'300' Star Charged With Criminal Battery
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Actor Gerard Butler has been charged with misdemeanor criminal battery in connection to an altercation with a photographer last year.
The “300” actor, 39, is accused of punching a paparazzo several times in the lip at the Crown Bar in Los Angeles.
The incident, which took place on October 7, followed a premiere party for Butler’s “RockNRolla.”
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The L.A. City Attorney filed the charges May 13.
Butler's manager, Alan Siegel, said that the actor was forced to have his driver stop the car after a paparazzo repeatedly sped through red lights and almost struck two pedestrians.Butler is due to be arraigned on June 10. If convicted, he could face up to 6 months in jail.
The actor's attorney, Blair Berk, said Butler is not required to - and won't - appear in court on the charge.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.