dudeone Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Paparazzo killed by oncoming traffic after photographing Justin Bieber's Ferrari By Ben Brumfield and KJ Matthews, CNN updated 7:18 PM EST, Wed January 2, 2013 http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/02/showbiz/california-bieber-paparazo-death/index.html Los Angeles (CNN) -- Paparazzi have had nasty run-ins with pop star Justin Bieber, including a high-speed chase in July that prompted a city councilman to predict that such an encounter could end tragically. It happened Tuesday. A photographer who thought he spied Bieber sitting in his parked white Ferrari was struck and killed by oncoming traffic as he walked across a Los Angeles street to get back to his car after snapping photos. An opportune picture of the 18-year-old celebrity can rake in hard currency, but Bieber was not in the car at the time of the New Year's Day incident. California Highway Patrol officers had pulled over Bieber's vehicle Tuesday evening near an off-ramp of Interstate 405. The photographer, 29, spotted the sports car stopped on Sepulveda Boulevard, parked his own vehicle across the street, crossed to get closer to Bieber's car and took photos of its occupants, Los Angeles police said. Officers told the man twice to return to his car, CNN affiliate KTLA reported. An SUVstruck the paparazzo as he was returning across the street to leave, Stoughton said. Authorities have not released his name. Police said in a statement that the driver of the SUV, a 69-year-old woman, stayed at the scene. There was no evidence that the woman was driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, authorities said. "While I was not present nor directly involved with this tragic accident, my thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim," Bieber said in a statement. "Hopefully this tragedy will finally inspire meaningful legislation and whatever other necessary steps to protect the lives and safety of celebrities, police officers, innocent public bystanders, and the photographers themselves." In July, a group of paparazzi chased Bieber in separate vehiclesdown a freeway, whizzing past a Los Angeles city councilman, Dennis Zine, a reservist on the LAPD. "He was coming up behind me, making abrupt lane changes, not giving signals, cutting off cars," Zine said. The photographers were keeping up with Bieber, thick on his heels. Zine said he expected to see a crash and feared someone could die. The lawmaker, known for supporting tough measures against obnoxious paparazzi behavior, alerted the highway patrol, who ticketed Bieber for speeding in his Fisker Karma, an expensive plug-in hybrid sports car. A photographer was slapped with criminal charges, including reckless driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 OMG this is hilarious ! LMAO this is exactly what paparazzi/media monkeys deserve . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Omg illuminati kill him cuz beibs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberries Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Omg illuminati kill him cuz beibs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Who says all CDC OT topics are about tragedies? This one had a fitting end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Hope that picture of an empty car was worth his life. They really need to create laws against these people. How it's not harassment when you have a camera, I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 i completely forgot about bieber too. isn't it 2013 now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Canadian Newsmaker of the Year. Congrats, Beebs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Apparently the photog was trailing Beiber because he saw him smoking pot in the car earlier in the day. Some of the paparazzi are also saying that Beiber should be held partially responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi Babe Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Apparently the photog was trailing Beiber because he saw him smoking pot in the car earlier in the day. Some of the paparazzi are also saying that Beiber should be held partially responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 All of the paparazzi would be out of their jobs if people weren't so obsessed with the lives of celebrities. I honestly don't understand why people have this fascination with famous peoples everyday lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Apparently the photog was trailing Beiber because he saw him smoking pot in the car earlier in the day. Some of the paparazzi are also saying that Beiber should be held partially responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Why? Because he was born? Because he has talent? Jeez, the Beebs wasn't even IN the bloody car when the photographer went over to take snoopy pics. But, anything to deflect personal responsibility, right? These paparazzi make me sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Why? Because he was born? Because he has talent? Jeez, the Beebs wasn't even IN the bloody car when the photographer went over to take snoopy pics. But, anything to deflect personal responsibility, right? These paparazzi make me sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuckNuckNucks Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Many people around the world are laughing at this death right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intoewsables Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 "I thought you should know what your music does. It kills people." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthNinja Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 In other news, Justin Bieber was snapped by Paparazzi driving a SUV dressed as an old woman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageForever420 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 No pop star should be allowed to own a Ferrari unless your name is Michael Jackson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugemanskost Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 No pop star should be allowed to own a Ferrari unless your name is Michael Jackson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageForever420 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 In more other news, Michael Jackson died 3 1/2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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