Photographer accidentally hit by Justin Bieber speaks out

Source: News Corp Australia Network:

July 28, 2017 at 08:52

DESPITE being run over by Justin Bieber yesterday, the paparazzo who was hit by the singer’s monster ute has had a very surprising reaction to it all — calling the 23-year-old a “good kid”.

Justin Bieber left Hillsong church on Wednesday night and, as always, found himself in the middle of a paparazzi swarm.

After entering his truck, the singer attempted to drive off, away from the hoard of photographers and in the rush, accidentally hit Maurice Lamont, an LA-based photographer.

Justin Bieber with the photographer he accidentally ran over after leaving Hillsong. Picture: Splash NewsSource:Splash News Australia

Lamont, who goes by the nickname Shotgetter, gave an update from his hospital bed today, telling his followers he was “hanging in there”.

“An hour before my birthday hits I get ran over by Justin Bieber. Isn’t that something? He’s a good kid though,” he said.

“I think the truck was a little too big for him though because there’s no way he could see over the front ... the slope it was on. Like I said, he got out, he was compassionate, he’s a good kid, accidents happen. Hopefully everything works out here, getting ready to go into the X-ray now,” he added.

WOW WHAT A WAY TO BRING IN MY BIRTHDAY! SHOTGETTER POWER! I WISH BIEBER WAS STILL ON TOUR!!

A post shared by Maurice Lamont (@shotgetter) on Jul 27, 2017 at 4:17am PDT

The 57-year-old paparazzo was hit by Bieber’s black Dodge Ram pick-up with The New York Post reporting he has non-life threatening injuries.

Maurice Lamont holding his leg after being hit by Justin Bieber. Picture: Splash NewsSource:Splash News Australia

BREAKING: Witnesses say Justin Bieber hit a photographer in Beverly Hills on Wednesday evening. Police say it appears to be an accident. pic.twitter.com/tTqgKmAkGb

— ABC World News Now (@abcWNN) July 27, 2017

The accidental hit comes days after the Sorry singer announced he was cancelling the rest of his world tour.

While there was plenty of speculation around the reason why the 23-year-old pop star decided to call it quits on his two-year-long tour, Bieber’s tour rep claimed it was “due to unforeseen circumstances”.

“Justin loves his fans and hates to disappoint them. He thanks his fans for the incredible experience of the Purpose World Tour over last 18 months.”

The cryptic and carefully worded statement continued, “He is grateful and honoured to have shared that experience with his cast and crew for over 150 successful shows across 6 continents during this run. However, after careful consideration he has decided he will not be performing any further dates,” it ended.