James Gandolfini Explodes

From the second he arrived at the Waverly Inn in NY, a smoldering James Gandolfini was lookin' to pick a fight -- and then, suddenly, he did.

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What seems to be an unprovoked Tony Soprano exploded on several paparazzi -- slamming his car door, dropping cuss bombs and, with an angry scowl on his face, violently shoving one of the paps into the middle of the street.

When reminded how pap friendly the restaurant was and asked why he even came, Galdolfini simply said "I forgot" and took off.

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31. Did you ever think the Paps are going over the line stalking these celebs?? Id freak too!

Posted at 12:01PM on Apr 28th 2009 by sandi

32. I don't hate ALL paps - but these particular numbnuts acted all manly 'cause the camera was on - making them authentic bitches. Did you see them looking to make sure picture was rolling? One big pussy threatened to call the po-po. And wear some clean clothes. will ya? Maybe they should call the fashion po-po. But I suppose the only way jealous wannabes can make anything resembling real cash is to come up with a sucker lawsuit. KEEP YOUR DAY JOBS! hahahahahahahahahaha

Posted at 12:02PM on Apr 28th 2009 by fredflintstone

33. LOOK AT THIS WIFE! SHE LOOKS HAPPILY MARRIED!! If you watch the tape, you see he's pissed at her and slams the car door and mumbles something about "waiting". anyway i bet she gets her ass kicked at home all the time. heck they are still in their first year of marriage. he just married her. look. the paps are FACT of life -- get used to it. we live in a free country. and.....................what the guy said was RIGHT ON THE MONEY - don't go to the waverly inn if you don't want to run into paps. he's right.

Posted at 12:05PM on Apr 28th 2009 by tinselhollywood

34. The mark of a mature dignified cultured intelligent confident charismatic admirable man is the ability to remain controlled in the midst of an adverse environment. Gandolfini is none of these.

Posted at 12:07PM on Apr 28th 2009 by Thetan Mapother

35. Can we all say "ANGER MANAGEMENT!!" WTF...dude get a grip, stay home and cook if you don't want your picture taken. I am a huge fan of the Sopranos, even with all the racial epithet's. The show MADE him famous, deal with it or move to Idaho.

Posted at 12:18PM on Apr 28th 2009 by MarieJrzy

36. that one pap kept on bugging him,he should have ripped his head off.

Posted at 1:15PM on Apr 28th 2009 by pink floyd

37. The law should state anytime anyone says phrases like, "shove me" or "punch me" it should be seen as legal permission to do so and the person can't be arrested or sued for doing so. I have no problem with Paps just Paps trying to get money saying "I am gonna call the cops"

Posted at 1:54PM on Apr 28th 2009 by Smiley

38. ONE WORD FOR THIS CHUMP GANDOLFINI ...PIG....... CAUSE UP CLOSE HE BREATHS LIKE ONE. SNORK -SNORK.

Posted at 1:56PM on Apr 28th 2009 by CHUCK

39. My five foot fireplug of a neurologist is from the same part of the country as Mr. Gandolfini, so was an ex-landlady of mine. It's a regional thing. Abrupt, abrasive, aggressive, and explosive is very common in a big chunk of the urban seaboard. Imagine what pathetic quivering wimps the rest of the country must look like to them. James grew up in the same neighborhoods where lives like the Sopranos played out. He said himself that his family included unrelated "uncles". Respect means you stay out of the other person's face, and by now, you would think the paps would catch on to how Mr. Gandolfini feels about being disrespected. Try it in Jersey; you could get the same reaction from a waitress, or a metermaid, or a Jewish neurologist.

Posted at 3:11PM on Apr 28th 2009 by mcdanel

40. What a little bitch the guy he was hitting is, with his little Stevie Baldwin smirk and his cell phone on the ready to call the cops. FOR WHAT - he pushed you. Man up - get a real job

Posted at 3:35PM on Apr 28th 2009 by Commenting

41. I met James in the Napa valley wine country months ago. And, noooooooo I wouldn't share any pics of him and his wife, nor say where I met him. They deserve to have some peace and quiet like the rest of us enjoy.

James and his wife were generous and kind to my husband and myself. Very nice. I think those punk azz "stalkarazzi" too often are out of line. Good for James for pushing a punk azz photographer and harasser. Stalking laws in this country need to change against the stalkarazzi "posing" as journalists and harassing celebrities and others. Celebrities want the same thing we want in life; just hoping to have a save and sane day out on the town, without being sold out to those sighting them on the street, restaurants and public/private locations.

I say, that the stalkarazzi and punk azz photographer deserved what they got! They weren't cool, in their actions and deeds.

Posted at 4:12PM on Apr 28th 2009 by Lana

42.
This fat tool needs some serious Anger Management classes.

Posted at 4:49PM on Apr 28th 2009 by Brien

43. Instead of just pushing the whinny little btch, JG should've stuck his fist in his mouth and a foot up his ass.

Posted at 6:14PM on Apr 28th 2009 by Donald Ray

44. Paps are DOUCHEBAGS!!!

Have a look at them hanging around the outside of a restaraunt like a flock of seagulls waiting for a crumb.

Trying to make celebs lose control of the situation to make fake claims for fake injurys in court.

Need more Tommy Lee style beatdowns.

Posted at 12:04AM on Apr 29th 2009 by JimCrow

45. The papraz. stood there saying, "Do it. Do it." He was asking for it, literally. You don't want to get pushed then don't ask someone to push you.

Posted at 8:12AM on Apr 29th 2009 by laura

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