Did Chris Brown order his security staff to beat up a photographer hired to cover the launch party for the rapper’s new WizPak backpack?
That’s the allegation made by photographer Mychal Watts, with Gossip Cop reporting Watts filed a police report alleging that Brown’s goons beat him up and damaged an expensive camera lens while he was on assignment photographing the launch party last week aboard a yacht in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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“Brown allegedly became enraged when Watts, who was hired to cover the event, took pictures of him and other stars on the yacht,”; states Gossip Cop. “The shutterbug claims Brown flipped out and cursed at him before asking his security to pummel the photographer. Watt’s police report states his camera’s $1,200 lens was broken after one of the rapper’s guards pushed him against a wall. “You’re done,’ Brown supposedly yelled at Watts before the alleged attack.”;
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According to Watts, he was simply doing his job, taking a photo of Brown, R&B singer Tank and former NFL player Warren Sapp in the photo (below), which appears to indicate Brown was not happy about being photographed.
Mychal Watts/Getty Images
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According to Gossip Cop, Brown denies that he asked anyone to “rough up”; Watts, who claims he left the party immediately after the alleged attack.
Interestingly enough, Brown later posted Watts’ photo on Instagram, without a caption.
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