One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson was arrested Friday night after he allegedly dragged a photographer to the ground and then went after a woman taking cellphone video at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. Tomlinson was with a female companion when the altercation occurred at the Terminal 4 baggage claim around 8:25 p.m., LAX police said in a statement. The singer pulled the photographer, causing him to fall backward and strike his head on the floor, witnesses told police. Martin Singer, Tomlinson’s legal representative, issued the following statement: “The paparazzi provoked and caused the altercation that occurred with Louis at the airport this morning…. The photographer was taken to a hospital for treatment, and the woman taking the cellphone video was treated at the scene, police said.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 04, 2017 22:31 UTC