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Britney Settles with Treadmarked Papper

Posted Oct 20th 2009 6:10PM by TMZ Staff

Britney SpearsTeam Britney Spears has reached a financial settlement with the paparazzo who accused the pop star of intentionally driving over his foot with her Mercedes back in 2007.

Rick Mendoza, who was working for TMZ at the time, had argued that Brit's people "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."

The terms of the settlement were not released -- but Mendoza had originally demanded more than $200,000 in damages.


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1. she was NEGLIGENT..

Posted at 6:16PM on Oct 20th 2009 by SHE IS NOT HURTING FOR MONEY FOR BEING SO NEGLIGENT

2. No wonder he doesn't work for tmz anymore. he can take a few years off with that settlement. lol

Posted at 6:17PM on Oct 20th 2009 by Quiet

3. first page.

balls and kooky klown sucks

Posted at 6:17PM on Oct 20th 2009 by A Person

4. I heard he got a new camera and a pair of glasses !

Posted at 6:21PM on Oct 20th 2009 by feebee

5. Didn't your mama ever tell you not to stand close to a moving vehicle, especially with a crazy person behind the wheel?

YOU are the one who "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," since YOU saw her more than her people did.

$200 grand for a swollen foot?! Well, I guess you got the funds for that implant now...viagra stock will drop considerably.

Posted at 6:23PM on Oct 20th 2009 by TheCrunchCakeLady

6. I got my camera, I got my steel toe boots, I got my mortgage payment! What a scam!

Posted at 6:34PM on Oct 20th 2009 by TK

7. I hope all he got was a box of Band-Aids and a copy of her new CD. That's all he deserved.

Posted at 6:25PM on Oct 20th 2009 by nick nolan

8. It would a shame if this loser received a DIME! A bunch of morons with cameras tried to impede her progress. He got in her way, along with 10 other morons, as she tried to leave a parking garage. We all have seen the footage. She stopped at the top of the ramp and then preceeded, as she had a right to do. These guys are all hoping and praying for an altercation. It is clear they don't want or can't get a real job, so they look for the quick and easy payday.

Posted at 6:29PM on Oct 20th 2009 by Brad James

9. HE should not get dam penny..it was his fault not her's...dame shame hope he's not working with tmz...

Posted at 6:30PM on Oct 20th 2009 by Michelle

10. Too bad the bast.ard didn't lose his foot.All paparazzis should die after crashing into a tree.

Posted at 6:33PM on Oct 20th 2009 by Emma

11. he shouldn't of been in the way.. he deserved to get his foot ran over..if you ask me he shouldn't get any money...

Posted at 6:36PM on Oct 20th 2009 by wyatt

12. pg 1 if not first

Posted at 6:35PM on Oct 20th 2009 by rleavitt

13. he got what he deserved..he shouldn't of been in the way..if you ask me he shouldn't get a damn penny !

Posted at 6:35PM on Oct 20th 2009 by wyatt

14. WATCH FOX NEWS WATCH FOX NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Posted at 6:37PM on Oct 20th 2009 by donna

15. She should have ran his f'ing head over, what a pussy, hey what ever happened to men being tough, you guys (paps) are all a bunch of puss sacks and this guy that sued Ms. Spears, he just seen a payday thats all, I bet his father is proud to have a cream puff in the family!!!!!!!

Posted at 6:38PM on Oct 20th 2009 by Dick Whippler

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