King on 'em, and make sure that it's on video. The world will applaud the cops as heros.

Posted at 8:07AM on Jun 21st 2008 by zmt

57. #53 you are right...

britney is a human being and has feelings too. everyone needs to shown respect and common human decency. stalking 24/7 is not good publicity. everyone talks of how she loves attention, who doesnt there is a difference between attention and being stalked, STALKING is dangerous and puts everyone involved in danger, especially britney. she CANNOT do anything without the continuous never ending media. thats not fair. it is human nature to love attention and she is not a bad person just because of that. everybody is so consumed with everything britney that they are not realizing how it affects her life, she cant go anywhere, that is not made public. THAT is not fair, she has a life and she has feelings just like everyone else. so, people need to leave her and her family alone, her family time should be private, like visiting with her babies, going to see her sister and her new neice, pretty much anything that she chooses to do thats just for britney, should be left as that, JUST FOR BRITNEY. no one likes to be continually hounded the way that the media does her. they are always looking for the best money shot of her, just to pad their pocket, they need to think of how their actions make her and her family feel, i kinda doubt that they would want to have anyone in their family treated to way they treat britney. it is just not fair, it all comes down to STALKING....

Posted at 9:57AM on Jun 21st 2008 by rain

58. This evening's top story: There's good economic news to report--fisticuffs broke out at the airport over Britney; expect brisk newsstand sales as anything about her stimulates magazine readers.

Posted at 10:48AM on Jun 21st 2008 by wasted days and wasted nights

59. STFU ... YOUR COMMENT MADE ME LAUGH MY A*S OFF!!!!!!
AND AS FOR BRIT?? NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE THINK ,SAY OR DO, SHE WILL ALWAYS BE THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER CELEBRITY. IM SURE SHE HATES IT... BUT IS USED TO IT.

Posted at 1:05PM on Jun 21st 2008 by jenny jen

60. Hey Shamrock I hope your typing skills arent any indication of how "good" of a Mom you are! Honey its "I'm" not "I,m" DUMB ASS!

Posted at 1:45PM on Jun 21st 2008 by Dumb ass!

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