Russell Brand isn’t out of the fire for tossing a paparazzo’s iPhone — New Orleans police have issued a warrant for his arrest.
New Orleans PD tells TMZ a misdemeanor warrant for simple criminal damage to property was issued tonight … following Brand’s run-in with a pap on Monday.
Brand is accused of grabbing the photog’s iPhone and hurling it through the window of a nearby law firm.
As TMZ first reported … people connected to Brand contacted the law firm and said the actor would be willing to pay for the damage to the window.
Russell is still in New Orleans filming a movie. We contacted a rep for the production … who refused to comment on the warrant.
