George Clooney sort of defends Britney Spears and bashes the out of control paparazzi that hound celebrities.

“You look at the footage of Britney running the red light – there’s eight guys with cameras at night in the middle of the street. There are no rules now. It’s getting to a point where people that are not involved are getting hurt. What they’re doing is illegal, it’s high speed chases and they’re competing with each other. They’re not trying to catch me doing something stupid; they’re trying to create me doing something stupid. You don’t get to break all these laws and then say, ‘I’m just doing my job.’ The guys that commit all these crimes are rewarded for it. It creates bounty hunters in a way. Take your pictures but don’t go 60 mph down a one-way street. Don’t cause injury to people who aren’t involved.”

You might remember that Gorgeous George was involved in a near-collision with paparazzi November 16 while riding on his motorcycle in the Hollywood Hills. That incident ended with his girl du jour wearing a cast.

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