Hollyscoop is reporting that actor/director Mel Gibson attacked a photographer, posing as a fan, at a nightclub on Wednesday night after the man kept attempting to take photos of Gibson at the club.  Gibson was at the club with his pregnant girlfriend Oksana Grigiorieva.

However, things went sour when a Life & Style reporter posing as a fan tried to snap a picture of Gibson and his girlfriend. His security team immediately took the camera and deleted the pictures.

The pushy reporter did not stop there as she sent her friend to take another picture. That’s when Mel stepped in and attacked the clubgoer because he was fed up with everyone trying to snap a photo of him partying. Our source tells us exclusively that “Mel approached the guy who tried to take his picture and ripped his shirt.”

No charges have yet been filed against Gibson but that will likely change, as Mel is seen as a walking moneypot.  Celebrities like Mel should do this more often with the terrorist like stalkarazzi.

So fork the guy over $15 bucks for a new shirt and be done with it. Although, with some of the eccentric fashion styles, I would almost think that dude showed up at the club rolling in that blue scrub top.  Heck, I worked out in a shirt tonight with 10x as many holes and tears.

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