ONLY ON RADAR: Mike Tyson Attorney's Exclusive Statement Reveals New Facts Surrounding Arrest

Posted on Nov 13, 2009 @ 05:00PM

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Mike Tyson's legal ace, attorney Shawn Chapman Holley has released a statement exclusively to RadarOnline.com revealing new details of the incident that led to her client's arrest after an altercation with a photographer.

The former heavyweight boxing champion was aggressively pursued by a photographer who bumped the stroller of Tyson's baby and ignored orders by airport personnel to leave Tyson alone.

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Holley told RadarOnline.com: "Wednesday afternoon at approximately 3:30 pm, Mike Tyson, his wife, mother-in-law, assistant and 10-month-old baby daughter were walking through the United terminal at LAX, following an eleven-hour flight.

"Mr. Tyson and his family were without security and attempting to make a connecting flight when they were aggressively approached by a paparazzo intent on provoking and harassing them. The paparazzo repeatedly refused to comply with the orders and directives of airport personnel to leave the family alone and continued to aggressively pursue the Tyson family--at one point colliding with the baby's stroller.

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"There are numerous witnesses to the paparazzo's provocative and unlawful conduct which culminated in his assault on Mr. Tyson and Mr. Tyson's responsive act in defense of his family. Mr. Tyson cooperated with law enforcement authorities and demanded that a citizen's arrest be made against the paparazzo.

"Mr. Tyson remains confident that this matter will be appropriately addressed as the witnesses are interviewed and the facts borne out."

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This has been a difficult year for Tyson as he lost his four-year-old daughter, Exodus Tyson in May 2009 to a freak accident in which she was strangled by a cord attached to a treadmill at her mother's home.

LAX has become a battleground between celebrities and photographers. Last year Kanye West and his manager were involved in an altercation with several paps. Criminal charges were filed against West and his manager, Don Crawley. Crawley was repped by Tyson's attorney, and all charges against both were ultimately dismissed.

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Comments

mike was right. the paps are reckless and endanger these celebs repetedly!

by JYIANjma
Posted Sat, 11/14/2009 - 3:25pm

HE GOT WHAT HE DESERVED BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE HE WANTED TO BE HIT THINKING HE WOULD HAVE A CLEAR TITLE TO MIKES MONEY , SO GLAD ABOUT ALL THE WITTNESS AND I HOPE MIKE GETS THE LAST PUNCH IN

by kansas kay
Posted Fri, 11/13/2009 - 10:55pm

WHY CAN'T THE POLITICIANS MAKE LAWS TO PROTECT EVERYBODY ? DO IT RIGHT AND ALL PARTIES WOULD BE SAFER. MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE HAVING TO KEEP SO MANY FEET AWAY. I WOULDN'T WANT A STRANGER ( PAPS) IN MY BABY'S FACE EITHER

by redbird
Posted Fri, 11/13/2009 - 10:14pm