Block Resnar
2004-06-22 06:41:22 UTC
Troubled pop beauty Britney Spears broke down in "hysterical" tears after
her mother Lynne reportedly ran over a paparazzo in Santa Monica, California
this weekend. The singer had just left a local pet shop - where she bought
two new puppies - when the incident happened, and was so distraught
paramedics had to attend to her before turning their attention to injured
snapper Calum Reavley. One onlooker tells British tabloid The Sun:
"Amazingly there were no bodyguards with them and Lynne didn't appear to
know what to do when they were surrounded by photographers. Most of them
were on the pavement. Calum didn't throw himself in front of the car or
anything. He was standing by the side. He's not the sort of guy to cause
trouble. Without warning, Britney's mum drove off at high speed straight
through the photographers. Calum was struck and went down screaming, he was
writhing on the floor in pain. Britney looked panic-stricken. She was
sobbing and screaming." Police were called to the scene and it is thought
both Lynne and Britney will be required to give statements to police. Calum
Reavley is now at home resting after doctors declared he had sustained
swelling but no broken bones during the incident. In a statement, Spears'
management said, "If anyone was injured by accident, it was caused by the
paparazzi's own conduct."
her mother Lynne reportedly ran over a paparazzo in Santa Monica, California
this weekend. The singer had just left a local pet shop - where she bought
two new puppies - when the incident happened, and was so distraught
paramedics had to attend to her before turning their attention to injured
snapper Calum Reavley. One onlooker tells British tabloid The Sun:
"Amazingly there were no bodyguards with them and Lynne didn't appear to
know what to do when they were surrounded by photographers. Most of them
were on the pavement. Calum didn't throw himself in front of the car or
anything. He was standing by the side. He's not the sort of guy to cause
trouble. Without warning, Britney's mum drove off at high speed straight
through the photographers. Calum was struck and went down screaming, he was
writhing on the floor in pain. Britney looked panic-stricken. She was
sobbing and screaming." Police were called to the scene and it is thought
both Lynne and Britney will be required to give statements to police. Calum
Reavley is now at home resting after doctors declared he had sustained
swelling but no broken bones during the incident. In a statement, Spears'
management said, "If anyone was injured by accident, it was caused by the
paparazzi's own conduct."