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Jay-Z's Bodyguard Charged for Tripod Toss

Posted Aug 19th 2009 3:54PM by TMZ Staff

Jay-Z's bodyguard Jay-Z's bodyguard has been charged with a crime for last night's tripod-tossing fight with a local TV reporter in Croatia.

Croation law enforcement tells TMZ Jay's bodyguard has been charged with destroying personal property and assault -- based on a complaint filed by the reporter who got into a scuffle with Jay and Beyonce's entourage late last night.

Video of the incident surfaced on the 'net earlier today showing the whole confrontation -- including the part where the reporter throws his camera sticks at Jay's hired muscle ... and the hired muscle throws the sticks into the Adriatic Sea.

We're told the incident occurred at around 1:30 AM in Dubrovnik after Jay and Beyonce ate at a local restaurant.

Police say they are trying to track down the bodyguard so they can talk to him -- the investigation is ongoing.

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1. I feel sorry for all europeans for what happened!
PPL should first know and understand what this awsome couple does and was doing for all of our lives, like many other artists also do! But not in that special JayZ style! YAYHH!! Wihout their art the world would be a diff place!
PPL if they wanna share a nice private Dinner on holiday, just let them and leave them alone!!!!!! They deserve it like evrybody!
Once again im Sorry for that, THAT IS NOT WHAT EUROPE thinks about them! Love Jay and B!!

Posted at 5:37PM on Aug 19th 2009 by Armin Sommer

2. Ok, apart from all the notorious commenters and haters: Dont be jellous guys and gurls, it doesnt change yo life! NAMASTE!
Why nobody charges the Paps for taking private time and obviously try to give them a bad time? The bodyguard is not stupid, he tried to calm the siutuation down first. He did his job! And the pap can be happy that he didnot landed in the adriatic sea=)
Ok im trough, carry on hating jellous rats!
But remamber, nobody can stop the spirit of the Knowles Fam! Ha!

Posted at 6:03PM on Aug 19th 2009 by humerfred

3. Number 3, you really have to take your nose away of Jay Z´s ass, in europe or any place in the world It CANT be okay to destroy somebodys camera.. just because they dont like to be in the public eye!

Posted at 6:13PM on Aug 19th 2009 by Damien

4. Beyonce looked good as hell that night.

Posted at 6:37PM on Aug 19th 2009 by Rest

5. Add for all fantasyjunkies: Dubrovnik is a very romantic, nice Place, was there few times also with boat. And i like Croatia the wonderful area of the "Kornaten", its like Carriebean on some places and i like the food, fish and Mangold and stuff and i dont have a problem with the Croatians in general!
Austria is really mo than the storys you might here, i mean there is strangeness all over the world, but we have also "the other Austria openminded and the Intelligence that is needed for that! im really , thankfull bout that, believe me! Good night!

Posted at 7:00PM on Aug 19th 2009 by humerfred

6. Open your wallet wide Jay....Lol

Posted at 7:28PM on Aug 19th 2009 by Northeast

7. I think celeb photographers should start carrying sidearms (guns) in order to get their shots without being threatened. Whats up with these stupid stars that DONT WANT THEIR PHOTOS TAKE, YET WORK IN HOLLYWOOD IN MOVIES AND MTV. Its the most ridiculous thing that I have ever heard of.

Anyways...Jay-Z is about as popular as the short little guy from the show Different Strokes.

Posted at 8:37PM on Aug 19th 2009 by scott waring

8. I'm surprised that the bodyguard threw the tripod away.He could have pawned it instead.

Posted at 8:44PM on Aug 19th 2009 by nightcrawler

9. Hey, TMZ, it's CroatiAn, Crotia-Croatian not Croation

Posted at 7:04PM on Aug 20th 2009 by Lynn

10. What is "JELLOUS". What is "TROUGH" Nice they get to vacation in a place like this. Learn how to spell.

Posted at 9:23PM on Aug 19th 2009 by PUPU

11. i hope things works out for them. but why didn't they want their pictures taken? man thats funny how jay them fliped them off does those people over there know what the finger means, jay them looked like some gang bangers.

Posted at 11:20PM on Aug 19th 2009 by noonday

12. those are his bodyguards?????????? what a joke.... some re-tard using a flashlight to try to do what?????? nothing....

i was waiting to see 20 paps around jay-z and a big scene.... not a scene at all........... very odd...

you really should replace your bodyguards.... you dont want bodyguards that dont understand what their objective is.........to protect and plan the route.... if the body guard cant handle a situation with 2 photographers..........well ... they should go back to working at the car wash...

Posted at 12:39AM on Aug 20th 2009 by anthony

13. He's Beyonce's bodyguard, not Jay's. Bad journalism much? Part of journalism is RESEARCH.

Posted at 11:53PM on Aug 19th 2009 by Kennard

14. Are you guys not watching the same video? the photog hit the guy with the tripod!! He rammed it into his side!! He's lucky the guy didnt return the favor on top of his head like most would have done as retaliation!! Instead, he just tossed it into the water.

Posted at 12:45AM on Aug 20th 2009 by G-TMZ-Fan

15. first of all.. they THREW it at him.. but as if anyone black is going to get a fair shake in freaking CROATIA!

Same old usual with the aggressive paparazzi, they instigate and then lay charges when their equipment is damaged. She is photographed world wide and Julius is always nice and so are Beyonce and Jay-Z they obviously were really hassled by these guys and they are the one's who edited the video's we see it's edited in their favour we don't knwo the full story..

I hope they don't charge the body guard though.

Posted at 1:47AM on Aug 20th 2009 by TheGoodGood

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