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Dourdan's B.S. Statement

Gary DourdanStill too pissed off to speak with TMZ, Gary Dourdan's reps released (to another media outlet) a sorry excuse for an official explanation of Dourdan's vicious attack on a TMZ cameraman last night.

Despite video evidence of Dourdan beating and then chasing our photographer, the coward's people blamed TMZ, saying, "Gary has always been respectful of the media and the paparazzi but also values his privacy. It's our belief that this is a minor incident exaggerated by an eager paparazzo in order to create a story."

Sure, our photog was eager to have his head repeatedly slammed into the ground. Watch the video again -- it speaks for itself.



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151. Ok I SAW IT TMZ

You Guys are DEAD WRONG. First of all your "CAMERA MAN IS A LITTLE ANNOYING PRICK "

Gary REPEATLY TELLS HIM TO LEAVE HIM ALONE. He keeps the Camera On, LIES AND SAYS IT'S OFF, follows him around even takes DETAILED FOOTAGE OF HIS BIKE.

I heard your other camera man say "FORGIVE HIM IT WAS HIS FIRST DAY ON THE JOB".

He better LEARN TEMPERMENTS REAL QUICK, And NO IT WAS NOT A CROWDED CLUB.----------------------------------Please---------------------I WANTED TO SLAP HIM

Posted at 11:12AM on Jul 19th 2007 by So Obvious

152. I watched all the videos and it doesn't show Gary doing anything at all! You guys need to stop making false claims. Very bad.

Posted at 11:24AM on Jul 19th 2007 by woodmousie

153. tmz you deserved if you stop following people who want there privarcy but you dont so good on him for bashing your camerman

Posted at 1:26AM on Jul 20th 2007 by dark_venom

154. Response to message #78 (historiadora):

DUH!! Gary Dourdan can "plead no contest" all he wants, but he was still CONVICTED of assault on his former girlfriend! That means he was FOUND GUILTY! He was ordered, by the court, to attend anger management sessions and stay away from the victim.

The guy seems to have some issues with anger, whether it's a girlfriend or anyone else who happens to pi**him off.

Posted at 11:42AM on Jul 19th 2007 by investigative reporter

155.
TMZ.....YOUR Photog caused this ....

Gary SAID " Turn off the Camera"....and he was dissed...

That Photog needs to be fired or taught some manners.!!!

Posted at 12:01PM on Jul 19th 2007 by TMZ Photog Disrespectful and provoked the whole thing

156. Some jobs come with inherent hazards. Buzzing around people's heads trying to get them to act stupidly so you can expose how stupid you made them act is an occupation that should have `accept lumps' in the job description. Why is it right to expect bizarre passivity in celebutargets?

Posted at 12:05PM on Jul 19th 2007 by everever

157. HAHAHA....give me a freaking break!!! like oh my god like this guy is like freaking attacking me like!!!

Posted at 12:06PM on Jul 19th 2007 by blc

158. No sympathy here. This guy was shooting video for TMZ? No wonder you're pissed. Let me ask you something, TMZ: if your low-life vulture had chased Gary and caused him to get into an accident, would you apologize? Yeah, and I'm sure you'd mean it, too.

Maybe this will serve as a lesson to the money-grubbing slime balls out there: you never know what might happen when you photog a celeb, so tread with caution. Keep hounding people and someday one of them is apt to pull out a gun.

Posted at 12:27PM on Jul 19th 2007 by Jackson123

159. From what I can see, in the first "attack" video, where is the attack? Sounds like Dourdan is just frustrated with the media. In the second video, what a joke. The photog gradually grows more upset and works himself up into his own little fake production. Not once is Gary seen in the video, and he is just acting like a photog trying to make a story. If he was that hurt, why is he still running around all over the place? Plus, he says repeatedly his camera is broken, only someone lying would say it that many times. Overexplaination is a trait of a liar. There is no story here.

Posted at 12:34PM on Jul 19th 2007 by Sissy

160. I've seen some sketchy "articles" on TMZ before but this is just a flat out lie. I watched the damn video more than once and don't see ANY of these bogus claims. I don't mind if TMZ spices some things up sometimes, but this is ridiculous. I don't see anything TMZ told me I would see. Come on people don't fall for more of this BS.

Posted at 12:36PM on Jul 19th 2007 by Jason P

161. TMZ'S whiney photog is the one the that needs to apologize.

Posted at 2:10PM on Jul 19th 2007 by Rae

162. Wah Wah!

Obviously if you stalkarazzi would stop photo-raping people then you wouldn't get your asses kicked all the time. Maybe your photog deserved it. I'm sure most people don't like it when a camera is shoved in their face every time they step out of a restaurant or even their home. Have some respect TMZ, if not for Gary and other celebs, at least have some for yourselves.

Posted at 2:30PM on Jul 19th 2007 by Ashley

163. Why is it that so many celebrities want to be known, they want to be famous, but they get all bent out of shape when the paps try to get pictures? Do they want fame or not? Hey, to all you fine "celebrities" out there - you want privacy, GO HOME!

Posted at 3:46PM on Jul 19th 2007 by tlw

164. Folks, contrary to the opinion of so many here, you can be sure that Gary Dourdan is not special as he and some here suppose him to be. He has no special right to privacy when he is in public or in public view. It is every citizen's right to photograph anyone who is in public view on public streets, public sidewalks, public parks, public beaches and such places where a person does not have a "reasonable expectation of privacy," such as a public restroom or a public beach bathhouse. So says the United States Supreme Court in court opinions and orders in interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. Neither Dourdan nor any other persons who suppose themselves to be special is an exception. The photog did not provoke this attack. Imagining himself to be special and to have special rights, Gary Dourdan and no other is the provoker. In his own vain and conceited thinking, imagining himself to have a special rank on a roster of social distinctions, he fomented and inflamed himself to attack this unfortunate person who did nothing more than cross the path of a violent person who has an ugly temper. I think Dourdan has mental issues that could have caused him to do much worse than he did in this incident. The next person who may become the target of his vain imaginations, ugly temper and violent rage may not fare as well as this victim did.

Posted at 8:52PM on Jul 19th 2007 by Bodo

165. Justing Timberlake said he wa bringing "Sexy" back.. Well, I'm glad to see Dourdan bring "Beat a jackass Pap" back. America's black Sean Penn...that's what I'm talkin bout!!!
Watch out "TM-Sleezy", you better send yo girls t the gym so we don't have to listen to them scream on tape like little sissy's. Ha!

Posted at 10:20PM on Jul 19th 2007 by aawman!

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