Paparazzi rage: these celebs have assaulted photographers!

Paparazzi rage: these celebs have assaulted photographers! - The relationship between celebrities and the press is often tense. There is a fine line between private and public life that is not always respected by the media. On the other hand, some artists do not understand the price of fame and the work of media professionals. The latest incident occurred with Josh Homme, lead singer of the Queens of The Stone Age, who kicked the face and the camera of a photographer who was covering the show. Check out the most controversial cases!

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Josh Homme - The Queens of The Stone Age lead singer acknowledged on video that he was wrong for kicking a photographer's camera and hitting her in the face during a concert in Los Angeles on 9 December. The singer issued an apology saying that he was immersed in the performance when he did it.

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Josh Homme - Photographer Chealse Lauren, who suffered a cut on her face and was taken to a hospital ER, reported the act of violence on Instagram. The professional said that the incident did not hinder her capacity to photograph artists and she did not intend to press charges.

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Chris Brown - According to the TV show 'E News', Chris Brown attacked a photographer at a nightclub in Florida, USA, in April 2017.

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Chris Brown - The police report revealed that the hip hop star punched photographer Bennie L. Vines in the mouth, injuring his lips. The photographer was working for the nightclub Club Aja, which released a statement criticizing the artist's behavior and apologizing to its customers.

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Chris Martin - According to TMZ, the singer and his ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, were leaving a restaurant in Santa Monica with their children when a paparazzo rushed to take photos of the family.

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Chris Martin - The photographer ended up being hit by the singer's car. Other photographers who were at the scene captured the moment of the incident.

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Russell Brand - The British actor was arrested in 2010 after assaulting a paparazzo at the Los Angeles airport.

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Russell Brand - The artist, who was dating singer Katy Perry at the time, was angered by the fact that he was being photographed. Brand pushed the photographer, who fell to the ground.

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Britney Spears - Remember 2007, when the pop star had a breakdown and shaved her hair? The year was marked by her aggressive behavior.

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Britney Spears - The artist assaulted a photographer with an umbrella and made the front pages again.

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Mike Tyson - Tyson was involved in a violent episode with a cameraman in São Paulo and was even taken to the police station. The prosecutor alleged that he was hit in the head by Tyson and the police asked for a body examination to see if an assault did actually occur. The boxer was eventually released.

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Mike Tyson - In 2009, the former boxing world champion left Los Angeles police station handcuffed after assaulting a paparazzo at the airport. According to the Los Angeles Times, Tyson told the police that Tony Echevarria provoked him. The photographer's version was that Tyson punched him in the face and tried to take the card out of his camera.

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Louis Tomlinson - The former One Direction member and his girlfriend got into trouble when they landed at Los Angeles airport.

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Louis Tomlinson - According to TMZ, the musician became annoyed by a photographer who got too close. Tomlinson pushed him, causing him to fall to the ground and hit the head. The singer was eventually taken to a nearby police station.

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Justin Bieber - The singer was sued by a photographer when he was still in his rebellious phase. In 2014, Aja Oxman said he was brutally assaulted and had his professional camera broken by Bieber and his bodyguard.

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Justin Bieber - According to TMZ, the singer was on a beach in Kauai, Hawaii. When he was photographed by the paparazzi, the singer ordered his bodyguard to chase him and do whatever it took to get the memory card from the camera.

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Jude Law - In 2007, the star was arrested for assaulting photographers on the street where he lived in London. The paparazzo allegedly suffered minor injuries after the actor tried to grab his camera. The photographer further reported that Law verbally assaulted him as well. The artist said he acted on impulse to protect his children's privacy.

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Jude Law - According to The Sun, Jude Law was taken to a police station, arrested and released after paying bail. In 2005 the artist had various incidents with photographers.

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Axl Rose - According to TMZ, the lead singer of the band Guns N' Roses arrived at the airport accompanied by a woman who did not like being photographed by the paparazzi and started challenging them.

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Axl Rose - The rocker became involved in the discussion and tried to hit a photographer's head. The singer, who began throwing punches, was stopped by members of his team.

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Gerard Butler - The heartthrob assaulted a photographer in October 2008. The paparazzo filed a complaint, accusing the artist of having punched him in the face several times during a fight.

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Gerard Butler - TMZ reported that the photographer was following Butler in his car after the actor left a bar in Los Angeles.

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Lourdes Maria - Madonna's daughter did not punch anyone, but became annoyed by the presence of photographers one day when she was walking around the streets of New York. Lourdes Maria, 21, threw juice at the paparazzo.

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Alec Baldwin - The actor assaulted a photographer from the New York newspaper Daily News while leaving the civil registry office. Baldwin was accompanied by his fiancee, Hilaria Thomas, when he punched Marcus Santos in the face.

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Alec Baldwin - The Daily News posted on its website several images of the incident taken by a second photographer of the same newspaper, Jefferson Siegel. The photojournalist filed a complaint at the police station.

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Sam Worthington - The actor was arrested in New York for assault in 2014. The incident between Worthington and the photographer took place in a bar where the star was with his fiancée, Lara Bingle.

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Sam Worthington - Worthington reacted after the photographer hit his girlfriend's leg as he tried to photograph the couple. The photographer ended up in hospital with a bruised nose.

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Kanye West - The rapper, who has a reputation for being hot-headed, reached an agreement in a lawsuit against a photographer he assaulted in July 2013.

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Kanye West - According to his lawyer, the two of them even met and shook hands. The rapper apologized for what he had done.

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