OlderThu, 29 January 2009 at 3:22 pm
Jake Gyllenhaal Kicks The Shin Out of Paparazzi
A videographer followed actor Jake Gyllenhaal as he was returning from a scheduled lunch break during jury duty on Wednesday (January 28) in Los Angeles.
The 28-year-old frustrated actor was seen walking into a door after pushing instead of pulling and then kicking the videographer’s shin.
To watch the shin-kicking video, visit TMZ.com.
FYI: Jake was excused from jury service in the battery case.
DO YOU THINK Jake had the right to kick the videographer?
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Aw poor Jake, everyone has bad days
umm ya its called some space everyone deserves it and if you get in the way then its your fault dude
I can imagine the Paps can get old…him and Reese hate them, that’s for sure.
i hate those littel f*ckers…that should be considered stalking or something. Not Jake G.’s fault.
This guy definitely deserved…. Go Jake.
I’ve seen this video. Aside from the stalkerazzi’s whingeing, where is there real proof that he got kicked?
haha! I have to say that I love the paps - they’re so freakin’ funny and just doing their jobs. I love Jake too though - cutie!
He literally push camera into Jake face…. and his voice OMG like a girl :)))
I’m totally against violence.
I wonder why, if the paparazzi bother him so much, he is with Reese Witherspoon, who is known to arrange photo ops every now and then for promotional reasons.
I saw the video, too. Jake just kicked out backward, if the dope was too close, then he might of gotten the soft end of a tennis shoe. Big deal. It wasn’t really a kick. Jake wasn’t aiming, next time he should! Those pap who get right up on someone and then try to ‘engage’ the victim with their insipid banter, like aren’t we buds kind of thing, need to back off. The stars should just try their best to ignore them as the paps want an overreaction, it makes their pocketbooks. I can’t help but think what Brad Pitt said, about those paps calling his children by name to try to get the kids to look at the paps, that is awful.
I think every celebrity should have the right to hit a papparazzi when they’re intruding their private lives. It’s absurd what they do to actors who are normal people. There should be a law against photographing and filming people without their permissions.
Yes!
Although I’m sure Jakey-poo isn’t proud that he lost his temper. Some of these paps need to learn some manners!
Taking pictures or filming is one thing, but pushing, shoving, touching people, tearing at their clothes to get a better shot is overdoing it and shows no respect at all.
I wonder how those paps would feel if someone invaded their personal space everywhere they went, bothering them, shouting profanities.
If they get within arm’s reach, they’re too close and only get what they deserve.
whatever, its not like he purposely gave him a good kicking, the guy was antagonizing him shouting ” you just assaulted me” one touch and its bloody assault.
This reminds me of a video a while back of Orlando “hitting” a pap. The guy was trying to follow Orlando in his car, and Orlando stopped in teh middle of the road, and got out to confront the pap. You could almost hear the pap wet his pants. Orlando, through the open window, politely asked the pap not to follow him, and then patted the guy on the arm. As Orlando was walking away, the pap yelled “thanks for hitting me man”. Of course the headline on the pap site was something like “Orlando lashes out at photographer”. Either the paps are looking for an excuse to sue, or they are the biggest pu**ies on the planet…..maybe both.
I would have done the exact same thing. These paps get to close for comfort.
The day before Jake spit at a pap. Both days there was 1 pap, not a mob, no yelling at him with rude questions, no pushing, no touching but Jake flew off the handle. The pap was NOT out of line and Jake did NOT have the right to kick him or to spit at the other one. Somethings terribly wrong with Jake.
Why did he even go into show business, if he don’t want publicity in photos. He should have been a doctor, or lawyer, or brick layer.`
Trust me, one day he and Reese will be begging for someone to pay attention to them, and take pics of them.
all you who say “the paps deserve it” - guess you’re not going to visit gossip sites anymore, right? Uh huh.
Well YAH, the paps was violating his 3 feet of space, everyone needs space and the paps deserve what they get.
Those stupid photogs throw the word assault around WAY too often, The Idiot was on Jake’s a$$ and got hit with the door!
