Nov 12 2008Brad Garrett goes apeshit on some paps
Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond) went nuts on the paparazzi last night in an unprovoked attack. Authorities are investigating assault charges, according to the AP:
Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Kristin Aloma said the 48-year-old Garrett has not been arrested in the incident that occurred late Tuesday or early Wednesday. She did not provide further details.
In the video, the man immediately claims Garrett broke his camera, although it shows him holding it up like he is still filming. The men exchange words and Garrett appears to challenge the paparazzi to a fight, but no punches were thrown.
The video is pretty intense. The paparazzi basically say "Good night" to Brad as he leaves a restaurant which he takes as an invitation to go freaking mental. He smashes a guy's camera then tells him to get a real job before calling him a "pussy" and leaving. Clearly we're in the presence of a superstar, folks. And by superstar I mean half of you are going to comment with "Who the fuck is Brad Garrett?" To which I say: Exactly.

Reader Comments
1. Teabag - November 12, 2008 3:25 PM
Paps are no more than legal stalkers. They should all get a beating.
2. second - November 12, 2008 3:25 PM
first
3. p0nk - November 12, 2008 3:25 PM
what?! so now you need a reason to beat up paparazzi?
4. Name - November 12, 2008 3:26 PM
Yea!
5. antoine bugleboy - November 12, 2008 3:27 PM
As much as I wanna pick on Brad Garret, I love it it when the "just doing my job" paps get their come-uppance.
PS who the fuck is Brad Garret?
6. Rough Daddy - November 12, 2008 3:28 PM
Why do they expect Herman Munster to be cognizant of his own strength?
7. veggi - November 12, 2008 3:29 PM
He should have kicked his ass so bad he started talking like rough daddy..
you know, retarded like. no offense rough daddy :)
8. fancy - November 12, 2008 3:30 PM
I think he would have been totally justified to bitch slap those blood sucking leech stalker assholes.
that said i wish one of them had focused in on the girlfriend's reaction - y'know she looked kinda hot and i bet she was making some great faces - the my date's being tough to impress me but i'll probably have to bail him out of jail later face
lol
9. Pssssssssssssssssssssssssst..... - November 12, 2008 3:31 PM
What do we call Jimbo now?
Ranbo?
Doesn't look like a troll to me. Looks like you posted and slipped up.
Dheck out the Jennifer Anisten Blog
#26-27
10. Greg - November 12, 2008 3:31 PM
Good, Kick his ass Brad
11. Rough Daddy - November 12, 2008 3:31 PM
you want to kick my ass veggi?
12. havoc - November 12, 2008 3:31 PM
Good for him. Fuck the paps.
Get a real job....
.
13. Killface - November 12, 2008 3:32 PM
"I'm a journalist." Really? These people think they're journalists now? So if I play catch with my son this weekend, am I an athlete?
14. Killface - November 12, 2008 3:32 PM
"I'm a journalist." Really? These people think they're journalists now? So if I play catch with my son this weekend, am I an athlete?
15. flair - November 12, 2008 3:33 PM
Good for him. All of those pricks with cameras need a good beat-down. It should be legal to beat the shit out of those worthless bastards. If they followed me around, I'd be pissed off too. Shame on you for defending these bottom-feeding scum.
16. Rough Daddy - November 12, 2008 3:35 PM
Heyyy i cant view this pic? whats going on here....
17. captainobvious - November 12, 2008 3:35 PM
To those of you that hate paparazzi so much: you do realize how hypocritical you are, this site being what it is. Just saying...
18. captainobvious - November 12, 2008 3:35 PM
To those of you that hate paparazzi so much: I hope you do realize how hypocritical you are, this site being what it is. Just saying...
19. Dr. Phil - November 12, 2008 3:36 PM
You love it when the paps get non-glamorous pictures of celebrities, so you can shit on the celebrities. But you also love it when the paps get hurt.
But you hate it when a celebrity gets hurt ("RIP Heath!!! Oh boo-hoo!!! Oh, Miss Hudson you are in my prayers!!!").
Diagnosis: bitter secretive fanboys and fangirls, taking time out from memorizing your latest copy of "People" to write anonymous nasty nonsense.
Treatment: same as Paul Abdul's stalker.
