Posted on 04/11/2009 9:45:34 PM PDT by Ellendra
(CNN) -- Woody Harrelson defended his clash with a photographer at a New York airport Wednesday night as a case of mistaken identity -- he says he mistook the cameraman for a zombie.
The TMZ photographer filed a complaint with police claiming the actor damaged his camera and pushed him in the face at La Guardia Airport, according to an airport spokesman.
"We're looking into this allegation and if it's warranted, we'll turn it over to the proper authorities," said Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Ron Marsico.
The photographer, who was not identified, captured the encounter on a small camera after his larger one was broken.
Harrelson, who is being sued by another TMZ photographer for an alleged assault in 2006, did not deny his involvement.
"I wrapped a movie called 'Zombieland,' in which I was constantly under assault by zombies, then flew to New York, still very much in character," Harrelson said in a statement issued Friday by his publicist.
"With my daughter at the airport I was startled by a paparazzo, who I quite understandably mistook for a zombie," he said.
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Sounds like the fruit didn’t fall very far from the tree. He appears to be just like dear ole Dad.
Everyone knows zombies kill people with cameras.
It’s a Hollyweird fact.
Woody Harrelson claims he mistook photographer for zombie
CNN | Fri April 10, 2009 | Alan Duke
Posted on 04/11/2009 12:16:40 PM PDT by presidio9
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2227103/posts
Self-defense and needs to be done more often.
If you can get people to pay $10 a pop to see you pretend to be someone elae, you’ve got something there. Why begrudge someone who can do that? It’s honest work and no one forces you to buy a ticket.
Don't forget his role in "Wag the Dog."
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