Maybe next time the photog should watch where he is going insted of having the camera in the celeb’s face.
he deserves an award for doing this. good for him!!!!!
Hey gossip whores, don’t bite the hand that feeds you. Paps are the ones who put the food on your table and you eat it up. If there weren’t pics for you to look at you’d all be complaining. So STFU.
The pap obviously came running right up in Jake’s face,
and deserved even worse than what he got,
which I believe was accidental in the first place.
Back off!!!
Jake spitting at TMZ paparazzi
http://www.tmz.com/2009/01/28/jake-g-spits-up-after-court/
The way he said “he just assaulted me” made it look as if that’s what he was after. And maybe Jake didn’t intend to hit him, but the pap got REALLY close to him and Jake seemed frustrated enough as it is. He should’ve backed off and left Jake alone! And that voice is like nails on a chalkboard!
Anger management and show business, I agree with you. Jake knew or should have known what he was getting into when the became a movie actor. Paps are an integral part of it and actors would be depressed if there were no paps to take pictures of them. Publicity is their life blood. I suspect Jake was fit to be tied at having been called for jury selection. He probably doesn’t think he should be treated like everyone else. So he was mad and irritable to begin with and instead of laughing at the pap and even telling him to go ahead and take a picture he lashed out. On the other hand, it’s nice to see Jake being human. I wonder if maybe his thing with Reese is not all roses now; He looks unhappy in recent pictures.
Come on Jake,
you never complain about paparazzi when you want pictures with your dumb beard!
LOL
Did you know most of the paparazzi are illegal immigrants from all over the world?
Really?
They have better manners than Jake Gyllenhaal.
Jake spitting at TMZ paparazzi
http://www.tmz.com/2009/01/28/jake-g-spits-up-after-court/
What a loser!
“I wonder if maybe his thing with Reese is not all roses now; ”
He never should have hooked up with her in the first place.
Jake never had a thing with Reese Witherspoon.
Just a fauxmance contract.
Oh please! That was an accident and that paparazzi needs to grow a pair. He desserved it anyway, all up in Jake’s face like that.
I didn’t see any assault.
Jake knew better than to do that.He has been enjoying it so far with his girlfriend Reese.Weeks ago he has no problem with them.So what ’s the big deal now.Jake needs to get out and find himself some more work to do.He knew that was going to happen anyway..So he should stop act like he don’t like it.
“Jake spitting at TMZ paparazzi”
Jake is a stupid jerk.
Jake you jus’ ass solted me and also my ***** fell off
Jake,
kick Reese Witherspoon’s saggy a$$!
It’s not paparazzi fault that your fake girlfriend is a nagging cow.
Even though i think that paparazzi sometimes cross the line, kicking someone does not make you better than them. I think that was beneath him, badly done Jake.
Jake spitting at TMZ paparazzi
http://www.tmz.com/2009/01/28/jake-g-spits-up-after-court/
Jake, it’s time to cut your losses with the showmance. Its not doing you any favors. Get rid of your PR while you’re at it and find people who respect you, not use you.
This guy definitely deserved, can you imagine having that stupid persons following you everywhere
Nobody should be spit at or kicked at. Jake acted like a childish, sissy. Jake seems to be in a bad mood, but it was only 1 guy not a mob. It’s funny that he doesn’t seem bothered by the paps when he and his fake girlfriend arrange pap photo ops to promote that showmance of theirs.
I saw the video on TMZ this morning- big deal. It doesn’t look like he actually kicked him, probably scared him and he jumped back.
But if Jake really did kick him purposelly, the dude has to learn to calm down. He’s a celebrity, he should be used to them
TMZ also has some interesting news. The lawsuit over Heath Ledger’s death (the insurance company maintaining it might have been suicide and that Ledger lied when he applied for the insurance by claiming he never used drugs) has been settled. Terms of settlement not disclosed.
Yeah , no wonder he got kicked with that voice, I would have done the same ! LOL
I understand Jake is a star or whatever..but come on everyone needs their space the Pap was so close to him asking him stupid questions..the Man is Human, and also the paps in LA are way out of control there should be LAws to prevent them from getting so close to the celebrities.
