Arrest warrant issued for Russell Brand after iPhone toss, reports say
(CBS News) An arrest warrant has been issued for Russell Brand in New Orleans, after a photographer accused the British comedian of grabbing his iPhone and tossing it through a window, according to reports.
The New Orleans Police Department issued a misdemeanor warrant for criminal damage, after the paparazzi photographer filed a police report over the incident, which happened on Monday, reports TMZ.
Brand took to Twitter to defend himself, tweeting in his comedic tone, "Since Steve Jobs died I cannot bear to see anyone use an iPhone irreverently, what I did was a tribute to his memory."
Brand and pop star Katy Perry finalized their high-profile divorce earlier this year after only a little over a year of marriage. He was deported from Japan last year over prior legal problems there and was unable to visit Perry on her concert tour.
