Bodyguard Vs. Paparazzi in Brooklyn

Now that everyone is paying attention to Javier Bardem and James Franco as they film scenes in Brooklyn, Gerard Butler's publicist is clearly leaking stories to the press as a reminder that he is also still in the borough making movie magic! The NY Post reports that he set for the new Jennifer Aniston film The Bounty (in which he co-stars) has been surrounded by paparazzi, and one bodyguard "allegedly flipped out and keyed a photographer's car—causing thousands of dollars in damage" to his 2003 Infiniti. The WireImage photographer was the victim of the East Flatbush incident, saying that he was "surprised that the community had my back." The guard was assigned to protect Gerard Butler, who is rumored to be dating Aniston; perhaps he was trying to stop the photog from taking this photo of Butler in flagrante delicto with another woman!

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on August 11, 2009 12:31 PM

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nyorker555

looks like a mimbo

JacqueMehoff

are these bodyguards black? I ask because I saw the one's in pics guarding annistan. that's like the panhandlers on the subway saying I'm doing this so I don't have to mug you in the streets. you get my gist....

jaycjay

Not a big deal, but the link anchored "the set" above isn't the set this story's about. That parade scene wrapped in Greenpoint a couple of weeks ago. Aniston wasn't even there so her bodyguard probably wasn't either. This happened at a current location in East Flatbush.