Kathy, I would agree, but the problem is he and Reese Witherspoon are known to arrange photo ops for self and/or movie promotion. Maybe then he should stop doing that too? Or find a new girlfriend.
i don’t doubt that paparazzi was probably being rude and annoying, but violence is never the answer. everyone who is praising jake over this needs to stfu.. he should have just been the bigger person and walked away like all the other celebrities these stalkers follow! so immature!
Roid Rage. He got those muscles from a can.
I’m rich and beautiful and famous, and if I want to kick and spit at people, I will. And to all you poor ugly peons who blindly worship me: thank you for your support.
When will these stars learn that they can’t have it both ways. One minute they use the paparazzi for shameless self promotion then they start kicking and spitting at them.
Grow up Jake!!!
known by who to arrange photo-ops Brandy? Please don’t tell me you read Terd C.That loser knows nothing.
No he didn’t have the right to do that. I like Jake G. but I am worried about him he seems very “off” in these scenes. He used to keep his cool much better. I hope he isn’t on steroids.
Violence is NEVER OKAY. I”m quite sure he’s heard Reece tell that to her young uns…..and we’ve all had bad days — like poverty stricken days — and we don’t do around kickin’ and screamin’—well, I don’t, and I really wish everyone wouldn’t….even cute Jake.
joe, I’m not a Ted C. believer either, I think most of what he writes is bull. But Reese was well known to arrange photo ops while she was with her ex and father of her children and I’ve read from various entertainment columnists that she and Jake do the same, like in Rome when they promoted their movie Rendition.
Joe #53, Reese would never arrange a pap photo op or use her kids in pap pics. But funnily enough, a pap just happened to be at a pig farm in the middle of nowhere when she took her kids there to look buy pigs! And again funnily enough, the pics were in a Reese PR spread in a magazine! And what’s even more of a total coincidence, Reese was smiling for the camera, looking directly at it! And she didn’t get mad at all that her kids were being “papped.”! What a great mom! Oh and funnily enough, paps just happen to hang out at rural farmers markets and state parks and sightseeing places when Jake and Reese are there. What a coincidence!
I saw the video. Jake didn’t kick anyone. The papparrazzi walked into his foot. Seriously. Jake was in a HUGE hurry. He was coming back from lunch break and they will lock you out if you are late and then you have to start all over again. So he was in a hurry and they were trying to invade his space and block him. He wasn’t even thinking about the silly douchebag. Go Jakey!!!! I LOVE him.
Jake+Reese+kids in public park = OK
Jake+Reese+kids at Seaworld in SF = OK
Jake+Reese+kids in Paris park = OK
Jake+Reese buying coffe/shopping 1,985 times = OK
Jake+Reese sightseeing in Rome = OK
Jake+Reese at the Lakers game = OK
Jake+Reese on a closed movie set on another continent = OK
Jake+Reese eating in restaurants = OK
Jake+Reese+Mom shopping in Farmer’s Market = OK
Jake+Reese visiting out of the way places, areas where paps are not known to frequent = OK
BUT…
Jake walking into public building through a public door from a public street = Invasion of privacy.
deport them @ 01/29/2009 at 4:40 pm Did you know most of the paparazzi are illegal immigrants from all over the world?
and who cares? idiot.
love jake
The only good pap is a dead pap
Umm, I’ve watched this twice now, and I don’t see any kicking. I’m sure if it did happen, it was an accident. The pap was obnoxious anyway.
I saw two video and Jake did any assault.
The paparazzo stayed too close to Jake. Well done!
This TMZ is bargage…
Jake’s “fan” sites haven’t had posts all day because his fangirls are busy posting over and over everywhere they can find to defend his actions which are inexcusable.
Only his devoted few fans don’t see this as an immature action that shows that he is not a cool guy.
59,
Jake was rude with TMZ in the past. First, in New York, when he and a girl were walking on the street, a TMZ´s pap flew with the cam over them. So, he warned the guy to back off…
Second time, Jake was getting into his car and again TMZs pap wanted filming inside car, so Jake pushed the guy.
