Top Five Classic Celebrity Paparazzi Attacks (As Inspired By Sienna Miller's LAX Handbag Assault)
Posted by Molly Friedman at 4:15 AM on May 8, 2008
Casual nudity enthusiast Sienna Miller became an official card-carrying member of that elite group of celebrities who unleash their hate of paparazzi by way of physical assault. As the Daily Mail reports, Miller swung her pricey purse at one pap's face yesterday at LAX, possibly because he was a resident of Pittsburgh, or maybe she simply mistook him for Jude Law (as the pictures show, there is a resemblance to the nanny-loving baldie). But Sienna's moment of outrage prompted us to recall our all-time favourite When Celebrities Attack moments in time, from Woody Harrelson's caught-on-tape choke-hold to Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz's romantically executed freakout years ago. Our five top picks after the jump:

5. Woody Harrelson: In the 2006 case of TMZ v. Woody Harrelson, the buns-of-steel actor became so infuriated by one of Harvey Levin's minions that he went so far as to strangle the pap and destroy his camera. The only funny part of this story? The LAPD allegedly took Woody's side, continuing the longtime tradition of starry-eyed feds' celebrity worship trumping any reason to reprimand law-breaking stars.
4. Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake: Cameron Diaz has a rep for despising the photographers, most recently telling W that she's planning a move to New York just to escape their clutches. But back in 2004 when Diaz was still in lurve with Timberlake, the pair grew so fed up that they managed to grab one pap's camera and run off with it. Too bad their attempts to sue were accompanied by visual evidence of an angry-looking Cam doing the deed.
3: Sean Penn: While in China shooting Shanghai Surprise, Penn's legendary decision to hang a photographer found in his hotel room from a nine-story balcony marked the beginning of the celebrities v. photographers war, primarily because all charges stemming from his arrest for murder were dropped, inspiring future stars to confidently follow in his footsteps.
2. Bjork:
A few years back, Bjork famously flipped out at a New Zealand airport after paps ignored her companion's requests to stop taking pictures. Bjork's reaction? The pap claims she decided to suddenly claw at and rip his shirt. And yet, after this, we somehow love her even more.
1. Britney SpearsAnd our all-time favourite paparazzi scuffle occurred on that fateful night of February 21, when newly bald Britney spontaneously unleashed her fury by abusing an SUV and several photographers using two weapons: an umbrella, and the scariest facial expression we've ever seen. Clearly, Sienna has a few things to learn from Britney.
[Photo credits: Wireimage, X17, TMZ]

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CourageousCoward
Posted 5:03 AM 8/5/08
When cameras are outlawed, only outlaws will have cameras!
Cameras don't shoot celebs, paps shoot celebs!
They can have my camera when they pry it from my cold, dead hands!
CourageousCoward
pureblarney
Posted 4:52 AM 8/5/08
Cameron Diaz has a rep for despising the photographers.
Why wouldn't she, pray tell? I almost wish Dante were still alive just so he could write them into another graphically-described level of Hell.
pureblarney
SugartitsMcFirecrotch
Posted 4:42 AM 8/5/08
Here's my idea to get rid of the constant pap-attacks . . . photobomb 'em, baby.
SugartitsMcFirecrotch
Leviticus_71
Posted 4:36 AM 8/5/08
Britney HUNGRY!
Leviticus_71
ithacabaron
Posted 6:28 AM 8/5/08
Sports-related, how?
ithacabaron
whitiris
Posted 6:59 AM 8/5/08
That Bjork clip is from 1996 when she was leaving the airport in Thailand. You would think that the reporter in New Zealand would have known to back the fuck off. She may be tiny, but she will cut a bitch.
whitiris
itmustbeken
Posted 9:54 AM 8/5/08
Bjork was robbed! She is so clearly #1.
Look at the bitch slapping, the hair pulling, the follow though when the reporter is on the ground...c'mon...that is the work of a professional.
She could give Britney the beat down any day.
itmustbeken
Lulamaybelle
Posted 10:53 AM 8/5/08
I will now pitch the idea to my husband that this Marc Jacobs bag Sienna has (and I currently want to own in lilac) could also be used as a weapon, if need be. This can help justify the $1295 price tag.
Lulamaybelle
shag_carpet_bomb
Posted 11:22 AM 8/5/08
I personally prefer the bag the security guard is carrying, classy, but flashy!
shag_carpet_bomb
ruz
Posted 3:22 AM 9/5/08
I hope this means that Will is in the process of posting about Ronaldo over on Defamer...
ruz