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Björk Attacks New Zealand News Photographer

Leaps on photog and rips shirt in half

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(Newser) – Icelandic pop star Björk leaped on a news photographer, knocked him to the ground, and ripped his shirt in half as she arrived in Auckland for a concert tour, reports the New Zealand Herald. The volatile singer “grabbed the back of my black skivvy and tore it down the back," said the Herald photographer of the attack that was captured on video.

Björk’s companion had asked the photographer not to take photos, and pleaded with the singer, “B, don't do this” during the attack. "I don't see being assaulted as an acceptable thing,” said the photographer, who is not pressing charges. Björk is notorious for her violent 1996 assault on a British journalist in Thailand, also after a long flight.

Icelandic singer Bjork performs during a concert at the National Museum in Lima, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Icelandic singer Bjork performs during a concert at the National Museum in Lima, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)   (Associated Press)
Singer Bjork performs in concert Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)
Singer Bjork performs in concert Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)   (Associated Press)
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