Sean Penn Charged In Paparazzi Showdown… Actor In Trouble For Kicking Photog And Breaking His Camera

Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn may have to pay with prison time after going a little too far with one run in with paparazzi. Pop the hood to find out just how deep the sh*t he’s in is this time.

Oscar-winner Sean Penn, as infamous for problems with paparazzi as he is famous for acting, has been charged with two crimes after a run-in with a photographer last year and could face jail time if convicted, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday.

Penn, 49, was charged with misdemeanor battery and vandalism after allegedly kicking a photographer in the leg and breaking his camera last October at an upscale shopping center in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles, the city attorney’s office said.

The incident was caught on video.

Penn, who won Oscars for his roles in “Mystic River” and the 2008 movie “Milk,” faces a maximum of 18 months behind bars if convicted, city attorney’s office spokesman Frank Matelijan said. He is due to make a first court appearance on March 22.

Los Angeles County prosecutors had earlier declined to file charges against Penn, saying they did not believe the case merited felony charges.

Penn has long been an adversary of the paparazzi, and is well-known for allowing his temper to flare. In 1987, he served more than 30 days in jail for assaulting an extra on a film set. In 2006 he attacked a paparazzo at his brother’s funeral.

While violence is never the answer, we actually feel for Sean Penn in this case. It’s got to be annoying as sh*t having jerkoffs sticking cameras in your face all the time and not actually paying you for it.

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