Russell and Katy Perry at LAX
I Punched a Photographer and I Liked It
Sat, 18/09/2010 - 09:06 by Harry BowHe's not exactly going to be locked up with Lindsay Lohan (more on her latest legal woe here), but Russell Brand has just been arrested after coming over all Jude Law and allegedly smacking a pap who was trying to take pictures up the dress of his demure fiancee Katie Perry, who'd absolutely never want her body on show in public (except for this time, this time, this time and this time etc)...
Bad photographer! Everyone knows that it's only Katy Perry tits you're allowed to focus on.
Anyway, sounding like the plot of a ropey rom-com he'll probably end up starring in, Russell had flown over to LA to visit Katy Perry for their one year anniversary (yep, they made it), and they were returning to New York (pictured) together when they became surrounded by paps, which is certainly something the Brit never wanted. When one snapper became over zealous, Brand allegedly 'pushed' him.
According to police, the photographer place him under citizen's arrest and he was later taken to a police station before being released from custody after posting $20,000 (£12,800) bail.
The BBC reports that he will face a charge of battery. While Brand hasn't yet made comment, Perry has turned to her Twitter, saying:

We wonder if this guy was arrested...
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Comments
How embarassing. I can't help feeling he's made a tit of himself. I mean here's a guy who built a career boasting about how many girls he fucked inside out, back to front, upside down and sideways up. And now he's getting ditzy cos some photog wants a shot of his woman's muff? Please.
Paparazzi should be banned from the airport.Appearing in a bikini in a video and having some pervery shove a camera up your skirt are completely different.
Brand hasnt done anything wrong here.
Jiggers I've got the Association Of Photographers head office round the corner from my office and every few months they have a themed gallery display from their members where they all get into self congratulatory mode and fawn over how great they all are. I believe the latest theme was "upskirts & nipple-slips" so there you go, now it's art.
I wonder if members of the paparazzi generally and those who go for this kind of angle are really proud of their work?
Then I wonder if the newspapers and websites that buy their photos ever take a look at themselves too?
Finally, everyone who cannot get by without seeing what Katy Perry's snatch looks like - maybe with knickers, maybe (frotter frotter) without.
I'm guessing it's like Seth Armstrong in a SARS mask and I hope that image pops into your head the next time you're trying to crack one out.
Oh no ! more publicity for those shy retiring wallflowers Brand & Perry......how do they cope ? Let's start a campaign to get the worlds media to leave them alone, I mean it's obvious that what they really want is to live together in privacy and isolation so let's leave them to it.
Airports have ALWAYS been used as a pap opportunity (Most have their own official paps). We've pretty much stood by the intrusive pap thing. Ish.
I agree - the pap was a twat - I don't believe we've said anything of the contrary.
I think Harry's point was that whilst the pap is obviously out of order, Katy Perry has built a career off the back of a pair of tits and a latex dress and a song about sensationalist faux lesbianism. With this in mind, it's quite amusing when she acts shocked that anyone would try to photograph her lady flower.
That doesn't make what the pap did in anyway excusable and I think Russell did the gallant thing - but let's be honest - she's no shrinking violet in "sexualising her image" etc.
I can't even remember what the question was now.
Yerh! Wots it to you, sugartits??
I've got to admit, as far as celebrity couples go, these two are relatively unannoying. They're not on the front of OK shoving it in our faces, they're not trying to flog us his n' hers fragrances, they usually only pop up on telly when she's got a record out and he's got a film out, they seem to be genuinely quite fond of each other, they both have actual jobs- to be fair, they could be a lot worse.
ALSO...
Didn't HM promise a while back to stop getting random pap pics from celebs going to tescos or whatever and just say that when they're trying to be seen they're fair game??(i.e. red carpet/chinawhites/opening of an envelope)
So by the same logic, let's say Katy Perry and Russell Brand EXPECT to get papped at the airport. Wouldn't it be reasonable to say that her face is fair game but her fanny is not?
