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Tom Brady & Gisele Sued for Wedding Shooting

Tom Brady & Gisele BundchenTom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have been sued by a pair of photogs who claim the superstars' bodyguards shot at them after a wedding celebration in Costa Rica earlier this year.

The photogs claim they got proper clearance to take photos from a nearby property -- but one of Brady's security guards approached the snappers anyway and demanded a camera and memory cards.

One photog claims he "managed to run off and escape" but the other says he was "grabbed by the bodyguard, his arm twisted behind him and immobilized."

In the suit, filed today in federal court in NY, the photogs claim 5 other men joined in -- and refused to let the one captive snapper go.

Eventually, the photog claims he was allowed back into the SUV and allowed to pick up the other photog -- but security demanded the two drive up to the Bundchen residence for further discussions.

In the docs, the men claim they tried to speed away from the security team, and that's when, "the Brady/Bundchen bodyguards opened fire with pistols."

The men claim the bullets "shattered" the rear window of the SUV" and "narrowly missed striking the heads" of the two photogs.

The photogs claim Brady and Bundchen were negligent in hiring and training the security team -- and allowed the hired muscle to "discharge firearms with intent to kill or wound."

The photogs are seeking more than $1 million in damages.

Reps for both Tom and Gisele have yet to comment.





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1. who cares

Posted at 12:21PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by get a clue

2. a million bucks????????? that's crap

Posted at 12:21PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by YUK

3. Who do Tom and Giselle think they are? He throws a pig skin and she models underwear. Photogs should not be almost shot and killed over damn pics! What losers their security team are!

Posted at 12:26PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by LaLa

4. I dont like Gisselle or Tom.

Posted at 12:22PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by good

5. Shooting photographers? Pardon the pun.. Unacceptable. No one is that important that a photographer should risk his life or the life of the subject being photographed. Time to license paparazzi and prevent unprofessional behavior by either parties. Lady Diana lost her life due to paparazzi chases and we are still not learning the lesson. Children were in danger at that wedding and that is unacceptable. Gisele's child will also be in danger if the paparazzi are willing to take such risks to get a photo. Senseless and risky behavior with irreversible risk of loss of life. Gisele and Tom must be very concerned with the endless chase in the rush to get that first photo of Gabriel. Enough is enough, licenses please.

Posted at 12:26PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by michelled

6. I have to laugh when these photogs say they had permission to be there, that they were 'working' the wedding. Just because a neighbor let them into their house does not mean they then had the right to take pictures of what was happening in someone else's yard. The caterers who provided food to Tom & Gisele's guests? They were working the wedding. They had been hired by the couple and had permission to be at the event. The fact that these photogs had to try to get a view from a neighbor's yard is proof by itself they were intruding.

This is the problem with the paparazzi, they feel they have a right to stalk celebrities just because they're celebrities. This is the kind of case that should be laughed out of court. The judge needs to say "Guess what assholes? If you hadn't intruded on a private event you wouldn't have been shot at!" Until the courts make it clear they will not sympathize with the paps when they get injured or get equipment wrecked this stalking behavior the paps are guilty of will only continue.

Posted at 12:33PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by Are you kidding me?

7. The photogs are interested in justice.... ummmm, is that why they filed in NY rather than Costa Rica...... too bad the shooter missed.

Posted at 12:35PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by ummmm

8.
What nonsense, firing guns in the air is normal at weddings!

Posted at 12:37PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by Trevor

9. Its like stealing fruit from someone's tree then sueing them when you dont like the taste of it. These paps are out of control.

Posted at 12:45PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by frivolous suit

10. Yikes! This is never ending!

Posted at 12:46PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by mrez golucky

11. sued for a $mil ???? thats abuse of the legal system. Paparazzi are the scum of the earth

Posted at 12:47PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by uu

12. Its obvious those paps were on private property and obviously tresspassing. Too bad they weren't shot

Posted at 12:50PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by stupidpaps

13. I think they went too far with shooting the window. This isn't the President.

Posted at 1:18PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by Linda Mott

14. what happens in Costa Rica stays in Costa Rica. Celebs need to equip at least one of their bodyguards with a camcorder so we can see the crazy antics of those paps;)

Posted at 1:15PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by Sleeve

15. I was staying at a nearby resort at the time and got some of the shooting on video. I'll only talk to Dax though about you guys buying it.

Posted at 1:23PM on Sep 22nd 2009 by John

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