Axl Rose Allegedly Attacked by the Paparazzi

Guns 'N Roses singer Axl Rose issued a statement late on Thursday about an alleged run-in he had with paparazzi on Wednesday at the Los Angeles International Airport when he was on his way to GNR's first tour in support of last year's Chinese Democracy.

"Axl Rose, lead singer for the legendary rock group Guns N' Roses, was unhurt last evening when he was accosted by an unruly group of paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)," read the statement posted on the band's official MySpace page.

"At the time of the incident, Mr. Rose was en route to Taipei, Taiwan, to kick off Guns N' Roses' tour of Southeast Asia, including shows in Taiwan, Korea and Japan. Mr. Rose, who was about to enter a security checkpoint at LAX when the altercation took place, was approached by a group of unchecked and unruly photographers, who became aggressive with the singer and female members of the traveling group. Mr. Rose was not injured during the unprovoked attack and was able to board his flight without further incident."

A spokesperson for the LAX police force could not be reached for comment about the alleged incident at press time, and there appeared to be no official record of an altercation.

TMZ reported that a paparazzo claims to have footage of Rose punching him in the head during the scuffle on Wednesday night. The unnamed photographer told the site that Rose arrived at LAX with an unidentified woman, and as they were walking through the airport, the woman allegedly got into a confrontation with paparazzi who were trying to take her picture. The source said that Rose saw the woman struggling with the other shooters and "instantly started throwing punches." TMZ said the photog has not yet produced the video of the incident and no airport security or police got involved in the incident.

So I seen the video released this morning and Axl Rose did hit the Pap in the face Knocking him to the ground but Axl seemed to be defiantly provoked! Although I do not advocate or promote violence in anyway, you just never know what is going on in someones head. These paps need to take a walk in celebs shoes. See How Welcoming they would be to having every moment of their privacy invaded!