20. eric - November 12, 2008 3:36 PM
War Brad Garret!
21. dew - November 12, 2008 3:39 PM
Do I like celeb photos? Yes!
Do I need them SO much that I want paps getting in celebs' faces? NO!
I can't believe they're considering "assault" charges for this. I suppose by the letter of the law knocking a camera out of someone's hands might qualify as assault, but get real! I wonder if repeatedly setting off flashes in someones face at night could be considered assault under the letter of the law?
I wonder how many leech-paps purposely antagonize celebs in the hopes of a lawsuit?
22. Rough Daddy - November 12, 2008 3:42 PM
haha no one saw the catalyst here? the dude just picked up a hot chick!!! of course hes going to display some ballz...broads are nothing but trouble, brad couldve gotten his ass kicked like veggi is going to do me or might be her clone...
23. booboo - November 12, 2008 3:44 PM
You can't have it both ways:
You say Brad Garret is a nobody and sucks for getting pissed at paps. (hardly looks like he went "freaking mental" to me)
yet Brad Garret is evidently not a nobody--otherwise why are all these (poor, victimized) paps so far up in his grill?
24. caljenna - November 12, 2008 3:46 PM
@21 - Most, if not all, of them do...
25. Meh - November 12, 2008 3:47 PM
You people act like this is complicated. I like celeb pictures, and I like seeing paps getting their asses kicked. Those are not mutually exclusive. Sheesh.
26. antoine bugleboy - November 12, 2008 3:49 PM
Hey "captainobvious" - we're not all hypocrites.
I don't come here for lame pictures of celebrities. I come here for Fish's writing skills and occasional pictures of boobies, which may or may not be famous.
Fuck the paps - but anyone taking pictures of boobies anywhere should be protected under every syllable of the constitution.
These guys were not taking pictures of boobies, so they should be properly beat down. Who the fuck cares about stupid paps taking stupid pictures of Brad "who the fuck is he" Garrett.
27. jim - November 12, 2008 3:50 PM
Making Iranians look bad one day at a time!
28. ArtJam - November 12, 2008 3:59 PM
Hey Look It's The Jolly Green DoucheBag!
29. Bethany - November 12, 2008 4:08 PM
Some of these comments are as defensive as when all the latents get called on their homoerotic obsession with asses.
30. CaptainMorgan - November 12, 2008 4:13 PM
Pooperatzzi should all be allowed to take pictures...from 6 feet under. I have more respect for a drug addict than these guys. Love how they provoke the guy, claim the camera is broken (yet it still takes pictures!?). This will go nowhere.
And Fish, saying the video is "pretty intense" what the fuck were you watching? All I saw was a big lumbering oaf gettin all verbal on their asses with a guy deliberately getting in his way...hoping to get injured so he can have an easy payday in court. These guys should all be shot. Go Go Garrett!
31. mONKeY - November 12, 2008 4:14 PM
For the dick defending paps...
you have got to be fucking kidding me right??
Yes I like pics and this site(mainly for the writing that goes along with the pics) so also no its not hypocritical...
There is no need to get in anyones face to get a picture, you can be a mile away somewhere with a good camera, zoom in and get the shot. Those types of paps should get thrown in jail for what they do.. if not worse.. I dunno maybe chained to a pole naked for 3 days in the middle NYC so they would figure out what its like for the person they are taking pictures of!
PS. I don't know of anyone from this site getting off their ass and getting the pics themselves LMAO not that I blame any of you, you got it figured out!
32. Uncle Eccoli - November 12, 2008 4:14 PM
@29
'Latents' as a noun - I love it!
Paparazzi come with the job. If these celebs had any class at all they'd just ignore them. As I understand it, these photographers are perfectly well within their rights, even if they are obviously assholes. What a baby this Garrett is.
33. Jimbo - November 12, 2008 4:15 PM
@9, I hate to burst your bubble, but that was me. I was out to dinner at 6:54 PM last night..
34. U-R-PlumCrazy! - November 12, 2008 4:24 PM
Ha unprovoked!
I saw the whole video and yes he was. It is nice to see that they are only showing that part that makes Brad look bad.
I hope there are no charges against him, these sleezy photogs should get nabbed for stalking.
