Now this makes me sad.  I’ve been a huge Pierce Brosnan fan for years, going all the way back to Remington Steele…and let’s face it, he’s still got it.  He can drive my Aston-Martin any time.  But according to TMZ, apparently there was an altercation between Pierce and a paparazzi attempting to get some photos, and now Pierce is under investigation:

The incident allegedly occurred outside Casa Escobar last Friday in a Malibu mall about 6:15 PM. We’re told Brosnan allegedly committed a battery on Robert Rosen, a photographer.

According to Rosen, Pierce was there with his kids, when Rosen began snapping photos (see below). Rosen says Pierce then said, “Why don’t you get a real f**king job.” Rosen says he then started complimenting Pierce on his Bond roles.

A short time later, an enraged Pierce allegedly told the photog, “Why don’t you f**k off, mate,” and then struck him in the ribs. A witness says the pap instinctively reacted by kicking Pierce — we’re told, in the stomach.

Oh sigh.

Pierce, man…pull it together.  This isn’t a James Bond movie (and why did they drop him, anyway?  A blonde Bond?  Since when?  Okay, back on the subject), where you can beat people up while wearing your impeccable tux and then be swept away by a helicopter with great timing, with no repercussions.  I know the paps can be irritating, condescending, fawning, intruding, and fake in their effluvious praise, but seriously.  This is no way to handle it.  And especially with your kids around…come on, man, have some class.  Your kids don’t need to see this, and neither do other people’s kids.

Getting kicked in the stomach is no small matter, but then neither is getting punched in the ribs.  Pierce may have to answer for his pugilistic ways, as the whole thing is being investigated by the LA Sheriff’s department and is going to be turned over to the DA for review.  Of course, if this goes the way of recent celeb encounters with the paps (i.e., Orlando Bloom), this might be the last we hear of it.

I hope this is exaggerated, but Pierce really doesn’t like paps, so it might not be.

Source: k