I know the fans love to see these things but in truth TMZ is impertinent.
If Jake was a gentleman he´d have opened the door and waited the pap go in the Court filming everthing, of course.
Yeah, it was definitely not a purposeful assault…J is just trying to get where he needs to be.
So what was the spitting at the pap while Jake walked by him on Tuesday? An accident? And nearly running over a group of paps with his car 2 weeks ago? Just a bad day? It all adds up to something not good.
there is another video of Matthew McConnahay (not right spelling I know) who was bothered by paps but he politely asked to speak to them and came to an agreement that they would not harrass him. All very civil and decent. He didn’t fly off the handle like Jake and act like a child having a tantrum. Jake was in a foul mood, I suspect, either because he resented being asked to do his civic duty as a juror or maybe because things are not going well at ‘home”. LOL
Not Stupid. Yep I think you’ve got Gyllenspoon’s number. Bingo!
He (with the she voice) deserved more than just a kick. These brainless retards are taunting them and harassing them and getting away with ’stalking’. I say they should start locking them up under stalker laws, and charge HUGE fines with probation, and a second offense gives them jail time with a criminal record, third…oops, three strikes your out…of luck and in jail for a long time.
I am so sick of this *******. He is a whining ass momma’s boy. He knew what he was getting himself into when he went into show biz. I am sick and tired of him throwing tantrums all of time. He is nothing more than a big woos. Deal with it Jakey boy. You and your ***** or we won’t be seeing anymore of your stupid movies.
He said in an interview for a magazine ages ago that he went into acting when he was young because he loved the attention, so what’s his problem now? This is what you get when you become an actor. Plus, why does he look so miserable and unhappy recently? It looks as if RW has castrated his personality completely, he doesn’t seem the same guy at all. I haven’t seen him smiling for ages, apart from the usual fake smile for the photo ops,….
I am totally against violence but paps are so freaking annoying people without any respect…
you know, i don’t have a problem with it really =P
ok, so its not right, he shouldnt have done it
but i completely understand he did lol. if i had stalkers (because thats what they are) i would prob do the same every now and then!
so go jake go!
I think it’s funny you guys defending papparazzis. It shows you have absolutely no life whatsoever and you live to watch these people’s lives. These people are artists and I think it’s totally okey to photograph them on premiers or promotional events, but photographing their children and putting out news about what toys they bought is way over the line. And some people do come here to read the promotional news, not the stupid gossip and invasive headlines and many harmful headlines like calling Jessica Simpson fat. As far as I’m concerned, paps should be in jail for invading people’s lives. It is not photography, it’s not journalism. It’s a bunch of unpolite wannabes. They should be taking intimate pictures of their cell mates.
He didn’t kick that scum, watch the video.
those paparazzis should be kicked away more often! I love u Jackie.
I agree that the paparazzi are annoying but in this situation he was confronted by ONE guy. Not a mob, not someone saying horrible insults, they weren’t on his property, near his children or touching him.
Jake overreacted. He looks like a jerk. End of story.
Jake was stuck between doors and guy who pushed camera into his head, he carried food and his hands practically weren’t free, so he punch guy with leg. That whining brat probably overrated the whole thing. :))))
All these people defending Jake are pathetic. What if next time he kicks and spits at a fan running up to him with a camera and wanting an autograph? Would you defend Jake then? Reading all the comments, you probably would. Losers.
# 81
tell me how would you fell if someone push camera into your face.. that paparazzi can used camera from proper distance without disturbing anyone… but nooo this one literally jump on Jake…
Papp overrated the whole thing, like spitting… Jake spit on ground, he didn’t spit on camera…. but still his behavior is not good.
So what is pathetic here… :))))
* feel…. sorry :-D
Didn’t look like Jake kicke dhim to me, looks like the moron got caught by the door.
Wow jake jakie is being a bad bad boy, well we cannot blame u, ur sweet, but ur changed now, coz of that woman named reese, she had a bad temper.
well jake come on, why dont u date jen aniston. ohh come on, she’s way hot then reese, what kind of name is that a woman named reese
Conspiracy theories. You’re all as bad as the people who say we didn’t land on the moon.
