'CSI' Star Attacks Paparazzo - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 07-18-2007, 04:51 PM

"CSI" actor Gary Dourdan may be working on the other side of the law this time.

The 40-year-old star attacked a TMZ.com cameraman Tuesday night (July 17) in Hollywood, reports the celebrity muckraking site.

Dourdan reportedly arrived at Hyde nightclub on his Ducati motorcycle, spotted the TMZ videographer and yelled "get that f**king camera out of my face." Although the photog complied by pointing the camera down, it was still recording.

The actor then reportedly grabbed the TMZ videographer, slammed his head into the pavement several times. Other paparazzi are said to be heard protesting their colleague's mistreatment and then Dourdan says, "I know all the cops around here. They're my friends."

A video, which was not working on the site, also supposedly shows the actor roaring off on his motorcycle only to return, with his pals in a town car, to chase the photog, who eventually had to grab a passing cab to get away from Dourdan.

Although the site states that the attack was "unprovoked," later they mention that Dourdan mistook the cameraman for someone else.

Nina Tassler, speaking on behalf of CBS Entertainment, which airs the hit forensic show "CSI," on which Dourdan stars as investigator Warrick Brown, would not comment on the incident Wednesday morning until she received more information.

catlover79 · 07-18-2007, 05:37 PM

Ah, yet another love affair between celebrities and the paparazzi.

Mikado · 07-18-2007, 08:35 PM

While I think the Paparazzo are intrusive and usually deserve all the abuse they get, i think maybe this time the celeb was the one who went too far, and if he winds up in jail for this ( like thats going to happen in LA

) ; I wont feel sorry for him in the least.

07-18-2007, 04:51 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	'CSI' Star Attacks Paparazzo "CSI" actor Gary Dourdan may be working on the other side of the law this time. The 40-year-old star attacked a TMZ.com cameraman Tuesday night (July 17) in Hollywood, reports the celebrity muckraking site. Dourdan reportedly arrived at Hyde nightclub on his Ducati motorcycle, spotted the TMZ videographer and yelled "get that f**king camera out of my face." Although the photog complied by pointing the camera down, it was still recording. The actor then reportedly grabbed the TMZ videographer, slammed his head into the pavement several times. Other paparazzi are said to be heard protesting their colleague's mistreatment and then Dourdan says, "I know all the cops around here. They're my friends." A video, which was not working on the site, also supposedly shows the actor roaring off on his motorcycle only to return, with his pals in a town car, to chase the photog, who eventually had to grab a passing cab to get away from Dourdan. Although the site states that the attack was "unprovoked," later they mention that Dourdan mistook the cameraman for someone else. Nina Tassler, speaking on behalf of CBS Entertainment, which airs the hit forensic show "CSI," on which Dourdan stars as investigator Warrick Brown, would not comment on the incident Wednesday morning until she received more information.
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07-18-2007, 05:37 PM	#2
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07-18-2007, 08:35 PM	#3
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	While I think the Paparazzo are intrusive and usually deserve all the abuse they get, i think maybe this time the celeb was the one who went too far, and if he winds up in jail for this ( like thats going to happen in LA ) ; I wont feel sorry for him in the least.