Getting out of a car with no knickers on is possibly a different ball game entirely, but going up an escalator and having a camera shoved up your skirt? I'd have bloody well done them for sexual assault.
Harry Bow you UTTER cunt.
Are you seriously insinuating that "she's asking for it" and that it's fair game for a pap to stick a zoom lens up a celebs dress as she's walking through an airport?
Fair play for standing up for your girlfriends honour. Or was he just outraged at the fact she wasnt getting paid for it. He seems pretty cool with Katy laying around in music videos with nothing but Candy Floss covering her nips and bush. Photogapher should have just slipped him $10 before hand, sure he would be fine with it
Fair play for standing up for your girlfriends honour. Or was he just outraged at the fact she wasnt getting paid for it. He seems pretty cool with Katy laying around in music videos with nothing but Candy Floss covering her nips and bush. Photogapher should have just slipped him $10 before hand, sure he would be fine with it
Harry Bow you UTTER cunt.
Are you seriously insinuating that "she's asking for it" and that it's fair game for a pap to stick a zoom lens up a celebs dress as she's walking through an airport?
I've got to admit, as far as celebrity couples go, these two are relatively unannoying. They're not on the front of OK shoving it in our faces, they're not trying to flog us his n' hers fragrances, they usually only pop up on telly when she's got a record out and he's got a film out, they seem to be genuinely quite fond of each other, they both have actual jobs- to be fair, they could be a lot worse.
ALSO...
Didn't HM promise a while back to stop getting random pap pics from celebs going to tescos or whatever and just say that when they're trying to be seen they're fair game??(i.e. red carpet/chinawhites/opening of an envelope)
So by the same logic, let's say Katy Perry and Russell Brand EXPECT to get papped at the airport. Wouldn't it be reasonable to say that her face is fair game but her fanny is not?
Getting out of a car with no knickers on is possibly a different ball game entirely, but going up an escalator and having a camera shoved up your skirt? I'd have bloody well done them for sexual assault.
Yerh! Wots it to you, sugartits??
I think Harry's point was that whilst the pap is obviously out of order, Katy Perry has built a career off the back of a pair of tits and a latex dress and a song about sensationalist faux lesbianism. With this in mind, it's quite amusing when she acts shocked that anyone would try to photograph her lady flower.
That doesn't make what the pap did in anyway excusable and I think Russell did the gallant thing - but let's be honest - she's no shrinking violet in "sexualising her image" etc.
I can't even remember what the question was now.
Airports have ALWAYS been used as a pap opportunity (Most have their own official paps). We've pretty much stood by the intrusive pap thing. Ish.
I agree - the pap was a twat - I don't believe we've said anything of the contrary.
Oh no ! more publicity for those shy retiring wallflowers Brand & Perry......how do they cope ? Let's start a campaign to get the worlds media to leave them alone, I mean it's obvious that what they really want is to live together in privacy and isolation so let's leave them to it.
I wonder if members of the paparazzi generally and those who go for this kind of angle are really proud of their work?
Then I wonder if the newspapers and websites that buy their photos ever take a look at themselves too?
Finally, everyone who cannot get by without seeing what Katy Perry's snatch looks like - maybe with knickers, maybe (frotter frotter) without.
I'm guessing it's like Seth Armstrong in a SARS mask and I hope that image pops into your head the next time you're trying to crack one out.
Jiggers I've got the Association Of Photographers head office round the corner from my office and every few months they have a themed gallery display from their members where they all get into self congratulatory mode and fawn over how great they all are. I believe the latest theme was "upskirts & nipple-slips" so there you go, now it's art.
Paparazzi should be banned from the airport.Appearing in a bikini in a video and having some pervery shove a camera up your skirt are completely different.
Brand hasnt done anything wrong here.
How embarassing. I can't help feeling he's made a tit of himself. I mean here's a guy who built a career boasting about how many girls he fucked inside out, back to front, upside down and sideways up. And now he's getting ditzy cos some photog wants a shot of his woman's muff? Please.