Snapper sues Britney Spears

Reuters

BACK IN COURT? Ricardo Mendoza claims that Britney Spears negligently operated her car and committed assault and battery when she ran over his foot

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A former TMZ photographer has sued Britney Spears over an incident in which his foot was run over.

Ricardo Mendoza claims that Spears negligently operated her car and committed assault and battery when she ran over his foot in Beverly Hills on October 18, 2007.

Several media outlets picked up footage of the incident, including celebrity gossip site TMZ, where Mendoza worked at the time.

TMZ, which first reported the lawsuit, auctioned off his tire-stained sock and donated the proceeds to charity.

Mendoza is also suing a pair of Spears' companies, claiming their agents should have known that Spears wasn't capable of properly driving the vehicle.

The incident happened during a turbulent period for Spears, who hours earlier had lost custody of her two sons.

Spears was accused of running over another photographer's foot a month after the incident involving Mendoza, but prosecutors said in that incident it was more the photographer's fault.

AP