Gerard Butler Walks The Pap Beat

We spotted Gerard Butler running around West Hollywood yesterday, a day after he allegedly beat a pap down as he was leaving the Crown Bar around 2:00 AM. TMZ reports that the LAPD is looking into the case after the photog filed a police report later that morning after receiving medical attention.

“Gerard allegedly then reached in the car, grabbed the photog’s throat and and punched him three or four times. Butler allegedly then kicked the car and again punched the photog three or four times — close-fisted — for good measure.”

TMZ is now reporting that Gerard may have been provoked into beating the pap down because the pap was following Gerard for hours that night and that he may have been driving recklessly. Lord knows there are times when I want to beat some paps down while on the job but after looking at the pictures, even Sean Penn must be thinking that’s a bit too much.