Russell Brand Placed Under Citizens Arrest By Paparazzo

Russell Brand was subject to a citizen’s arrest by a paparazzo on Friday at Los Angeles International Airport, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

“About 1:50 PM… Los Angeles Airport Police responded to Terminal 5 to a report of a battery involving a celebrity and a commercial photographer (paparazzi),” read a statement released to Access by a rep from the LA Airport Police.

The public information officer confirmed that Brand was arrested by the paparazzo.

“The victim involved placed the suspect (Russell Brand) under private person’s arrest,” the statement continued. “Airport Police took the suspect into custody for Penal Code Section 242 – battery. He will be booked at the LAPD Pacific Division station.”

A rep for Brand did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

According to TMZ, which first reported the story, Katy Perry, Brand’s fiancee, was with him at the time of the incident that sparked the arrest.

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