Hilary Duff -- Paparazzo Goes Down ... HARD!

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Hilary Duff
Paparazzo Goes Down ...
HARD!
EVERYBODY loves watching people fall down ... even Hilary Duff ... who couldn't help but smile last night when a paparazzo lost his footing and ate it HARD ... and it was all caught on tape.

Duff was leaving Aventine in Hollywood when an overzealous and underbalanced photog tried to get in position for a shot ... and wound up flat on his back.

You gotta see Hilary's post-fall commentary, which included gems like ... "exciting" and "pretty awesome."

She's right.

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Justin Bieber Sued for MMA Moves on Paparazzo

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Justin Bieber
SUED For MMA Moves
On Paparazzo
Little Justin Bieber has been sued by a photographer who claims the singer delivered a crushing MMA-type kick to his abdomen, after a perfectly lovely date with then-GF Selena Gomez.

Jose Osmin Hernandez Duran claims when he was shooting the then-couple at The Commons in Calabasas last year ... Justin was trying to maneuver his brand spanking new Mercedes out of the parking lot.  The suit alleges Justin became frustrated at the photogs, jumped out of the car and "delivered a martial arts-type kick ... in the lower rib cage on the left side of his abdomen." 

But the suit alleges the attack continued, when Justin used his left fist to punch the photog on the right side of his face.  Justin allegedly then pushed the photog against a parked car.  The suit claims Selena actually returned to the scene a few minutes later to look for her cell phone and apologized for Justin.

The lawsuit is interesting ... citing a litany of alleged misdeeds committed by JB, including assaulting a former bodyguard, bullying a woman, driving at reckless speeds in his gated community, stealing a pap's SIM card and threatening to kill a neighbor.

The photog doesn't give a specific amount he wants for the alleged assault and battery.

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Justin Bieber -- Cleared in Alleged Hit and Run with Paparazzo

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Justin Bieber
Cleared
in Alleged Hit and Run
Justin Bieber was under investigation for a possible hit and run accident involving a paparazzo overnight -- but police have now cleared JB of any wrongdoing ... TMZ has learned.

Justin was leaving the Laugh Factory on Sunset Boulevard around 11:45 PM in his infamous white Ferrari. His pal Lil Twist was there as a passenger, and several paps were on scene shooting the duo.

Once Justin got behind the wheel he motioned for some of the photogs to clear out of the way -- but when he drove off he appeared to pin one of them between the Ferrari and a parked car.

Justin did not stop.

LAPD launched an investigation and interviewed Justin a few hours after the incident ... and he told cops he didn't know he hit the photographer (not a TMZ employee).

Police say the photog was not seriously hurt, but was at fault because he was a pedestrian in the roadway.

So, Justin's in the clear ... this time.

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.