35. George - November 12, 2008 4:28 PM
Paparazzi are the lowest forms of life. Too bad these make money off the morons who really want to read about Brad Garrett leaving a restaurant or fucking Paris Hilton ordering a latte at Starbucks. I pity you fools.
36. Horatio - November 12, 2008 4:29 PM
LOL at the guy at the end shouting PUSSY, he was calling them all on and once he finally decides to walk away this paparazzi pussy decides to chirp at him. He should have turned around and waxed that bitches ass.
37. The Regulator - November 12, 2008 4:31 PM
If I hear one more fucking "celebrity" bitch and moan about the paparazzi I'll kill them myself. You fuckers chose a profession solely for GREED and VANITY and EGO, then you need to deal with the repercussions. That means people taking your picture and harassing you all the time, for the rest of your hopefully short life. GREED HAS IT'S CONSEQUENCES, FUCKING OWN UP TO IT.
38. aMs - November 12, 2008 4:32 PM
GOod job....I hate those paps .... I am sure that in 10 years they will go to jail for this .... or be leagally forced to pay the celebrities a cut from the money are making...
39. Gaunt - November 12, 2008 4:34 PM
Who the fuck is Brad Garrett?
40. miggs - November 12, 2008 4:34 PM
Photographers who maintain a respectful distance are the ones who take the pictures celebrities love. Paps are the photographers who take the pictures celebrities hate. Yes, it is completely hypocritical to cheer paps getting attacked if you are a regular at this site.
41. Gaunt - November 12, 2008 4:35 PM
Who the fuck is Brad Garrett?
42. John - November 12, 2008 4:36 PM
All Paparazzi deserve to die. Fish would say this kind of shit, given that he does the same faggity BS, but I'm glad ONE celeb had the balls to go apeshit on some pieces of shit fucks.
Marlon Brando used to break paparazzis' noses when they took shots he didn't want them to.
GOOD.
43. duhderdoye - November 12, 2008 4:41 PM
I agree, we should kill all the paparazzi. And then get rid of all computers. Then this site would be PERFECT!
44. veggi - November 12, 2008 4:43 PM
My butthole itches something fierce.
45. veggi - November 12, 2008 4:45 PM
oh GREAT! Now my fingers smell.
46. j - November 12, 2008 4:49 PM
Get a real job? Actors pretend for a living and this guy gets his role because the part calls for somebody who is ogerish and looks like a mutant.
47. LOLRanbo - November 12, 2008 5:20 PM
LOL
You need to just shut it Randal, errr I mean Jimbo, you sound guilty as shit.
48. Jess - November 12, 2008 5:27 PM
I wish he would have kicked the shit out of those guys... Fucking stalkers!
49. Screaming Meat Nugget - November 12, 2008 5:37 PM
Who the fuck is Brad Garrett?
50. Screaming Meat Nugget - November 12, 2008 5:37 PM
Who the fuck is Brad Garrett?
51. sixkilla - November 12, 2008 5:44 PM
seriously don't even blame the dude
i would have started karate chopping people
52. Rant - November 12, 2008 5:49 PM
There is definitely a cut a in the video. Brad should put his, what maybe a size 17, foot up that papadouche's ass!
53. tahnee - November 12, 2008 5:58 PM
haha, i love how he appears to be hanging around for like 5 years waiting for a fight to break out, except he's standing like 4 meters away from them and saying "come on, you wanna fight? let's fight!"
54. SeatsPro - November 12, 2008 6:05 PM
The Pap called Brad a Faggot as he walked away. Brad should have destroyed the shitstain.
55. el ces - November 12, 2008 6:34 PM
Its ALL entertainment.
Annoy Brad AND choke them paps.
CHOKE 'EM!
56. ugly betty - November 12, 2008 6:50 PM
fucking paps got smeared
they wouldn't stand a chance in a real fight
57. Binky - November 12, 2008 6:55 PM
Well - I've gotta go with Brad on this one.
Journalists ? Well, like, these paps ain't exactly 'We Are Change' that type of thing.
I sort of get Brad's point here....
If you consider yourself a journalist for taking pictures of Brad Garret....I'm guessing you work at TMZ...and...
