Sam Worthington of ‘Avatar’ arrested in West Village for allegedly punching photographer

<a href="http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2014/02/24/sam-worthington-arrest/">Sam Worthington of ‘Avatar’ arrested in West Village for allegedly punching photographer</a>: <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img alt="sam worthington arrest" height="475" src="http://www.metro.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sam-worthington-lara-bingle-GETTYWireImage-614x475.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="614" /><br /><br /><div><br /><br />Sam Worthington, right, was arrested in the West Village Sunday after police said he punched a photographer who kicked his girlfriend, Lara Bingle, left, in the shin.<br /><br />Credit: Getty Images/WireImage</div><div></div></div>Sam Worthington, star of “Avatar,” was arrested in the West Village Sunday night after police said he punched a photographer who had kicked his girlfriend in the shin. <br /><br />Related Articles<br /><br /><ul style="list-style: none;"><li><a href="http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2014/02/23/police-shoot-brooklyn-woman/">Police shoot, injure knife-wielding Brooklyn woman </a></li><li><a href="http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2014/02/23/manhattan-bank-robberies/">Police seek man tied to Manhattan bank robberies</a></li></ul>Worthington, 37, and his girlfriend, model Lara Bingle, were walking on Jane Street near the bar Cubbyhole before a confrontation with photographer Sheng Li around 5:30 p.m.<br /><br />Police said Li kicked Bingle, 26, in the shin, injuring her leg after the couple said the photographer had been following them.<br /><br />Cops said Worthington then punched Li in the face.<br /><br />The actor was charged with assault and given a desk appearance ticket. Li was charged with assault, harassment and reckless endangerment, police said.<br /><br /><i>Follow Anna Sanders on Twitter </i><a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaESanders"><i>@AnnaESanders</i></a><br /><br />The post <a href="http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2014/02/24/sam-worthington-arrest/">Sam Worthington of ‘Avatar’ arrested in West Village for allegedly punching photographer</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.metro.us/">Metro.us</a>.<br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><a href="http://thefireboys.blogspot.com/">FASHION WEEK</a> - USA Fashion and Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://google-news-blogger.blogspot.com/">GOOGLE NEWS</a> - Google News Blogger</b></li><li><b><a href="http://palcomp3.com/nelioguerson/">PALCO MP3</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Nelio+Guerson+and+Carlos+Guerson">LAST FM</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105152587910220373689/">WOMEN COMMUNITY</a> - Women Community Photography Videos Beauty</b></li><li><b><a href="http://music-video-photo-blog.blogspot.com/">DISNEY CHANNEL</a> - Photos Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://justin-bieber-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">BABY JUSTIN BIEBER</a> - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://lady-gaga-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">LADY GAGA</a>  - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://nature-universe-photography.blogspot.com/">UNIVERSE PICTURES</a> - Google Images Nature Pictures</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105477357727783490766">VICTORIA´S SECRET COMMUNITY</a> - Victoria´s Secret Fashion Show Photos</b></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div></div></div>

Sam Worthington of ‘Avatar’ arrested in West Village for allegedly punching photographer

Sam Worthington of ‘Avatar’ arrested in West Village for allegedly punching photographer : Sam Worthington, right, was arrested in the West ...

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