Nicole Kidman Knocked to Ground By Photographer -- Pressing Charges

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Nicole Kidman
Knocked to Ground,
Pressing Charges

2:05 PM PDT :  Witnesses at the scene tell us ... Nicole has no visible injuries.  Cops are saying they will write Wu a ticket for riding his bike on the sidewalk, but will not arrest him for a criminal offense. One cop said, "An accident's an accident."

Nicole Kidman is pressing charges against a paparazzo who crashed into her on a bicycle, knocking her to the ground.

Nicole had just left the Calvin Klein show for New York's Fashion Week and was returning to the Carlyle Hotel.  As she walked toward the entrance, a freelance photog named Carl Wu was roaring toward her on his bike.

Witnesses tell TMZ ... as Wu got dangerously close to Nicole, he appeared to hit his brakes, but it didn't do the trick.  He slammed into her and she went crashing to the ground.

A photog who was there tells TMZ ... Nicole was furious and said she wanted to press charges against Wu.  Nicole called the cops, and they're on the way right now.

Wu is a notorious photog who has had run-ins with other celebs, including Lada Gaga.  There's actually a Tumblr account called, "F**k You Carl Wu."

As for Nicole ... no word on whether she's injured -- though paramedics were on scene ... just in case.

4:45 PM PDT:  ?We just got video of Carl Wu leaving the police station.  He wasn't in the mood to chat.
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Nicole Kidman CREAMED By Photog On Bicycle ... Crash Caught on Tape [VIDEO]

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Nicole Kidman
CREAMED BY PHOTOG ...
CAUGHT ON TAPE

YOU GOTTA SEE THIS VIDEO ... IT'S CRAZY.

TMZ has obtained video of a paparazzo on an out-of-control bicycle Thursday ... careening into Nicole Kidman and knocking her flat on her butt -- and he was going FAST.

You see photog Carl Wu trying in vain to stop as he careened into Nicole outside the Carlyle Hotel in NYC.  You also hear Nicole screaming about pressing charges, and Carl profusely apologizing.

FYI, Carl wasn't arrested because cops said it was just an accident -- but he was cited for riding his bike on a sidewalk.

Amazingly ... Nicole wasn't injured.

Much has been said about this "Human Barbie Doll" -- a woman whose itty waist and Anime facial features created buzz on the Internet as to whether or not she was even real.

From Starpulse: "Ukrainian native Valeria Lukyanova may not look like a real person, but with the help of a little eye makeup and a tiny waist the model/singer has been able to fool people the world over. Photos of the Moldavian-born Lukyanova, called the 'human Barbie', took the internet by storm earlier this year, and many questioned whether she existed or was just a very well done computer generated image."

Click through for a fuller look at her image. Is it real?

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Anna Nicole Smith Movie -- Accused of Being Crappy Car Renters

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Accused of Being Crappy
... Car Renters? The folks at Lifetime did a bad thing ... they rented a car for their Anna Nicole Smith flick, but returned it all dinged up -- so says the owner threatening to sue over the damage ... all $200 worth.

A woman named Cherry Banez says she agreed to let the movie rent her 1995 red Mercedes SL500. The car was used in a scene where Anna Nicole flashes her boobs at a trucker. Classic.

Anyway, Cherry says the car came back damaged and the people responsible have failed to cover all the costs. In her letter threatening legal action, Cherry says she was actually paid back for most of the repairs, EXCEPT ONE --  the busted car speaker. Bill amount: $200.

Totally worth the legal bills.

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Nicole Richie SHAMES Paparazzo - You have deposited your kid to shoot Me?

Nicole Richie
SHAMES Paparazzo
You have filed your child to shoot Me? Nicole Richie claimed a paparazzo has done the unthinkable to LAX... He dropped his own child to the floor to get out his camera and get a shot - and then she shame the guy on Instagram.

Richie posted photos a few hours ago... claiming the man - not a guy TMZ - "dragged his little poor, sweet girl on my flight from New York to Los Angeles."

She continues, "as he got him out of the plane, he dropped his ground floor of LAX that it there, crying her eyes... Just to get his shot. #Heartbreaking #FatherOfTheYear. »

In fairness to the photographer, there is no picture showing the snapper actually drop the child on the ground.

But if N.R. tells the truth... what a d - bag.

Anna Nicole Smith's Estate FINALLY Cashes In On Millionaire Dead Husband

Anna Nicole's Estate
FINALLY Cashes In On
Millionaire Dead Husband
The legal battle has raged for more than a decade ... but Anna Nicole Smith's estate may finally see a piece of the Playboy legend's millionaire dead husband ... possibly as much as $49 MILLION.

The Supreme Court ruled years ago that Anna's estate was NOT entitled to any of J. Howard Marshall's fortune -- estimated between $500 million and $1 billion -- but yesterday, a California judge said Anna's 6-year-old daughter Dannielynn is entitled to sanctions against Marshall's family.

The judge hasn't specified the amount of the sanctions yet ... but previously suggested they could run as high as $49 million.

The judge awarded the sanctions based on allegations that attorneys for Marshall's estate used unsavory tactics throughout litigation ... such as concealing crucial legal docs from Anna's estate lawyers.

Anna married oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall in 1994 when she was just 26 ... and he was 89. Marshall died a year later.