Alison Silva, photographer, is suing paparazzi agency X17 alleging it’s employees assaulted him during a Britney Spears chase on March 5th.

Silva is suing for unspecified damages. The counts include battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotion distress, negligence, negligent hiring, training, supervision, and retention of unfit employees. Whew, that’s a hell of a list!

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Our sources tell us Silva was severely beaten by three X17 paparazzi following a Britney Spears chase because he had the top spot behind her vehicle. Once the confrontation happened, we hear three paparazzi knocked him out and continued to kick him while on the ground, pressing his head against the asphalt, breaking his nose and causing head injuries. He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. A police investigation is currently underway.

The X17 agency has received criticism in the past for hiring illegal aliens and people with criminal backgrounds as “independent contractors” even though they work and act as employees. X17 protects themselves this way since they can’t be held liable for the work done by the independent contractor. The lawsuit was filed today.

Paparazzi had best watch themselves if they dare snap photos of Nicole Kidman and her bodyguard.

This week there have been two instances involving photographers and Nicole’s entourage.

During the the first incident on Wednesday, a 53-year old cameraman was attacked by Kidman’s hot headed trainer as he filmed them hiking.

Then on Thursday a Flynet photographer named Jeremy and the same 53-year old paparazzi followed Nicole and her bodyguard on her way to the gym. The cars stopped, the bodyguard got out and approached the paps vehicle, obviously pissed.

That’s when it all went down.

As you can see in the video, the bodyguard gave the paps a little bitch beatdown! You can hear him screaming like a girl throughout the assault because you know, he’s the victim here. He’s probably screaming louder and more violent because he knows that sh*t is being taped.

After the bodyguard left Jeremy called 911 because, again, he wants to play the victim. It’s not like he got schooled with a 2×4 or anything. Yeah, he’s scratched up and bruised, but I’m sure the little f*cker had it coming.

The police are investigating the incident.

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This time it was at Bob Hope airport where Tonya was filmed eating and having a beer before a flight to Portland. Before she knew she was being filmed she blew her nose and chewed her food with her mouth open.

After the cameraman made it obvious he was filming her she got a little peeved after she kept running into him. Tonya flipped off the camera and complained on numerous occasions to security before finally escaping the paps lens.

Although it’s mildly entertaining to watch her patience grow thinner and thinner I can’t help think about what a pain in the ass it would be to have to deal with that. I’d probably end up going Sean Penn on their ass.

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The folks over at Hollywood.tv posted this video of the paparazzi following Pamela Anderson’s ex Rick Salomon as he heads to his car after leaving Club Villa in WeHo.

This clip is f*cking hysterical! The paps throw outrageous questions at Rick, who sometimes comments and sometimes laughs them off. “Was it the drug use or the herpes?” yells one. “Did you try making another sex tape without the woman’s consent?” yells another.

One photographer gets his ass kicked by a tree that he runs into while filming Rick. You hear someone say, “He needs an ambulance.” But he is quickly forgotten and the pack moves on after one guy yells, “Rick Salomon for President!”

Entertainment at it’s best.

Is Britney Spears really pregnant with Adnan Ghalib’s baby? That’s what he is telling everyone.

“Britney is Adnan’s dream come true. He knows that if he has a child with Brit, he’ll be made for life,” a friend of Adnan’s tells Star magazine.

I bet! He probably did her in every position, tipping and shaking the bitch after he came in her - hoping his seed would take hold. Heh.

Let’s just hope this dirty little rumor is false. If it is true, Adnan should be taken out and shot. Period.

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“It bothers me, it bothers my parents. Ryder doesn’t know what that is. He’s four years old…It’s aggressive, it’s bizarre and it makes him self-conscious. And kids should always be kids, they should never be self-conscious of what they’re doing. That should be illegal.”

- Kate Hudson wants a law to be passed that makes it illegal for paparazzi to photograph celebrities children without prior consent.

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According to the NY Daily News, photographers are quitting their jobs over the violence and chaos that ensues when they try and get a snap of Britney Spears.

The problem has increased since Spears was first hospitalized, and to add to the pandemonium, some say that some photo agencies are now hiring LA gang members ‘Crips’ and ‘Bloods’ to take the photos, because well, you just don’t f*ck with them.

Whether this is true or not remains to be seen, but some in the industry insist it is true.

Veteran paparazzi from the Splash agency, Nick Stern, who recently quit his job said, “I’ve heard stories of fights, of car tires being slashed, cars being blocked in.”

NY Daily News says of all the agency heads it spoke with, none admitted to hiring the thugs.

Frank Navarre, founder of X17 says that, “They may dress like gang members with large pants and tattoos, but to say they’re gang members right now, well, real gang members are not into Britney Spears.”

INF agency head, Chris Doherty doesn’t subscribe to the gang mentality. “Britney Spears attracts huge numbers of photographers, and whoever muscles their way to the front gets the best picture. They’re not AP photographers wearing flak jackets, but that’s not to say they’re thugs, either.”

Brad Elterman, owner of Buzz Foto, says that after Britney’s first hospitalization he doesn’t want his cameramen chasing her through the streets of Los Angeles simply for a photo.

“It’s too dangerous. She goes through a yellow light, you go through a red. People break laws. I tell my guys now, ‘Don’t speed, don’t chase, and stay away from Britney Spears.’”

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