58. pap fan - November 12, 2008 7:21 PM
I wish he would've just punched that guy in the face. These guys are the scum of the Earth, period. If I was Brad, I would follow THAT guy home and sit outside his house taking pictures everywhere he went. Scum
59. ummm...yeah - November 12, 2008 7:24 PM
Listen you fucking idiots, if it wasn't for the fucking other idiots that follow those assholes so called "stars" around...you motherfuckers wouldn't have nothing to fucking do, much less talk about.
If them motherfucking "stars" didn't want the fucking fame...why the fuck are they "stars?"
Give me a fucking break!!
Veggie go wash your fucking hands you nasty cunt!
60. Danklin24 - November 12, 2008 7:26 PM
Rofl. The funniest part about this is the spic photog at the end going "bullsheet!"
61. Binky - November 12, 2008 7:38 PM
(I think what bugged Brad most was that one guy kept calling him 'Leif' )
62. markopolo - November 12, 2008 7:44 PM
paps are the lowest form of life even below telemarketers. These guys DONT have a "real job". I would love to see it become legal to beat their ass on a daily basis.
63. Um - November 12, 2008 8:10 PM
You people have a lot of smack talk for the paparazzi considering you're supporting their work by reading a celebrity gossip website. They're not selling their photos to The Washington Post.
Morons.
64. rolacWAHHHH - November 12, 2008 8:12 PM
As soon as someone says 'shut the camera off', or 'fuck off' I'd say, shut the camera off and fuck off if you don't want a deserved beating.
America is going to shit.
It is shit.
65. Pixie - November 12, 2008 8:13 PM
While I don't care for the paps, I think what's his name was acting like a complete dick to the photographer (based on the footage shown). This is part of being a celebrity, he should be able to deal with these people without turning this into a stupid junior highschool lunch fight. Ass.
66. huhe - November 12, 2008 8:36 PM
He was said to be found at a millionaire & celebrity dating club ^^^^^^MillionaireLoving. C O M^^ ^^^^ not long before, and he was hot there.Quite a few girls and ladies winked to him.
67. 1moreidiotintheworld - November 12, 2008 8:37 PM
Those paps are desperate fucks if they have to follow Brad Garret around. They deserve whatever shit falls on them.... scum of the earth blood sucking leaches trying to invade someone's private life to turn a quick buck. They are all infected with some stupid delusion that one day they will win a Pulitzer Prize for some shocking photo when all they are going to get is their shit kicked in every time they pry too far.
68. Not Important - November 12, 2008 8:48 PM
Actually, geekologie/superficial writer and various posters, wouldn't you eventually blow up after years of being followed? (his recent lack of popularity has nothing to do with it).
What B-Rated paps are still following this guy around?
And journalism and snapping photos of celebs are no where near each other.
69. Kevin Gill - November 12, 2008 9:38 PM
First of all to say this actor went "Berzerk" is misleading as I watched the whole video til the end waiting for something to happen.
two, those papparazi are scumbag bottom feeders and quite honestly they do need a beating every now and again to teach them respect.
70. emily - November 12, 2008 9:54 PM
I'm pretty sure the one saying "pussy" is coming from someone near the camera and not Garret, who is quite a distance away at that point. Also, having a cameraman scream pussy while the person it's intended for is pretty far away is not exactly the bravest thing either.
71. Jenny Crash - November 12, 2008 10:13 PM
This was all set up ahead of time. That's why the "broken camera part" is all messed up. They couldn't even do it right.
U r suckers HA!
72. Malaprop Fedora - November 12, 2008 11:30 PM
"This is part of being a celebrity"
Yes, it is part of being a celebrity. Because scumfucks like this pap have crowbarred their little harrassment ambushes into becoming part of being a celebrity. If more people like Brad Garret start feeding these assholes their cameras it won't be part of being a celebrity anymore. Unlikely, but once Britney or some other young troubled lass finally flips, pulls a gun and takes out a good half dozen of them, maybe they will reconsider, yes? Mark my words. It is not a question of if, it is only a question of when.
73. HeHadItComin - November 12, 2008 11:35 PM
Paperazzi are one of the worlds lowest life forms and deserving of any beating they get. Needs to happen more often.
