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Papper Wants Big Bucks From Britney

Posted Sep 24th 2009 6:42PM by TMZ Staff

A paparazzo has put a price on his foot -- $221,533.59, and he wants Britney Spears to foot the bill.

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Britney Spears ran over photog Ricardo Mendoza's foot while leaving a medical building in 2007. Mendoza, who worked as a photog for TMZ at the time, sued Britney but never specified how much he thought his foot was worth. But now he has.

Mendoza claims he's suffered $195,000 in general damages, $16,533.59 in medical bills and $10,000 for any future foot problems.

Right after the accident Mendoza said he would let bygones be bygones and actually allowed us to auction his sock off for charity. But hey, business is business.

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1. Yikes! What a bunch of leeches!

Posted at 6:49PM on Sep 24th 2009 by mrez golucky

2. what a typical pap piece of crap. he stands in front of her car with a camera shoved in her windshield so as he lays across the hood trying to get that shot, she runs over his foot. well you stupid fu@k GET OUT OF THE WAY. he if was walking in a the street & not in a crosswalk & was creamed to the cement and died, it would be his fault in a court of law, but because he is a "pap" then they have rights to all that? oh the world we live in.

Posted at 6:52PM on Sep 24th 2009 by mmafighter4life

3. What else is there aside medical and futue??? What is General consist of??? I say he is just a greed ass who wants the easy way out!

Posted at 6:53PM on Sep 24th 2009 by sandy

4. Just another leech of society trying to get by on someone elses money...

around here we call them democrats...

Posted at 6:53PM on Sep 24th 2009 by O Bam Ha

5. TMZ, I hope this guy no longer works for you.

If he does, I hope you fire him.

Further, I hope you support Britney in this suit as a witness for her since you are very aware that he was going to drop it.

I can't stand Britney. But this is just wrong. An invasive pap blocks her car from moving, traps her, and then dares to sue because he put his foot under her tire?

Posted at 6:55PM on Sep 24th 2009 by D

6. So... you were chasing her down for a photo and so were a ton of other people... you all clumped around her car and nobody thought this was a stupid idea... now you want her to pay for you having the lamest job in the world causing you to have a car run over your foot... and now you want her to "foot" the bill? LAME. just pay for it youself you dumb-ass. If you weren't invading her privacy none of this would have happened in the first place... GAHH...

Posted at 6:55PM on Sep 24th 2009 by hey stupid

7. THE BASTARD PAP PUTS HIMSELF IN HARMS WAY ....GETS HIS FOOT RUN OVER....WONDER HOW THAT HAPPENED...HE PUT HIS FOOT IN THE WAY TO GET A SHOT OF HER..SHE WAS JUST DRIVING AWAY...WOULD THROW THIS FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT OUT TO THE DOGS.......FRIGGIN IDIOT PHTOGRAPHER.
WOULDNT PAY THIS HOMO A DIME...AND IF I WAS A JUDGE, TELL HIM TO STOP STALKING PEOPLE AND YOUR FOOT WOULD HAVE NEVER GPOTTEN RUN OVER

Posted at 6:58PM on Sep 24th 2009 by PAPPARAZZI ARE IDIOTS

8. that pap probably did that on purpose. Britneys attorneys should look into the paps medical history. That could of been PRE-EXISTING.

Posted at 6:58PM on Sep 24th 2009 by wow

9.
an thats BS if he wasnt chasing after her stalking her he would have never got hurt. I hope the judge laughs him out of court.

Posted at 6:59PM on Sep 24th 2009 by Karen

10. I don't feel sorry for him at all and I hope she fights it and wins. If you stand close to a moving car while using the flash on your camera (making it impossible for her to see while driving) and get run over it's your own fault. What a total piece of crap.

Posted at 7:15AM on Sep 26th 2009 by mia

11. She should counter sue him for the aggravation of all of this!! I hope the judge just tosses his lame ass lawsuit, which is exactly what should happen. If not Britney should counter sue and teach all of the idiot paparazzi a lesson. I hope she comes out victorious either way.

Posted at 7:02PM on Sep 24th 2009 by Drea

12. So if I take my camera out to the mall parking lot, crowd a car trying to pull out so I can take a picture of the driver with my foot under the tire, get it run over - that's worth almost a quarter mill? This guy is unbelievable. Bet he wears preetier panties than Britney.

Posted at 7:07PM on Sep 24th 2009 by Dan

13. You get up next to any car and blind them with flashes..you blind the driver and endager their safety and those around. I'm would never want fame. I would mow these guys down..get away from the car - consider it an occupational hazard and carry your own medical. Just like a pro football player has hazards that could kill him.

Posted at 7:06PM on Sep 24th 2009 by Henchy

14.
A man of class and distinction.
Not afraid of hard work.

Proud.

Posted at 7:05PM on Sep 24th 2009 by shuffler

15. Really, anyone who is "chasing" a celebrity and gets hurt in the process needs to give it up about suing anyone!

Too damn bad if you get hurt!

Better yet, let the rest of us stalk YOU for two weeks.....

Posted at 7:08PM on Sep 24th 2009 by Lilarose

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