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Gerard Butler Facing 6 Months in Jail for Paparazzi Beat-Down

Movie star hunk Gerard Butler has been charged with misdemeanor criminal battery over an incident involving a paparazzi-photographer last year. If convicted, he could be sentenced up to 6 months in jail. The incident occurred the night of October 7th, 2008 after a premiere party for “RockNRolla.” Allegedly, the photographer was trailing Gerard’s limo for hours, verbally harassing Butler whenever he got in and out of the limo, and even was chasing people through the streets.

Gerard’s manager Alan Siegel said the actor was forced to have his driver stop the car he was riding in after the particular photographer repeatedly sped through red lights and almost struck two pedestrians. Butler was said to have then punched him several times, bloodying the photographer’s lip. Police filed a report against the “300” actor over the scuffle. The Los Angeles City Attorney has already filed legal charge against him on Wednesday, May 13th, and Gerard is due in court for an arraignment on June 10th. His attorney, Blair Berk, has said that Butler is not required to, and won’t, appear in court on the matter.

I don’t blame him for punching someone who was following him! It would have been cool if he yelled “This… is… Sparta!” right before knocking the pap in the mouth!!

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Chris Brown Dating New Girls, Erica Jackson and Natalie Mejia

Chris Brown is so over Rihanna and their spat that he is dating another woman already. Just after pleading his innocence he has started making headway with Erica Jackson.

Chris and Erica had dated before his rise to fame. They were once a solid couple and Brown hasn’t been shy about “parading” his reheated relationship around. He reportedly went back to his hometown to regroup and ran into his ex. She offered a shoulder to cry and he accepted.

Via NY Daily News:

“They dated back in the day and reconnected a few weeks ago when Chris was in town. They’ve been spending a lot of time together, but things only really heated up over the last two weeks.”

Jackson is a polar opposite of Rihanna according to the loose lipped sources.

“She’s more of a plain Jane — cute though,” says our source. “Erica has a good head on her shoulders; she’s solid. At the very least, she’s helping to ease Chris’ pain over Rihanna. He was mad in love with that girl.”

Reps for the accused singer claim that there is not truth to a new woman in Brown’s life. Despite being seen with Erica at a tattoo parlor on Sunset Blvd. on Saturday, reps insist he “doesn’t even know” who she is. Another rumor states that he dating Natalie Mejia from the band Girlicious. This is said to be the girl in the tattoo parlor. (See Photo Above.)

Should a new lady in Chris’ life be true, RiRi is going to be pissed. I am sure Barney’s and Wet Seal will be feeling the wrath of her credit cards because I feel a makeover coming on. She and Lindsay Lohan can pick out matching weaves and cry over tubs of Ben and Jerry’s while watching “Beaches” together.

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