Coldplay singer under investigation after scuffle with paparazzi

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2004

LONDON (AFP) — Chris Martin, lead singer of the British rock band Coldplay, faces possible charges following a scuffle with a photographer outside a London restaurant, Scotland Yard said.

A spokesman for the band confirmed that there had been an altercation between Martin and a paparazzi photographer on Wednesday, as he was climbing into a taxi in company of his wife, the US actress Gwyneth Paltrow.

"Naturally enough, for a man whose wife is heavily pregnant with their first child, Chris's sole concern was to ensure that Gwyneth got into a cab safely and was not harassed in any way," said the spokesman.

According to him, the photographer injured himself after he tripped and fell as he was running behind the couple's taxi.

Scotland Yard's spokesman...