BARKER EXPLAINS PAPARAZZI SCUFFLE
TRAVIS BARKER has spoken out over allegations he threatened a photographe= r and slashed his tyres over the weekend (20-21Feb10) - insisting a famil= y outing with his children was spoilt by snappers.
Police were called to a restaurant in California on Sunday morning (21F= eb10) following an alleged confrontation between the Blink-182 drummer an= d photographers outside the eaterie.
A video posted on TMZ.com appears to show one paparazzo accusing Barker= of stealing his cell phone and slashing his car tyres.
But the musician is fuming about the allegations and has taken to his T= witter.com page to explain the incident to fans.
He reveals he was "outnumbered" by photographers as he left the restaur= ant with his two young children and returned an hour later to confront th= e snappers.
And he’s appealed to them to stop taking pictures of his family - becau= se he doesn’t court attention.
He writes, "When I’m out at breakfast at 8am in the morning the last th= ing I appreciate is some photographer threatening me to a fight while he’= s three deep. When I defend myself/my kids that don’t make me a tough guy= (sic). I was outnumbered and threatened so I did what any man would.
"Paparazzi cried like young girls when it was no longer three of them a= gainst me and my kids. Didn’t they remember threatening me an hour ago? W= hat happened to the tough guys with the cameras? It was gonna be a fair f= ight.
"Bottom line, take photos at red carpets. Take pics of hungry Hollywood= starlets and douche bags that are out at clubs and bars that like it. I’= m not a socialite out begging for that kind of attention. I’m a family ma= n out with my kids. Don’t get the two twisted.
"All the footage these lames released to the press is one sided cause t= hey edited it."
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