2nd UPDATE: The Miami Herald is reporting that Police spokesman Detective Juan Sanchez said police will not press charges. It is up to the pap to take the case to the state attorney’s office.’
UPDATE: Adam tweets a response to the battery charges:
“Battery? Nope. I attempted to grab a camera, no punches were thrown and no one was on the ground…. It was literally harmless. If embarrassment is a crime- thats all I’m guilty of.”
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Enough was enough was enough. After the paps hounded Adam Lambert on a Miami, Florida beach yesterday, for over an hour, the glam rocker lost it. He went after the pap, to try to wrestle the camera away.
TMZ is reporting that the pap Adam went after has filed a police report with the Miami police department. (See the actual report the pap filed HERE.)
Law enforcement sources tell us the paparazzo seen grappling with Lambert on the beach yesterday walked into a Miami Beach police station around 10:30 PM last night and filed a report … accusing the singer of misdemeanor battery.
According to the report, the victim claims Adam grabbed his backpack “where the camera was placed” … and “wrestled [the photog] to the ground forcefully.”
One big problem — in photos that were taken of the incident, the camera appears to be in the photog’s hand … not in his bag.
The police report also notes that the photog didn’t sustain any “bruises or lacerations.”
Detectives are still deciding if the case is worth turning over to the State’s Attorney, – who will decide whether to prosecute Adam. If Adam were convicted, he could face up to one year in jail and a $1, 000 fine.
Geez, people! Adam was only trying to chill on the beach with friends! But, unfortunately, wearing a fugly hat did not keep him from being recognized.
You can see more photos of the incident at RadarOnline HERE. and even more photos HERE (a couple of members of Adam’s entourage mooned the camera.)
After the altercation, Adam responded via twitter, “They’re real good at provoking, but there ain’t any pics or video of the b.s. they spew out… Haha well… I lost my temper for a sec but wow it felt great lol MIAMI!!!” and “Hahha the photos are hilarious !! Lol please everyone forgive me for that hat. – I was attempting a disguise- clearly failed. Hahah”
