Britney Spears Sued

Britney Spears is being sued by the photog who got run over ... and we got the whole thing on tape.

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Rick Mendoza was a casualty of Britney's Mercedes as she was pulling out of a Beverly Hills parking structure in 2007.

In his lawsuit, Mendoza says Britney's people -- who are also defendants -- "should have known...Britney was not in the mental, emotional and/or physical condition to operate the subject motor vehicle in a safe and reasonable manner."

She ran over his foot ... and it did look painful.

FOOTnote: TMZ auctioned off his sock.



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61. Who cares about that bubble headed talentless pop freak? It's his own fault for trying to get a shot of the buger in her nose, serves him right...

Posted at 4:21PM on May 29th 2009 by isaidit

62. oh but he was ok when it happened right? 'im ok im ok' but now 2 yrs later hes not?! and i love what amanda said. that retard was asking for it. those feet were just asking for something.

Posted at 4:23PM on May 29th 2009 by Jessica

63. What happens to a person when they chase down a car and stand in fron of it when it is moving...typically they get run over. Paparazzi are the stupidest people on the planet!!

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Posted at 4:35PM on May 29th 2009 by Whatever...

64. Are kidding me! Dude look how those psycho photog freaks (Not TMZ of course!) swarm on Brit! That dork was lucky it was only his foot

Posted at 4:40PM on May 29th 2009 by Kerry

65. Just another sue happy idiot! hmmm can't make my own money so I gotta sue someone. The idiot shouldn't have been in her way when she was driving. The da** PAP deserved to get ran over!

Posted at 4:23PM on May 29th 2009 by TamBam

66. I was going to comment, but I think the majority agrees with what I would have written. What a dumb ass he was. His fault, pure and simple!

Posted at 4:25PM on May 29th 2009 by Tink44

67. I'm with #15, I'd have backed up over him again because the world already has enough stupid people. If I was Brit, I'd take it toa jury trial because if I was on the jury, he wouldn't get a damn dime. Occupational hazard. Get over it. This isn't the same idiot who kept yelling that Justin Timberlake "assualted" him when he hit him with the door at the courthouse is it?

Posted at 4:27PM on May 29th 2009 by Laurie

68. I hope he doesn't get a single dime!!! He deserved having his foot run over, he rushed her car and would not move out of the way. He did it on purpose so she couldn't move the car and he could get all the pictures he wanted. The guy is an adult and knows that he was too close to the car, he deserved what he got. Maybe you people at TMZ and other rags should stop paying these thugs to stalk and harrass these people!!

Posted at 4:32PM on May 29th 2009 by ubuibi

69. absolute nonsense. first of all, the paparazzi put themselves in harms way all the time by chasing cars, getting in front of them, and potentially terrifying their subjects into reacting in strange ways. Britney is absolutely not at fault here, and a judge will see to it that this ahole doesn't receive a dime. The video will actually show that this guy walked away from the scene perfectly fine. In fact, it looks like he resumes the chase down the street! Charge him for filing a frivolous lawsuit, and 2 years later to boot!

Posted at 4:32PM on May 29th 2009 by miles

70. The paparazzi were all over her car... she couldn't help but hit him. As far as I'm concerned, it was his fault! He shouldn't have been all up in her business. He was too clsoe to the car, practically blocking her way out. He knows the hazards of the job and should be more careful. Plus, it looked gross, but he wasn't even walking with a limp afterwards. He was practically running away! This lawsuit is bogus.

She should have stopped and exchanged information though... isn't that another hit and run??

Posted at 4:42PM on May 29th 2009 by ______________Princess_Pink_____________________

71. I think Britney was not a fault in this.Its the idiot Pap who was way too close to her car fault.If you get too close and refuse to move knowing that a car is moving...DUH.. Sounds like just another Kevin Federline wanna be trying to cash in on Brits $$$$$...Get a life Pap!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:44PM on May 29th 2009 by JAmie

72. I CALL BULLSHIZZ-He seemed fine walking after that. That is what the paparazzi get for getting in their way

Posted at 4:45PM on May 29th 2009 by laughinmya$$off

73. The video clearly shows that the photographer was at fault and should be used to show as much in this case. He would not move out of the way when asked, and when asked if he was ok he replied yes and continued to attempt to get the shot of Britney. At the end of the video he is walking away just fine, he is not even limping....just another individual trying to suck the money out of Miss Spears. It is time for people to stop and leave her alone, she is trying to get her life in order and to manage her mental health issues and personally I give her kudos for that! During the time the video was made there was a media circus everytime Britney went out, they hounded her, physically stopping her from being able to move her vehicle...given that situation, he got just what he deserved!

Posted at 4:52PM on May 29th 2009 by Ravynne

74. Run them all over. They swarm these celebs cars to the point where they can't even move. If he hadn't been leaning over her hood to get his picture, he wouldn't have had his foot ran over. I'm surprised nobody was killed when octomom brought her kids home. Remember the rush of fifty to sixty paps that swarmed her car? When Paris Hilton was arrested at her home, she was mobbed by the paps to the point where even the cops had a hard tim getting out of the area. One day, one of these photogs will get killed, and only then will the law do anything about it.

Posted at 5:00PM on May 29th 2009 by say what?

75. The idiot wouldn't have had his foot run over if he wasn't all over her trying to get pictures WHILE SHE'S TRYING TO DRIVE! The scum of the earth which is paparazzi, is just out for another easy payday! Since the judge will opine that the guy was at fault, he may not get anything. Spears' camp should not settle with the idiot. He will not prevail.

Posted at 4:55PM on May 29th 2009 by kathryn

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