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Russell Brand is under investigation by police authorities in New Orleans for grabbing a cell phone from a photographer and tossing it through a window.

Timothy Jackson has filed a police report claiming “criminal damages” against the actor for stealing his iPhone on Monday night.

Jackson was hanging out along with other photographers waiting to get a photo of Brand. When he used his cell camera to capture a few images things suddenly got out of hand.

He was shocked when Russell wrestled the phone out of his hands and launched it at a window in a nearby building, shattering the glass.

Police plan to question Brand about the incident. No word on the fate of the iPhone in question.

Another celebrity recently in the hot seat for stealing a cell phone was Chris Brown. He plucked one right out of a girl’s hands and drove away with it when she took a picture of him leaving a club after a night of partying.

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