'CSI' Star Attacks Paparazzo

Zap2It.com | July 18, 2007

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Gary Dourdan reportedly beat and then chased a photographer

"CSI" actor Gary Dourdan may be working on the other side of the law this time.

The 40-year-old star attacked a TMZ.com cameraman Tuesday night (July 17) in Hollywood, reports the celebrity muckraking site.

Dourdan reportedly arrived at Hyde nightclub on his Ducati motorcycle, spotted the TMZ videographer and yelled "get that f**king camera out of my face." Although the photog complied by pointing the camera down, it was still recording.

The actor then reportedly grabbed the TMZ videographer, slammed his head into the pavement several times. Other paparazzi are said to be heard protesting their colleague's mistreatment and then Dourdan says, "I know all the cops around here. They're my friends."

A video, which was not working on the site, also supposedly shows the actor roaring off on his motorcycle only to return, with his pals in a town car, to chase the photog, who eventually had to grab a passing cab to get away from Dourdan.

Although the site states that the attack was "unprovoked," later they mention that Dourdan mistook the cameraman for someone else.

Nina Tassler, speaking on behalf of CBS Entertainment, which airs the hit forensic show "CSI," on which Dourdan stars as investigator Warrick Brown, would not comment on the incident Wednesday morning until she received more information.

Update: Dourdan's camp released the following statement in response to TMZ's report: "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."