David Beckham Sued By Paparazzo
5:04 Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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David Beckham is being sued by a photographer who is claiming that the
soccer star and his bodyguard attacked him.
In the lawsuit filed last month at the Los Angeles County Superior
Court, Emicles Da Mata claims that he stopped his car on a Beverly
Hills street when the England midfielder reached through the driver's
window and grabbed Da Mata's camera, attempting to wrestle it from him.
The court papers say that Beckham's bodyguard then beat Da Mata repeatedly, took his camera and threw it in a bin.
The incident, which happened on December 7, 2008,
alerted local police who immediately arrived on the scene.
The police ordered all parties involved to sit on the curb outside the
Beverly Hills City Hall while they collected information.
Da Mata says he was injured during the assault and is suing for assault and battery and emotional distress.
The court documents say Da Mata is seeking unspecified damages.
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