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Keanu Reeves swears that the paparazzo who's suing him fell down with no help from the actor's Porsche.

Alison Silva's feet "tripped over each other," the Matrix star stated in a declaration filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court in response to Silva's accusation that Reeves purposely knocked him over with his car while pulling out of a parking spot last year, leaving him with serious bodily injuries, as well as "severe shock and injuries to the nervous system and person."

Reeves' camp is looking to have part of the shutterbug's negligence suit dismissed, including his request for punitive damages.

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Keanu Reeves' next court date will remain his own private session.

A judge has granted the actor's request to seal the transcript and tape of his deposition pertaining to a paparazzo's negligence lawsuit, deeming it a "reasonable request."

"I expect everyone to comply in good faith," Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth A. Grimes said Monday. "I do not view this as an attempt by the defense to take unfair advantage of the plaintiff."

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A photographer with blind blonde bald ambition is reportedly auctioning off the now famous hair extension that fell off of Kate Moss in front of photographers in Berlin recently.

It’s not bad enough that Kate had to leave something so personal behind her—now the hairpiece is going to be owned by some fetishistic fan who bought it on eBay?

Or maybe the person who claims it will turn out to be Kate’s true love. Like Prince Charming retrieving Cinderella’s lost slipper. Only much more gross.

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A brawl broke out on the beaches of Malibu Saturday afternoon when a group of surfers attacked paparazzi who were snapping pics of Matthew McConaughey.

One shutterbug told police that a mob of surfers approached the photogs near Paradise Cove where the often-shirtless actor was surfing with friends. The surfers demanded everyone stop filming and taking pictures, but when that didn't happen, things got physical.

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This guy knows his name but doesn't wish Woody Harrelson any good cheer.

Photographer Josh Levine sued the Oscar-nominated actor for $2.5 million Friday, claiming Harrelson injured him both physically and emotionally when he roughed him up two years ago outside a Hollywood club, per the Los Angeles Times.

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It had only been a few days, but the paparazzi welcomed Britney Spears home as if she's the one who's been gone for nine months.

Despite rumors she was going to hunker down and play aunt for a while, the popster touched down at LAX Friday afternoon and was immediately accosted by flashbulbs after a quick jaunt to Kentwood, La., to celebrate the arrival of sister Jamie Lynn's first child.

Maddie Briann, Jamie Lynn's daughter with fiancé Casey Aldridge, was born just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb, Miss., where the couple recently bought a three-bedroom home, and just a hop over the border from the Spears homestead in Kentwood.

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A paparazzi agency wants no part of a lawsuit claiming its shutterbugs lured Heath Ledger into snorting cocaine on camera two years before his drug-fueled death.

Attorneys for Splash News are asking a judge to toss out the suit, filed by a woman identified only as Jane Doe. They claim there is not enough evidence to support some of her allegations, while other claims weren't filed before the statute of limitations expired.

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Britney Spears' hands are clean as far as the paparazzi's feet are concerned.

The Los Angeles District Attorney has declined to file charges against the tarnished popster, stemming from a photographer's claim that she drove over his foot in November while attempting to steer through the usual shutterbug scrum outside the Four Seasons hotel, E! News confirms.

After reviewing footage of the crowd at the scene, shot by one of the paparazzi on hand, authorities concluded that the "only way the victim’s foot could have been where the video indicates it to be was by the victim placing it in that location," according to the district attorney's report. “There was a lot of noise and confusion as the photographers were jockeying for position. (View the report.)

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If he wanted to contribute to Jamie Lynn Spears' baby book, this wasn’t the way to go about it.

A paparazzo accused of stalking Britney's pregnant little sis and her fiancé, Casey Aldridge, was arrested Tuesday in Mississippi after the Spears family filed a complaint, saying he wouldn't leave the duo alone.

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Perhaps John Mayer should stick to jogging. Less paperwork involved and fewer embarrassing photo ops.

E! News confirms the pop-rock crooner was pulled over Tuesday in West Hollywood at 12:15 p.m. after officers observed Mayer's green Land Rover was missing its rear license plate.

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He may have crossed big-screen paths with Abe Lincoln, but the real-life Keanu Reeves is "certainly not more important than the president of the United States."

So said the lawyer representing a paparazzo who's suing Reeves in arguing that there's no reason to seal the actor's upcoming deposition, per documents filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Noting that former President Bill Clinton's testimony during the Monica Lewinsky scandal had been televised, attorney Joseph Farzam also aruged that Reeves is no more "popular than O.J. Simpson, whose deposition and in fact entire trial proceedings were televised."

"Although he has fans and a few of his movies have been quite popular, the public has not shown much interest in his public private life unlike Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and
Anna Nicole Smith," Farzam continued.

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There’s a bounty on Miley Cyrus’ head. Well, actually it’s on her lips.

Photo agencies are preparing to pay at least $30,000 for a shot of Hannah Montana’s first public kiss. And if her famous tongue wanders down the throat of Shia LaBeouf or a Jonas brother? The shot could be worth as much as $150,000.

If Miley is outraged by this, she should take control of it herself. Here's our plan, Miley: Recruit a neighbor boy, set up a camera timer and sell the pic yourself.

Or better yet, let us hold the camera. We would love a new car...er, to help.