5 shocking times when celebrities furiously called out intrusive paparazzi in public

Several celebrities have had public meltdowns at paparazzi from Justin Bieber being the latest to Kanye West’s physical alterations. These incident often stem from the celebrities’ frustration with constant invasion of privacy by the paparazzi.

Here are the top 5 moments when celebrities had enough of paparazzi and lashed out at them.

Take a look:

1. Justin Bieber

The 31-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter has been among the most vocal stars in calling out paparazzi.

One recent incident took place in April 2025 outside a coffee shop in Palm Springs, where Bieber blasted photographers for their invasive behavior saying, “You don’t care about people. Only money,” per Page Six.

In another confrontation in June 2025, outside Malibu’s SoHo House, he warned, “I’m not to be f***** with by any of you,” highlighting the emotional toll of constant intrusion.

“Stop the s***. You don’t get to talk to me today,” the Love Yourself crooner snapped at the paparazzi.

2. Britney Spears

The 43-year-old American songstress is famously known for attacking a photographer’s car with an umbrella after shaving her head in 2007.

As reported by CNN, on that night, she and her cousin were driving through a gas station in Tarzana when they were followed by paparazzi.

After they refused to leave her alone, the Toxic hitmaker jumped out of the passenger seat of their silver Mercedes and hit photographer Daniel Ramos with an umbrella.

However, according to CBS News, the Oops!…I Did It Again musician later explained that she was preparing for a movie role, which she ultimately didn’t get.

3. Kanye West

The 48-year-old American rapper and singer is no stranger to public heated arguments, as he has a long history of clashes with paparazzi.

One major incident occurred in 2013, when West attacked photographer Daniel Ramos outside Los Angeles international airport, as reported by The Guardian.

The Bully rapper was caught on video trying to push the camera away from his face, which eventually caused the photographer to fall and injure his right hip.

However, this led to a legal lawsuit against the Donda 2 singer.

4. Chris Martin

In January 2015, the 48-year-old Coldplay front-man had a verbal and physical altercation with paparazzo, Richard Terry, outside Giorgio Baldi restaurant in Santa Monica, where he was dining with his former wife, Gwyneth Paltrow.

Terry alleged that Martin swerved his Jeep onto the sidewalk, hitting him while he was trying to capture photos of the then-couple.

According to The Irish Independent, this run-in resulted in a legal lawsuit, where Terry claiming Martin had a history of violent behaviour toward paparazzi and the incident was intentional.

Notably, this wasn’t the first time Martin had a fight with paparazzi.

In 2003, he reportedly smashed a photographer’s car window and slashed his tires after the photographer refused to leave him alone, per WatchMojo.

5. Miley Cyrus

Lastly, in 2011, the 32-year-old American singer and actress was dining in California with her mother, Tish Cyrus, when they were approached by paparazzi as they existed the restaurant.

One photographer allegedly bumped into Tish, which made Miley really angry, prompting her to defend her mother.

"Are you serious? You just hit my mom with your camera! You just ran into my mom with your camera. Don't you ever do that again. You just almost hurt my mom. Don't you ever even think about it!” the Hannah Montana alum shouted, according to Huffpost.