Violent Surfers Shred Paps Over McConaughey

A group of surfers just got gnarly on a group of paps -- all over photos of beach king Matthew McConaughey!

Around 12 photographers were on the beach in Malibu Saturday afternoon trying to get shots of Matty hitting the surf, when an all-out smackdown was laid on the pappers by turf-protecting surfers.

One pap was hit in the face and we're told suffered a broken nose, while another was thrown into some rocks and had his camera smashed. McConaughey was not involved in the ruckus.

Police tell us a battery report was filed by one photographer but no arrests have been made.

A rep for Matthew has yet to get back to us.



Tags: fight, malibu, matthew mcconaughey, MatthewMcconaughey, papparazzi, surfers

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16. Wow, the paps got a bitch slap....stay the hell out of peoples face...it's the every day people that are sick of them and people are doing what they have to do. Taking a picture of a celeb still does not give them the right to be in peoples faces..

Posted at 9:15PM on Jun 21st 2008 by EGGO

17. that is flipping hilarious!! i don't blame the surfers either, they probably just wanted to surf in peace. honestly, i'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. from what i see on tv w/those paps blocking sidewalks, streets, beaches and more i am shocked that there aren't more of the "common man" beating some pap butt~.

Posted at 9:10PM on Jun 21st 2008 by TXgalinFL

18. Go surfers!!! Pap smack down!!

Posted at 9:21PM on Jun 21st 2008 by Dev

19. Isn't McConaughey just a wee-bit too old to still be playing Li'l Surfer Boy? Then again, if I'm McConaughey with my once-promising-now-limited talent, I too would hang around, do sit ups, hang around, hang around, hang around....

Posted at 9:22PM on Jun 21st 2008 by rob

20. Why are they interested in that loser anyway?

Posted at 9:22PM on Jun 21st 2008 by jc

21. Why are they interested in that loser anyway?

Posted at 9:25PM on Jun 21st 2008 by jc

22. I hope these paparazzi file suits and lose and get stuck with the legal bills of both themselves and the man or men they sue. Should NEVER be different than that. NEVER! Woody is getting sued as well, and I hope that fool loses and he has to pay the legal bills of both himself and Woody as well. Justice would be served admirably if that turns out to be the case.

Posted at 11:03PM on Jun 21st 2008 by Jake

23. YAY for the surfer dudes, time to kick some pap ass! Maybe they will learn to give people some privacy!

Posted at 9:31PM on Jun 21st 2008 by Holy freakin crap

24. Yeah, Go Surfer Dudes... TO PRISON!!!

Posted at 9:31PM on Jun 21st 2008 by off the property

25. How much do you want to bet that the paparazzi won't be photographing him surfing any more.

Posted at 9:37PM on Jun 21st 2008 by Scott

26. Its about time. Good for you surfers. I think the celebs have tries the "peace thing", but evidently it hasn't worked yet. Sometimes sitting at the round table to "talk it out" doesn't work and you need to kick a little you know what.

Surfers rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:38PM on Jun 21st 2008 by Renee

27. It's going to happen more and more - all have had it with the paps

Posted at 9:42PM on Jun 21st 2008 by M

28. I'll admit, I'm a bit of a hypocrite when it comes to this...I enjoy reading things on "celebrities" weddings, who they are dating and love photos of the fashion, etc...
but when it comes to invading their space, their private moments with out being invited, and then hunting them like they are some kind of prey...its kind of sickening. WELL HOORAY FOR SURFERS

Posted at 10:37PM on Jun 21st 2008 by Racho

29. i'm so glad the paps got slapped. i doubt the surfer dudes will face any legal consequences; by the time the cops arrived, the boys of summer were probably long gone. the paps might have got a few photos of the surfers, but it'll be difficult to identify nonfamous dudes, covered in sand and sea water. ha! ha! paproids - 0 surfer dudes - #1 go surfer dudes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:53PM on Jun 21st 2008 by die paparazzi!

30. how can anyone think this is right? just go around and start punching photogs? if anyone thinks any celebrity is going to appreciate you assualting a pap you're wrong. and while you all may feel great about this don't kid yourselves this is assualt and over what? people taking photos of someone in a public place. maybe next time when you or someone you know picks up a magazine or turns on the tv to see what lindsay or britney are doing there'll be someone there to punch you in the face. hypocrites!

Posted at 9:58PM on Jun 21st 2008 by pap101

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