Normally we get to see cute pics of Jude Law spending time with his children or just generally lookin’ hot whenever he is out and about … but today we get to see a couple of very unfortunate photos of Jude Law seeming smacking a female photographer on the back of the head as he made his way out of a restaurant in London, England last night. According to Jude‘s people, the smack was an “accident” but from the look of the photos it really looks intentional … here are the pics, judge for yourselves:
A female photographer is today considering pressing charges against Jude Law after he hit her while leaving a central London restaurant in the early hour s of this morning. The actor appeared to strike the 28-year-old paparazzo as she took pictures of him leaving a celebrity dinner party at Automat in Dover Street, Mayfair. Harsha Gopal claimed the attack was unprovoked, and added: “He hit me full on the face, it was a real stinger, it was very sore.” Jude was at a dinner hosted by movie director Christopher Nolan, where other guests included Leonardo DiCaprio, Jay- Z and s inger Michelle Williams. As he left the eatery at 1am he appeared to throw a hand towards Harsha’s face, leaving her reeling away in pain. She was among a group of other photographers who had assembled outside to catch the A-list crowd on their way out. She added: “It was really loud – there was a massive thud and my face is still stinging today. It was deliberate – you could see it in his face. Maybe he didn’t realise he was hitting a girl, but he could at least apologise.” Jude Law’s lawyer Graham Shear today called the claims ‘nonsense’ and added: “Last night’s incident was an accident. Jude was blinded by the camera flashes when he left the restaurant, raised his hand to shield himself and inadvertently struck somebody standing very close. He apologised and left.” Harsha was resting up today and suffered no injuries, but is now considering whether to press charges against the 36-year-old. Jude was arrested after allegedly assaulting a photographer near his Maida Vale home in 2007.
Yeah, I realize that photographs do NOT tell the whole story but from the look of these two photos, the incident didn’t look accidental. I love me some Jude but there is NO excuse for ever laying hands on anyone … man or woman, assaulting someone is totally unacceptable. The fact that he was arrested for assaulting a photographer previously tends to show a pattern of behavior. I sincerely hope that this really was an accident because I really do like Jude Law. What do ya’ll think … was this accidental or intentional?
[Photo credit: Splash News; Source]
I don’t think it was intentional..My first thought was that he was probably blinded by the light (revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night) and then I read the attorney’s statement that backs that up..I just think it looks bad..A picture taken at just the right moment can tell a COMPLETELY different story..I think this low-life paparazzi is looking for some fame and money..But, at the end of the day, only Jude knows what happened..
take that you nasty photog!
look at her telling everyone she got hit in the face. since when was the back of your head your face?!?!
He was probably blinded by all the flashes to notice that it was a girl.
I’m with you, Trent:
1) He’s got a history of this kind of behaviour
2) He looks furious, not blinded
3) Your hand would be by your face if you were trying to shield your eyes/yourself, not outstretched
4) You wouldn’t close your fist if you were trying to push/slap.
I waited in line for hours just yesterday to try to get day-of tickets to Hamlet here in London and failed. Now I’m kinda glad to see that I did; I don’t want to sanction this kind of behaviour with my custom.
Not cool, Jude. He looks pretty angry.
And she’s got her back to him. I wonder if there was a slap and then someone started taking pics, and these in fact show just afterwards. Ugh.
I am surprised at your stance Trent. I see where you are coming from but living in LA, I would think you would see firsthand how these predator paparazzi go WAY too far to get a photo. They put lives of innocent people in danger with those types of antics, not just the celebrities or the people with them. Do you think getting chased down by a speeding car is okay? Or having someone violate your personal space by shoving a camera in your face or your kids faces is okay? Of course the price of fame is that you get attention and people have free reign to talk about you etc. but to me that doesn’t include a lot of the stuff that these awful paparazzi do. I definitely would expect them to rise above some of the lame things they shout out trying to get their attention or other juvenile stuff that they pull, but I wouldn’t expect anyone to rise above having their person violated – because it’s not right for anyone to do that. I think there should be clear laws in place that state that photographers have to observe a 3 feet rule to take photos or something along those lines – or that they can’t block the person from walking by. I also think that police who see these paparazzi breaking the speed limits to chase a car down should be really strict with them because it’s just dangerous to do that. It wouldn’t take much to help keep things calm and orderly – as of course I am not suggesting that they don’t have the right to take photos in a free country – but right now – all this looking the other way by police is just sad and it does make me feel sorry for celebrities, when I’d rather not!
