JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli police
have detained bodygards of Leonardo DiCaprio after a clash in
Jerusalem with paparazzi photographers trailing the US film star
and his Israeli girlfriend.
The mayhem erupted when DiCaprio and Israeli model Bar Refaeli
visited the Western Wall in the Old City on Monday and were greeted
by a horde of photographers who have been following the couple's
every move since they arrived in Israel.
A scuffle ensued between DiCaprio's bodyguards and photographers,
leaving one cameraman lightly injured and two bodyguards detained,
police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP.
"Fists flew. One photographer was lightly wounded and two of
DiCaprio's bodyguards were detained for questioning," Rosenfeld
said.
The couple, who arrived on Sunday, also toured the Yad Vashem
Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem which opened after-hours for the
visit, media reported.
The visit by 32-year-old DiCaprio and his 21-year-old girlfriend
has touched off a media frenzy, with the paparazzi staking out the
house of Refaeli's parents in Hod Hasharon near Tel Aviv.
DiCaprio was nominated for an Oscar this year for his performance
in "Blood Diamond" and also starred in the Oscar-winning film "The
Departed."
