Lamar Odom Faces Hearing Over Clash With Paparazzo
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Former Los Angeles Laker and Clipper Lamar Odom is expected to appear at a hearing in the City Attorney's Office to answer to accusations he destroyed a paparazzo's equipment last month.
Odom, 33, was allegedly involved in an altercation with a celebrity photographer who was following the athlete in Hollywood July 10.
A video, sold by photographers following the incident, shows the basketball player allegedly breaking into a photographer's vehicle and throwing a bag of equipment onto the pavement.
Los Angeles police have not said what led to the incident.
The District Attorney's Office declined to pursue charges, citing insufficient evidence, and has referred the matter to the City Attorney's Office for consideration of a misdemeanor case.
Charges against Odom have not been filed.
A spokesperson for the Attorney's Office, Frank Mateljan, told City News Service the athlete still faces a hearing on the case, a date for which has yet to be determined.
"No action is anticipated following the hearing," Mateljan said.
Mateljan noted prosecutors reserve the right to file charges up to a year after the alleged incident occurred.
Odom is married to reality television star Khloé Kardashian Odom.
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