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Legal
Bieber sued over pap attack
By Chris Cooke | Published on Thursday 27 June 2013
So another day, and more pap-related legal frivolities for Master Justin Bieber. The popstar is being sued by a photographer called Jose Duran, who claims Bieber attacked him in a Californian parking lot last summer. This is seemingly the civil stage of a snapper scuffle that was subject to a police investigation when it first occurred.
As previously reported, Bieber got into an altercation with the photographer as he was leaving a shopping mall with then girlfriend Selena Gomez in May 2012. Seemingly annoyed that the snapper was blocking his route out of the parking lot, Bieber allegedly got out of his car and pushed the man. Or kicked him according to Duran’s lawsuit.
Indeed, according to TMZ, Duran claims Bieber “delivered a martial arts-type kick” to his rib cage, before pushing and punching him. The photographer adds that Gomez returned soon after looking for a lost mobile phone, but did take the time to apologise to the paparazzo for her then boyfriend’s actions.
Duran reported the incident to the police, though they decided not to pursue charges against the singer last November. But the photographer is now suing for damages. In the lawsuit the claimant reportedly lists Bieber’s other alleged misbehaviour in recent months, presumably in a bid to tarnish the defendant’s reputation. Whether that would mean getting the monkey to testify against the singer in court remains to be seen.