74. Insatiable Peter - November 13, 2008 12:31 AM
Needless to say, the paparazzi are bottom-feeders. It's common knowledge. But Brad Garrett also needs to chill the fuck out. Acting like you're a big deal is obnoxious and bad enough, but when you act like a big deal when you're anything but, just makes it worse. You ignore them and walk away, Brad. You know, employ what you were supposed to have learn back in grade school. They even called you a pussy at the end. Have to say I agree.
75. brad's dingdong - November 13, 2008 3:06 AM
@75... they called Brad a pussy BECAUSE he walked away. Therefore your closong statement is null and void.
76. brad's dingdong - November 13, 2008 3:06 AM
@75... they called Brad a pussy BECAUSE he walked away. Therefore your closong statement is null and void.
77. brad's dingdong - November 13, 2008 3:07 AM
@75... they called Brad a pussy BECAUSE he walked away. Therefore your closong statement is null and void.
78. Dane - November 13, 2008 4:29 AM
He's just a nigra that can't hold down a real job. Paps are all illegal immigrants and black folks now.
79. kizzle - November 13, 2008 7:55 AM
The paparazzi are fucking whiny ass pussies
80. Kimberly - November 13, 2008 8:47 AM
for anyone who thinks brad is in the wrong in this video, tmz has the full UNCUT video, where it shows the pap clearly trying to get a rise out of him. and also, he was out front playing nice, and when he went to get his car out back they followed.. must have been a slow night?
81. coachk08 - November 13, 2008 10:33 AM
This "celeb" walked out of dinner, said good night and thank you, calmly says that's enough, the shot jumps to the celeb going nuts. Obviously he was prevoked before the edit and his anger moment! Luv how the black man hid behind his camera when Saquatch called him out...Guess the brother didnt have his possee, which is the only way a black guy gets enough balls to fight.
82. Balls McCoy - November 13, 2008 10:34 AM
Brad Garrett is another example of why Dr. Frankenstein's license should be revoked.
83. Superballz - November 13, 2008 12:35 PM
How would anyone else feel if they tried do something simple, like go to dinner with your wife, and you were constantly being harassed by these fucktards? Cheers to the celebs who have the brass buttons to say or do something to preserve their privacy! All those pap doucebags should be shot.
84. Brad Garrett's Angry Fist - November 13, 2008 12:45 PM
How is this attack "unprovoked"? It looks like they edited it nicely to make it LOOK unprovoked, but it does look at least like the pap did a fly-by snap right in Brad's face. They think that just so long as they aren't touching you, they can literally shove the camera an inch from your nose and that's OK. It's not. The scumbag pap deserved worse than what he got.
Journalist? My ass.
85. Jammy - November 13, 2008 3:16 PM
Go Brad Garrett;
Go Brad Garrett;
Go Brad Garrett, Go-oooooooo-oh!!!
86. nonretard - November 13, 2008 3:23 PM
rofl you people are fucking hilarious I swear to god you all have to be some of the most retarded people on earth you come on here talking shit about the paps and how you wish they would get assaulted.... you idiots chose this as the forum for your anti-pap rant ? you do know this is a FUCKING CELEBRITY blog right ? without paps blogs like this wouldn't exist . How can you sit there and not realize that you are a big part of the reason why pap's are in business. I can't even fathom how someone goes through life as stupid as you people it's mind blowing.
87. SB - November 14, 2008 9:47 AM
Superficial writer, your kind of a cornball. you call this going apeshit? haha.. you tool.
88. lyn - November 14, 2008 2:07 PM
wow, this guy gets his car serviced at the dealership i worked at and is sooooo nice and just chill about stuff. how shitty do you have to be to piss him off?
89. dcapulet - November 15, 2008 12:52 AM
brad garret is actually a really great guy. i agree; how do you manage to piss off a guy who takes 2 hours to make sure every fan gets a photo with him after a show?
90. $ .02 - November 15, 2008 4:21 AM
Not particularly pro or con here, just making an observation in the form of a question:
Would taking a few snaps of Brad Garret even pay the pap's parking space, taxi fare, or bus fare, depending on how he got there?
Not judgin', just askin' . . .
91. Petey_138 - November 15, 2008 6:59 AM
1-2-3-4
It should be made legal for celebs to kick the paparazzi's asses when they cross the line & get in your face
92. IRON MAN Australia - November 15, 2008 7:49 AM
Hey, fuck you arseholes. Paparazzi are heroes! I would love to do that for a living.
