A St. Petersburg photographer is suing Rihanna and Chris Brown for $1 million. Rihanna and Chris were exiting a St. Petersburg club last spring when their bodyguards kicked and knocked down a photographer aiming to get a picture of them. Wowza!

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Luis Santana, a local newspaper photographer who works for the St. Petersburg Times, perched outside Vintage Ultra Lounge hoping to snap a picture of Rihanna and Chris when they left at 2:30 a.m. This was on May 6, before the pair had confirmed they were dating, and their handlers didn’t want any newsbites of the two spending alone time together.

Of course, Chris Brown‘s people are denying any such thing occurred and Rihanna‘s and Vintage Lounge reps had no comment. 

The best part of this incident was Santana’s last quote: “There’s a dark side to celebrities and nightlife.”

That’s what you get for messing with RiRi! Stick to Speidi, John Mayer, and Angelina with her child army. They’ll drop everything and pitch ideas, strike lucrative deals, and ask for doubles.

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Photos: JustJared.com

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