EXCLUSIVE: Jodie Foster Claims Attacked Teen A Paparazzi; His Dad Says 'That's Ridiculous'
Posted on Jun 11, 2010 @ 04:28PM
Jodie Foster is claiming that a teenage boy who attempted to take photographs of her and ended up filing a police incident report for battery is a paparazzi. But the 17-year-old’s father told RadarOnline.com exclusively: “That’s ridiculous! He's not a paparazzo! He's just a kid who happens to have a nice camera.”
What’s more the dad says the kid was hoping for an autograph before Foster attacked him, scratching, grabbing and bruising the boy.
Interestingly, Foster does admit making physical contact with the teen. Her rep told RadarOline.com: “She touched him on the elbow in an attempt to take him aside to talk to him and tell him to stop. He scared the kids.”
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RadarOnline.com broke the story Friday that Foster was accused of attacking a teenager at The Grove in Los Angeles. We presented the police incident report which said that Foster poked the teen in the chest, grabbed his left arm and caused visible injuries.
We’ve now learned that police are investigating the incident.
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“We are vetting the case,” a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department tells RadarOnline.com, meaning they are in the process of examination and evaluation.
The father of the victim told RadarOnline.com on Friday: “We will be meeting with detectives today.”
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Foster’s representative told RadarOnline.com: “The police report is his side of the story. The guy was a professional photographer with a camera bag and a large lens. He followed Jodie and her two sons from the cinema in The Grove to the valet parking area. He crowded her and her two sons and took pictures the whole time. Jodie told him to stop but he did not do so.”
The alleged victim and his father have requested anonymity. When Foster’s comments were relayed to the father, he told RadarOnline.com: "He went over to her to get an autograph and took a picture. She's the one who approached him and attacked him at the valet. If she's trying to deny touching him, she's wrong."
RadarOnline.com has found no evidence that the teenager is a paparazzi.
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As RadarOnline.com was the first to report, a police report was filed on May 29 between 1:50 pm and 2:00 pm by the teenager, who alleged the Panic Room actress hit him.
“Jodie Foster attacked my son at the parking lot at The Grove,” his father tells RadarOnline.com. “Jodie pushed and shoved him leaving scratches and bruises on his arm.”
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If the kid had a 1000mm lens he had to be at least 100 feet away to get a picture so how did he crowd her space. Why did she only mention on People she only asked him to stop but changed her story here on Radar and now admits she did touch his elbow?
Posted Sat, 06/12/2010 - 2:53am
How many of your carry a large camera bag and a high end camera with zoom when you go to see the movie?
Posted Fri, 06/11/2010 - 10:27pm
I think the father is just trying to get rich quick off his son! His son caused it so there's no reason he should get getting a damn thing! Sick!
Posted Fri, 06/11/2010 - 10:20pm
I see this as a father pimping out his son for cash. I don't believe his story for one minute. At the very least, he should have taught his son some manners! He followed Jodi, taking pictures, gee, an autograph is all he wanted, huh? I don't buy it.
Posted Fri, 06/11/2010 - 10:19pm
I'm sorry for Jodie, because she seems like a kool person, but the law is the law...I'm sure it was a scam or trick played on her and she fell into it, but now she'll have to pay the boy .
Posted Fri, 06/11/2010 - 9:58pm
I believe JODIE.
Posted Fri, 06/11/2010 - 7:33pm
Jodie's an angry lesbian. Maybe she needs a man?
Posted Fri, 06/11/2010 - 7:03pm
Jodie Foster has a pretty good reputation as a nice person. I don't believe this story one bit. That kid is a Pap & she brushed past him as she's done thousands of times.
Posted Fri, 06/11/2010 - 5:05pm
Why would a 17 year old just happen to bring a nice camera / bag to the grove? This sounds strange and im likely to believe jodi's story. He's probably a putz trying to make quick money in our paparazzi culture. GAG.
Posted Fri, 06/11/2010 - 4:48pm
she shouldn't have touched him.
Posted Fri, 06/11/2010 - 4:48pm