Brady, Bundchen Sued By Photographers
UPDATED (4:44 p.m.)...
According to a report by Reuters, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his wife, model Gisele Bundchen, were sued by two photographers and a news agency over an allegation that a bodyguard fired gunshots at the photographers' vehicle at a party two months after the couple's wedding.
The lawsuit, filed in New York, accuses Brady and Bundchen of carelessness and negligence and seeks at least $1 million in damages, according to Reuters.
The incident allegedly occurred at Bundchen's holiday home in Costa Rica.
The Associated Press, which also reported that the lawsuit had been filed, reported that the incident is alleged to have happened in April.
According to Reuters, the lawsuit by Agence France Presse and the two photographers, identified by Reuters as Costa Rican citizens Yuri Cortez and Rolando Aviles, says that bodyguards demanded the photographers' cameras and memory cards after the photographers took pictures of the event.
When the photographers refused, the lawsuit alleges, the incident became more heated and one of the bodyguards fired a pistol at the photographers' vehicle, with one shot shattering the rear windshield, then hitting the front windshield and narrowly missing the heads of the photographers on the ricochet, according to Reuters.
The AP reported that representatives for Brady and Bundchen declined to comment.
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September 22, 2009; 4:30 PM ET
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Posted by: Ari88 | September 23, 2009 3:36 AM
sued for what? no one got hurt. did the incident traumatize these reporters so much that they've lost their ability to work? okay, so let them pay for the windshield--maybe next time you won't show up to an event that you're not invited to- go and cover some real news- not someone's private wedding.
Posted by: earthling | September 22, 2009 7:46 PM
Reporters "sometimes" go a little too far with their tactics. Specially in other countries. It seems as if they feel like they are above the law.
Posted by: angelou | September 22, 2009 5:22 PM
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Shooting at people is assault with a deadly weapon. Shooting pictures of people? Not illegal.
I'm surprised how the photographers are being demonized in this case when it is the bodyguard who was clearly acting out of line.