Louis Tomlinson 'wrestling photographer to the ground and manhandling female fan who was fighting his girlfriend' moments before cops arrested him (photos)
Rage: This is the moment Louis accosts a photographer after he takes pictures of the star and his girlfriend
This astonishing footage captures Louis Tomlinson furiously accosting a photographer then wrestling a female fan to the floor as she brawled with his girlfriend before he was arrested at Los Angeles Airport. Louis, 25, was booked for simple battery on Friday night (pictured left, he is led away by a police officer) after he became enraged by paparazzi taking pictures of him and girlfriend Eleanor Calder. The footage begins with Louis grabbing photographer Karl Larssen's camera (centre) as he
took photos of him and Eleanor at baggage reclaim. Louis tells him to stop taking pictures but he carries on. The pair then appear to struggle before Louis trips and brings the photographer down with him. Louis then sees his girlfriend being pinned against a wall by female fans and shouts 'What the hell is happening? Can we get some help?'. He rushes over to help Eleanor (inset), grabs one of the fans by the midriff and pulls her to the floor as onlookers can be heard screaming in panic. One fan (top right) claimed Louis Tomlinson threw her to the floor and 'socked' her, later stating she would press charges
Rage: This is the moment Louis accosts a photographer after he takes pictures of the star and his girlfriend
'Stop taking pictures': Furious Louis appears to grab the snapper in a bid to make him stop
Up close: The star then leans into the face of the photographer to let him know how he feels
Louis rushed to her aid and wrestled the fan to the floor to break up the fight.
The footage begins with the One Direction star grabbing photographer Karl Larssen's camera as he took photos of him and Eleanor at baggage reclaim.
Louis tells him to stop taking pictures but he carries on. The pair then appear to struggle before Louis trips and brings the photographer down with him.
Louis then sees his girlfriend being pinned against a wall by female fans and shouts 'What the hell is happening? Can we get some help?'.
Defiant: The photographer ignores Louis and continues to take photos of his girlfriend
Bust-up: As the photographer moves through the airport, Louis then appears to fall into him
Collision: As Louis tries to run to help his girlfriend who was in a fight with a fan, he trips into the snapper
Man down: The photographer falls on to the floor and holds his head in agony after the collision
Duty-bound: Louis doesn't stop to see if he is OK because he is so keen to help his girlfriend
Get away from my girlfriend: Louis grabs the fan (in the grey top) around the midriff before taking her down. Louis' girlfriend (in a blue tracksuit) is pushed against the wall
Brawl: This is the moment Louis wrestles the female fan (in the grey top) away from his girlfriend (in the blue tracksuit)
He rushes over to help Eleanor, grabs one of the fans by the midriff and pulls her to the floor as onlookers can be heard screaming in panic.
Airport security staff then intervene and prise Louis away from the fan, pulling off his blue hoody in the process.
The fan, who was wearing a grey top and later claimed Louis 'socked her', continues screaming at the singer as she rapidly stands up from the floor.
Security staff then come between the furious fan and Louis as he walks into the corner of the room with Eleanor.
Pulled apart: Members of security staff grab Louis and prise him away from the fan who is on the floor in the grey top
Altercation: Louis' hoody is pulled off as the security staff pull him away and the fan stands up yelling
Aftermath: Furious Louis follows his girlfriend to the corner of the room after the bust-up
Fury: The singer looks back at the female fan who fought with his girlfriend as he goes to check on her
Louis was later arrested and booked for simple battery. He was released on $20,000 bail but is due to appear in court in Los Angeles on March 29.
He was taken to LA police station following the incident and his official arrest record indicates that he was apprehended at 11.45pm on Friday and released at 1.32am on Saturday morning.
The document also shows Louis, originally from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was ordered to pay $20,000 bail - but he was released without having to pay it.
Arrested: Louis Tomlinson, 25, was led away by police officers at Los Angeles Airport
'Socked': This is the fan who claimed Louis Tomlinson threw her to the floor and 'socked' her
took photos of him and Eleanor at baggage reclaim. Louis tells him to stop taking pictures but he carries on. The pair then appear to struggle before Louis trips and brings the photographer down with him. Louis then sees his girlfriend being pinned against a wall by female fans and shouts 'What the hell is happening? Can we get some help?'. He rushes over to help Eleanor (inset), grabs one of the fans by the midriff and pulls her to the floor as onlookers can be heard screaming in panic. One fan (top right) claimed Louis Tomlinson threw her to the floor and 'socked' her, later stating she would press charges
Rage: This is the moment Louis accosts a photographer after he takes pictures of the star and his girlfriend
'Stop taking pictures': Furious Louis appears to grab the snapper in a bid to make him stop
Up close: The star then leans into the face of the photographer to let him know how he feels
Louis rushed to her aid and wrestled the fan to the floor to break up the fight.
The footage begins with the One Direction star grabbing photographer Karl Larssen's camera as he took photos of him and Eleanor at baggage reclaim.
Louis tells him to stop taking pictures but he carries on. The pair then appear to struggle before Louis trips and brings the photographer down with him.
Louis then sees his girlfriend being pinned against a wall by female fans and shouts 'What the hell is happening? Can we get some help?'.
Defiant: The photographer ignores Louis and continues to take photos of his girlfriendBust-up: As the photographer moves through the airport, Louis then appears to fall into him
Collision: As Louis tries to run to help his girlfriend who was in a fight with a fan, he trips into the snapper
Man down: The photographer falls on to the floor and holds his head in agony after the collision
Duty-bound: Louis doesn't stop to see if he is OK because he is so keen to help his girlfriend
Get away from my girlfriend: Louis grabs the fan (in the grey top) around the midriff before taking her down. Louis' girlfriend (in a blue tracksuit) is pushed against the wall
Brawl: This is the moment Louis wrestles the female fan (in the grey top) away from his girlfriend (in the blue tracksuit)
He rushes over to help Eleanor, grabs one of the fans by the midriff and pulls her to the floor as onlookers can be heard screaming in panic.
Airport security staff then intervene and prise Louis away from the fan, pulling off his blue hoody in the process.
The fan, who was wearing a grey top and later claimed Louis 'socked her', continues screaming at the singer as she rapidly stands up from the floor.
Security staff then come between the furious fan and Louis as he walks into the corner of the room with Eleanor.
Pulled apart: Members of security staff grab Louis and prise him away from the fan who is on the floor in the grey top
Altercation: Louis' hoody is pulled off as the security staff pull him away and the fan stands up yelling
Aftermath: Furious Louis follows his girlfriend to the corner of the room after the bust-up
Fury: The singer looks back at the female fan who fought with his girlfriend as he goes to check on her
Louis was later arrested and booked for simple battery. He was released on $20,000 bail but is due to appear in court in Los Angeles on March 29.
He was taken to LA police station following the incident and his official arrest record indicates that he was apprehended at 11.45pm on Friday and released at 1.32am on Saturday morning.
The document also shows Louis, originally from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was ordered to pay $20,000 bail - but he was released without having to pay it.
Arrested: Louis Tomlinson, 25, was led away by police officers at Los Angeles Airport
'Socked': This is the fan who claimed Louis Tomlinson threw her to the floor and 'socked' her
source: mail online
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