The man, Timothy Jackson, filed a police report citing “criminal damages” after the incident with Brand, which purportedly occurred after Jackson and other paparazzi noticed the actor-comedian and began to snap shots.

Brand is said to have been infuriated, grabbing Jackson’s cell phone and throwing it through the window of an abandoned building.

Jackson immediately contacted the police, who confirm to Gossip Cop that they are trying to get Brand’s side of the story.

It’s not the first time Brand has had a run-in with a photographer.

In September 2010, he tangled with a paparazzo at LAX airport after the man tried to shoot up the skirt of Brand’s then-fiancee Katy Perry.

via: gossipcop