From the ArcaMax Publishing, Entertainment News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/entertainmenttoday/s-368010-212860
MALIBU, Calif. (UPI) -- Four photographers say they were victims
during the weekend in an alleged violent confrontation between
paparazzi and surfers in Southern California.
A photographer trying to photograph and videotape actor Matthew
McConaughey at the beach Saturday was the first to tell police he was
attacked. The 29-year-old paparazzo told sheriff's deputies that a
large group of surfers near Paradise Cove in Malibu approached him and
other paparazzi about 2 p.m. and demanded that they stop taking
pictures and videotaping.
"They formed a semicircle in front of his camera and they said they
didn't want him to film," Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
spokesman Steve Whitmore said. "They got into an argument, and he
indicated that he received injuries. ... (They) took the video camera
and threw it in the water."
The four photographers who spoke up Monday said they were beaten and
had their camera equipment damaged or stolen, the Los Angeles Times
reported.
"We have extra deputies that will be focusing attention there,"
Whitmore said. "Our whole goal is to contain this situation, and we
will."
McConaughey is an avid surfer and film actor best known for his roles
in "Fool's Gold," "We Are Marshall," and "A Time to Kill."