And a goddamned actor telling someone to, "get a real job"? Are you fucking kidding me? If I was that pap, he wouldn't have to knock me down, because I'd fall down laughing at that stupid comment.
Hey Garrett, you're the one who wanted fame arsehole. You're the one enjoying the money and all the benefits that go with it. But you want to have a little cry about the eminently foreseeable negative consequences?
Pay the piper, shut the fuck up, and get a reality check you whiny little bitch.
That's like a woman with breast implants complaining that men don't look her in the eyes. A set of huge tits will get them what they want, but they get it as a result of sexual attention. It's no good complaining then about an excess of sexual attention, just because sometimes they don't happen to feel like getting it.
Newsflash: Fame can't be turned on and off like a light switch. So if your privacy is important to you, give it a miss. But of course, we all know that. Just like this arsehole did when he was dreaming of having his name up in lights.
Sympathy: Zero.
And if someone saying something you don't like and/or being annoying was legal grounds to assault them, I doubt this egotistical douche would ever spend more than a day out of hospital.
93. Insatiable Peter - November 15, 2008 4:50 PM
@ 76, 77, 78
He's a pussy b/c he overreacted, then walked away. It's a classic case of "Don't start something you can't finish." Thus, my argument was and is forever valid.
Learn to post, tiny.
94. damnstraight - November 16, 2008 3:27 AM
Garrett's a dick. He's way too full of himself. It's funny watching him make a fool of himself. Getting aggro with paps is basically the same thing as getting into an argument on the internet. Even if you win, you still end up looking like a douchebag.
On the flip side, FUCK THE PAPS. It should be legal to mace and tazer the fuckers, just on general principles.
95. Narcissist - November 16, 2008 3:54 AM
Had to double check and make sure who the fuck Brad Garrett was.
Why would paps bother trying to get his picture? Was Spencer Pratt behind him? Was he coming out of a restaurant full of current celebrities, and they just snapped a pic of him just in case? Does Brad Garrett have paps following him through mine fields like Princess Di? If he lived in a small town in Wyoming, would paps camp out there for the sole purpose of trying to get a picture of him?
I guess paparazzi do try to provoke people to anger for a fake story.
Really though, it seems even if the paps try to provoke this stuff...as long as they're not harassing your family or something, you would just be immune to it. "Oh, here are the pap parasites trying to manufacture a story, same as it ever was", and walk on by.
@25. Meh - That makes sense! It works out in perfect balance.
96. Mcfeely Smackup - November 17, 2008 2:44 PM
I guess we define "goes apeshit" differently.
A better headline might have been "celebrity website exaggerates uninteresting incident to generate page views".
97. Evan - November 19, 2008 4:08 PM
This is worthless. Complete crap. Not all worthy of a distinguished blog such as thesuperficial
98. Joe The Rapist - November 19, 2008 6:33 PM
Wow!!!! What an incredible reaction!!!! The f*cking faggarazzi's are lucky they aren't violently assaulted on a daily basis. They should pray to their fag gods that people like brad are the worst they have to deal with.
99. I'm not Balls McCoy...really. I'm not. - November 20, 2008 10:06 PM
@83...holy shit dude, that was the funniest line ever! How is it that the Superficial editors haven't asked you to write for them? You've got to be the funniest guy on this entire board really. I mean, I look at all the comments after I...I mean you write them and think, what the hell is wrong with this board? They don't see you as the true comedic genius that you really are!
100. I'm not Balls McCoy...really. I'm not. - November 21, 2008 12:40 AM
really?
101. LoLL - November 23, 2008 12:01 AM
You don't know who that guy is? Well let me introduce you, he's the one who made more money than all of you would ever earn in a lifetime, in just 20 minutes.
Idiots..
102. paparazzi are loosers - November 24, 2008 8:45 PM
faggarazzi's are one of the lowest kind of human in the world!!!! get a life LOOSERS!!!!
103. Bill Stewart - November 27, 2008 12:20 AM
Insatiable Peter -dude your a pussy. The writer on this site is a pussy.I was thinking Brad Garrtt was going to be the bad guy typical celebirty here but watching it you can see it was the pap that was being a fucking ass and i wish Brad woulda clobbered him lol.I'd love to and pay to see that.