Take this with a grain of salt…we sure are…But according to The Legal Lady (an NYC reporter who transplanted herself in LA for law school who enjoys snooping into the matters of celebs coming and going from the courthouse), Keith Urban allegedly attacked a member of the paparazzi.

Apparently while Keith was enjoying lunch with his wife, Nicole Kidman, in Studio City, a photographer attempted to snap a few pictures. Robert Wolf claims that an unprovoked Keith jumped up and punched him in the face “more than ten times.” Robert later went to the hospital with a laceration and multiple bruises.

“Unfortunately, when celebrities are involved, there is often a double standard and they seem to often get a free pass for the same assault and battery that normal everyday people would go to jail for. It is time that the same standard apply to all of us. Celebrities do not have a special status that entitles them to injure others who are entirely within their legal rights and then to again and again get a free pass without prosecution, says Bob Cohen, Robert’s attorney,”

It doesn’t appear that the law was involved, if in fact the attack did happen, since there is no mention of a police report being made or charges being filed. But, since Robert Wolf has acquired an attorney, we can only assume he is seeking legal action.

We posted photos taken of Keith and Nicole on the day in question, December 31st. The couple was in fact in California. However, unless Robert took the photos we posted…it appears there were other photographers in the area. One would assume that a beating of this magnitude in a public area would have attracted some attention (especially in LA where there are  more photographers than plastic surgens) and we wouldn’t just be hearing about it now.  In fact, I’m surprised a cell phone video from a random witness wasn’t promptly send to TMZ.  We also think that photos of Keith Urban beating the crap out of a photog would nab bigger bucks than photos of him stuffing his face at lunch.

What do you think?? I think Robert Wolf may be telling a fib…and he would have a better chance if he had contacted the police.

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