I know nothing about Jude Law, and perhaps he’s just a jerk with a temper, and I agree that physical violence is unnacceptable in any circumstance. But if this photographer was really getting in his face and he was just trying to block her – I can’t really fault him for that.
To me, it looks like Jude is holding is arms up to give himself space and block the flashes, in the first photo. In the second photo, he realizes he hit her with his hand and is reacting to that. Bottom line is that we really have no idea because we weren’t there.
OH please it looks like an accident. That’s what happens when your up in someones personal space, back the F*CK off lady. Got what you deserved!
There is actually an excuse to hit someone when:
1. Their livelihood is based on trying to get compromising photos of you. And or exploit photos of your children.
2. They are standing directly in front of you flashing a very bright light in your eyes and will not move.
Also I think if we go solely by the pictures, his hand is not in a fist, it is open, his arm is straight out, he is obviously not hitting anyone but sticking out is arm and saying “Hey, move.”
If you look at where his arm makes contact it is in the back of her head, and then in the next picture for some reason she is holding the side of her face. Which leads me to believe she is faking.
I agree with all posts…its just too hard to tell what really happened…everyone’s version will be different. However, it is never okay to assault someone…but good lord…how close was she to him that all he had to do was put his hand out and it hit her. Just because you’re famous does not give people (paps) the right to shove a camera in your face like that…maybe if she was a respectable distance from him it wouldn’t have happened (and you know cameras are high tech enough that she doesn’t need to be 6 inches from his face to get a good shot). It will be another he said she said situation and we’ll probably never know what really happened. I mean look at all the paps that have been hurt in the last few years…people are tired of their outrageous behavior and maybe if they weren’t 6 inches from your face they wouldn’t get hurt. Take some personal responsibility for your actions.
I agree there should be some kind of law against the paparazzi and their aggressive behavior. BUT, it still doesn’t warrant violence. That’s what the paps are there for, they WANT to get under their skin to get that perfect shot, i.e. Bald Britney and the Umbrella. Even if they’re 2 inches from your face, it still doesn’t entitle you to physically touch them. There are ways to avoid the paparazzi, and celebrities know this. Britney Spears can EASILY go to the store without a pack of paps following her if she wanted!! We’ve seen it done before!! Jude Law could have easily left out of a back or side door. He CHOSE to go out the front door of an A-List celebrity dinner party KNOWING the paps were out there. People SHOULD take responsibility for their actions, celebrity or not.
/\That’s a lie! She can’t do it easily. It takes alot of work & planning. If people know where you live they can EASILY follow you everywhere.
This lady is a liar off the bat! Whoever said he’s making a fist is blind, his hand is open. Plus we have no idea if he really said sorry or not.
It doesn’t look intentional to me. It looks like he went to block himself or shoo them away and she was in the way.
b*tch had it coming. shouldn’t even matter if it’s a boy or girl. scum is still scum.
Wonder whether there is a bit of melodramatic football-style hamming going on here on the part of the ‘razzi….
@QT- She HAS left her house plenty of times with NO paps following her. How? Bitch is maaaagggic!! Keep your whereabouts private. Keep your schedule quiet. Trust only those you KNOW you can trust. “They know where she lives.” Have a decoy. Use a different car. Duck. SUCH hard work and extensive planning!! Plenty of bigger named celebs walk the streets every day without being seen. The paps eventually catch up, but, I know for a fact that she has left her house several times without a trail following. :)
Celebs need to get over it. It’s no secret that if you want to be famous, this is the price you pay. If you would like to be photog free – stay home! Dont go to the restaurants that are notorious for celeb sitings – which are swarming with photographers. I’m sure there are hundreds of other restaurants, just as nice. I’m sure if these celebrities took a walk in an average person’s shoes – flipping burgers or bagging groceries, after a week they would be just begging for their riches and the in your face camera flashes that come with. Give it a rest and go buy a new bently.
If we agree that hitting anyone is unacceptable..then why do you make the case that it was a woman photog that was hit? Drop the soap box statement that it doesn’t matter if its a woman or a man…then state in your BIG PINK LETTERS…that it was a female Photog…
It was an accident. He had been very patience with photographers every nigth outside the theater, they are out of control. The ligths of the flashes are annoying and you can’t see anything. I think They are using her genre (female) to make him look bad, and that is disgusting. All my life I have been fighting with the fact that female aren’t diferentt to male at work, and people like her make us take a step back.
By the way, If you have a doubt see the video in The Sun, those flashes are incredible annoying!