First Kanye, and now Jay-Z is in an all out battle with the paparazzi. It was initially reported by PerezHilton.com that Jay attacked a member of the paparazzi while in Croatia vacationing with wifey Beyonce. However, the details are still emerging but have revealed that it was not Jay-Z but the bodyguard for both Jay and Beyonce who was involved in the alteration. Reportedly, the bodyguard has been charged with assault and destruction of personal property with a television reporter. There have been many different stories but according to TMZ:
“Croation law enforcement tells TMZ Jay's bodyguard has been charged with destroying personal property and assault -- based on a complaint filed by the reporter who got into a scuffle with Jay and Beyonce's entourage late last night. Video of the incident surfaced on the 'net earlier today showing the whole confrontation -- including the part where the reporter throws his camera sticks at Jay's hired muscle ... and the hired muscle throws the sticks into the Adriatic Sea.”
According to Hip Hop Wired, the incident was allegedly sparked by photographers and paparazzi and The Crotian Times suggests that Jay requested his bodyguard to do physical harm to the cameraman.
“As they were leaving dinner Tuesday night, the cameras were continuing to go off and the three tried to find their escape route by jumping onto a boat that would take them out to their yacht, but met hostility as one of the photographers proceeded to throw his tripod which cracked the bodyguard in his back. Everyone in their mind knows exactly what their reaction would be to a situation such as this but their bodyguard should be commended for his choice of response. Julius responded by throwing the piece of property in the ocean and giving the royal salute, along with Jay-Z, by way of the middle finger.”
Allegedly the bodyguard pushed the cameraman away urging him to not film the couple. The Crotian Times report:
“The couple was followed by their bodyguard, who pushed a cameraman away and told him not to film the singer. The daily 24 sata has reported Beyonce went to the city centre, where she encountered another cameraman, Dragan Banovic, 57. When the same bodyguard saw Banovic, he punched him, causing him to drop his camera. The bodyguard hit Banovic three more times after he got back up and then threw his camera into some water. Jay Z allegedly told the bodyguard to throw the cameraman into the water.”
I don’t believe in violence but when will the paparazzi learn to leave people alone. I’m sure they clearly got warning signs that said Jay and B were not in the mood for photographers. Hey, everyone is entitled to one bad day. Neither Jay nor B have yet to make a comment regarding this incident.
Watch Footage of the Bodyguard Incident Below:
