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Photog Sues Brown Over Bodyguard Beatdown

Pap files claim on same day Brown speaks out in online video

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted May 28, 2009 8:40 AM CDT

(Newser) – Chris Brown is being sued by a paparazzo who says he was assaulted by Brown’s bodyguards after taking pictures of Brown at a Los Angeles gym May 13, the AP reports. Brown himself is not accused of any violence. Brown’s attorney says Robert Rosen has filed such suits before; a man with the same name filed a similar claim against Pierce Brosnan in 2007, though it wasn’t immediately clear if it’s the same man.

“This is a specious and frivolous lawsuit by one of the paparazzi seeking publicity and a payday,” said Brown’s attorney. “He’s done this before and lost. We will vigorously defend against this.”

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In this Feb. 7, 2009 file photo, Chris Brown arrives at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

Chris Brown appears during his arraignment on charges of two felony charges stemming from his domestic violence case, at the Los Angeles County Criminal Courts, April 6, 2009. (AP Photo)

Chris Brown is seen during his arraignment on charges of assault, March 5, 2009, at the Los Angeles County Criminal Courts. (AP Photo)

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Photog Sues Brown Over Bodyguard Beatdown