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Witherspoon photographer found dead
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A paparazzi photographer accused by Reese Witherspoon of "battery and child endangerment" has been
found dead. According to the wire story, the body of Todd
Wallace was found in the photographer's Brentwood apartment by friends, although apparently "his identity couldn't
be confirmed because of the state of the body" (decomposition? gunshot to the head? either way - shudder). Wallace
was charged with six misdemeanors after a run in with the Witherspoon-Phillippe family at Disney's California Adventure
theme park last September. Witherspoon was celebrating her daughter's sixth birthday with a group of young friends when
Wallace approached and attempted to take pictures. When Witherspoon informed him that she didn't want the group to be
photographed, Wallace flipped out. He allegedly shoved one child and hit another with a camera, then fought back when
two park employess tried to restrain him, all the while shouting obscenities at the Oscar-nominated actress. There was
a warrant out for Wallace's arrest, after he failed to show up at a bail hearing on the charges in December. The
Witherspoon camp has not released any sort of comment.Lots of people hit paparazzi
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In a move that seems somehow appropriate, Sean
Penn honored his brother's memory last weekend by confronting a photographer. Penn and his fellow macho man Mark Ruffalo are reported to have "got[ten] into a scuffle"
with a photographer who was taking pictures at Chris
Penn's funeral over the weekend. Apart from the fact that Ruffalo took the memory card out of the man's camera,
details on the incident are few and far between. However, since The Guardian says that the photographer is the
one who "disrupted" the funeral, it's safe to assume that Penn and his wingman will be portrayed as selflessly
trying to protect the memory of the departed. God only knows what really happened.In other news that involves hitting people, Joe Pesci is alleged to have also slugged a man who happened to be holding a camera, albeit nowhere near the Penn funeral. Apparently things in the Pesci case are a bit more serious, because he's been questioned by police about the incident - the actor could be charged with misdemeanor battery if the cops decide there's merit to his (alleged) victim's case.
Note to Pesci: next time you want to kick someone's ass for taking a picture of you, make sure there's a casket near by. If there is, you're home free.
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