Gisele & Tom Brady's Bodyguards To Face Judge For Alleged 2009 Wedding Shooting

A trio of Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady's bodyguards will have their day in Costa Rica court after allegedly firing shots at paparazzi during the couple's wedding two years ago, InsideCostaRica.com and the Tico Times report.

Miguel Solis, Manuel Valverde and Alexander Rivas are slated to attend a "private oral hearing" in Puntarenas on April 29, after charges were filed by Agence France-Presse photographer Yuri Cortez and Rolando Aviles of Costa Rican newspaper Al Dia.

InsideCostaRica writes:

The Organismo de Investigacion Judicial (OIJ) was called to investigate on April 4, 2009, following reports of shots being fired in the area of Santa Teresa de Cobano, where the Brady-Bündchen wedding ceremony was being held.

The OIJ report says that the photographers were on public property when private security guards forced them back onto private property, demanding they turn over their photographic equipment, when one of the bodyguards fired his weapon at the photographer's vehicle when they attempted to leave scene.

No one was injured, although the rear windshield of Cortez and Aviles' vehicle was blown out. The pair tried to sue Bundchen and Brady stateside in September 2009, but a New York State Supreme Court justice threw out the case, saying that neither the supermodel nor her footballer husband were living in the state at the time.

Lawyer John P. Gleason explained to the Boston Herald, "The photographers were just doing their job, and it's terrible what they did to them....They had permission to be on the neighbor's property. Which is a good 20 minutes away from the Bundchen property by car. They were using long lenses, but they weren't in anyone's face. They were separated by a valley. What happened to them was a slap in the face to journalists."

Brady previously told Sports Illustrated that the photographers' claims were "absolute total b.s. We found two guys on our property, and we told them to get out. Our security guys didn't even have guns. There were no shots fired."

An image of Cortez and Aviles' vehicle taken at the scene:

Comments

[chavezcoach]

09:12 PM on 04/06/2011

I don't think you can trust paparrazi in these situations.

[mamacat]

12:15 PM on 04/06/2011

Is there any form of life lower than the paparazzi?

[KPinSEA]

02:59 AM on 04/05/2011

""The photographers were just doing their job, and it's terrible what they did to them....They had permission to be on the neighbor's property. Which is a good 20 minutes away from the Bundchen property by car. They were using long lenses, but they weren't in anyone's face."

Well, maybe the bodyguards were only using long rifles and not in anyone's face ... I guess they're even!

While I oppose reckless gun use ... I make an exception for stalkarazzi. Release the hounds and get the elephant guns.

[uncc49er]

05:08 PM on 04/04/2011

Brady rules.

[KTYSMTH]

05:00 PM on 04/04/2011

This is unforgivable.No one can legally shoot at people looking at something-it is irresponsible on both their parts that this occured.

[Roger Ochs]

04:58 PM on 04/04/2011

It had to have been a dink shot. No one connected with Brady goes long.

[cybolt]

05:23 PM on 04/04/2011

Funny... Giselle was overheard describing Tom the very same way.

[businesshugs]

04:51 PM on 04/04/2011

Im pretty sure this has less than nothing to do with TB. The security acted on their own, Tom was getting married. But hey, I guess for some, any chance to do some TB bashing :)

[repugnicansfearme]

04:14 PM on 04/04/2011

They were probably trying to get a photo of Tommy's bald spot. That just can't happen. It's ridiculous to be shooting at papparzi. Tom the Clown ought to be ashamed for these antics of his hired goons.

[taylor5]

04:13 PM on 04/04/2011

If they were so far away, then how did they get their window shot out. No sympathy.

[Dr Confuso]

03:48 PM on 04/04/2011

Parasitic paparanazis get what they deserve.

[Erin7373]

02:49 PM on 04/04/2011

"The photographers were just doing their job, and it's terrible what they did to them....They had permission to be on the neighbor's property. Which is a good 20 minutes away from the Bundchen property by car. They were using long lenses, but they weren't in anyone's face. They were separated by a valley. What happened to them was a slap in the face to journalists."

Just doing their jobs.. harrassing .
This is not journalism.. its stalking and creepy.

[cybolt]

01:16 PM on 04/04/2011

BTW, am I the only guy who *doesn't* find Gisele Bundchen attractive?

[richard peck]

02:14 PM on 04/04/2011

Yes. You are the only one

[cybolt]

03:13 PM on 04/04/2011

Apparently not amigo.

[makemesmile]

02:30 PM on 04/04/2011

@cybolt>>>No, you're not the only person who does not find Gisele attractive. I have always considered her to be on the ugly side and too skinny.

[cybolt]

03:31 PM on 04/04/2011

There's a reason why men are reduced to drooling incoherence upon the sight of a Sofia Vergara but can pass by Giselle with nary a glance. IMHO, the female form is all about curves.

[Gigity]

11:49 AM on 04/04/2011

I'm more interested in the outcome of his other trial this Wednesday. The one that determines the legality of the NFL lockout. If he wins, there's a football season. If he loses, get ready to enjoy ...ugh...baseball.

[kapalabhati]

12:54 PM on 04/04/2011

As god as my witness, I will never put the words enjoy and baseball in the same sentence, unless it is something along these lines: "I really enjoy getting a root canal instead of enduring a baseball game."

[Gigity]

12:58 PM on 04/04/2011

Yep. I'd rather listen to my wife talk about her co-workers than watch baseball.

[cybolt]

01:15 PM on 04/04/2011

Cmon... College Football has been exceptional for years! Switch the chores to Sunday and have more games to watch on Saturday. No problem.

[Gigity]

03:00 PM on 04/04/2011

I tried. I just can't get into a sport where computers and sportswriters determine the champion, and a league in which there's a month-and-a-half gap between the last game of the season and the final "playoff" game.

The PAC 10 is currently discussing moving games to Sundays if the lockout appears to be heading into the regular season. At least that's something.