Rural pig farm isn’t that rural, and as soon as someone there sees Reese with her kids and texts one friend, it spreads around and people get word. We live in a day of modern technology. For all you know the owners called paps to brag, or someone saw them on the way out there and followed.
If they attacked photographers all the time it would ruin the day for their kids. Maybe she’s smiling because she doesn’t want to upset her toddler.
Get lives, people. Get lives.
I think Jake kick him…. just look his back and than his leg..
I can’t even watch… because voice of this guy make me laugh so much..
antiarazzi,
if you say we don’t have a life because we like to watch these people’s lives in these websites, what the hell are you doing writng in one of them, I think the one who needs to get a life is you as you take these sites so seriously, we only do it to have fun, at the end of the day these actors, musicians,etc,..are there only to entertain us, that’s why they work for the entertainment industry. Go out on a date or do something better with your life than writing in these sites and critisizing everybody else who does.
Jesus, this guy is spending too much time playing with Reese’s kids, he is becoming one of her children, I saw the 2 videos from TMZ at the court and he dressed and looked like a kid and behaved like a kid, next thing we’ll see is Reese changing his nappies……
Yeah,……and taking him back to school with her kids to learn some manners. That pap from TMZ asked him a very logical and realistic question, if he would be happy to earn $15 or whatever people get when they attend jury service, he probably didn’t like it as he makes so much more money than any ordinary people and thinks he is superior to us,well, maybe it wouldn’t heart to contribute to his country and behave like any working class American doing jury service, that would have given him a taste of reality and see how the other half live.
These people need to come out of the Hollywood bubble and see the real world, man. Why on earth are they getting so much money for doing stupid silly films(I haven’t seen a good film on the cinemas for ages) when the world economy is going through recession. They should pay more tax for the c*ap they do. They don’t even do a proper job,man and when they do charity work is only to promote themselves and they always get paid for that. Why do they have to be excused from tasks that other people have to do like jury service, why the priviledge?
The actors of Hollywood would like win money with all kind of films and they make propaganda for another products too!
They must know that every thing has limit…If they don`t like that the paparazzis follow them, they must stop to show their #as7s# face every time at television or magazines etc…
Nobody look for these bad actors and actresses at present if they disappear for long time!
He should know that is what comes with being a “celebrity”. It is part of the package deal! Fame and paparazzi go together.
Cathey, absolutelly! If they use paps when they have to promote movies, why can’t paps use them to make some money?They know this is what it comes with the business, if they don’t like it, they should have worked in something else…….
OMG! Jake needs to get over his self. Im sure what ever is bothering him people have bigger problems.
OMG! jake’s so full of it.
I don’t think Jake intended to hit the pap. He was just trying to go about his day. He was trying to just get into the building and the pap was right in his face. If I was walking that closely to someone going into a building I shouldn’t be surprised if I get kicked or hit with the door.
and I don’t think he meant to spit at the pap either. Guys do tend to do some spitting at times and the pap just happened to be there.
If you think the paps are bad now just wait until his POP movie comes out. they’ll be all over him about that.
madmax, he will love the paps whe he has to promote his PoP, he won’t spit at them or kick them then, wait and see.
I feel that he has the right to.I dont see how being a paparazzi isnt a form of stalking because you shouldnt be able to just follow someone’s everymove and that be legal!! Am i right?
papssss, no you are not right. It shouldn’t be illegal when the person who is stalked has called them before 1000 times to promote himsel/herself and heis/her movies, if you are an user, you should allowed the other part to use you as well,50/50. You can’t use the press only when is convinient to you. They are humas,too and they also need the money. JG behaviour with the paps at the court and when he tried to run over then few weeks ago make him look like a spoiled prat. Be a man, Jake!
The paps think they have every right to get what they want, there’s no law to stop them!
If those idiots can’t hold themselves back and have no respect towards their “victims” it’s their own damn fault if they get kicked!!!
YOU ROCK, JAKE!
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