London, Aug 12 : A bodyguard of Scottish actor Gerard Butler is said to be wanted by the police, after he allegedly vandalised a paparazzo's car.

Chris Tsipouras, who was assigned to protect Butler while he was filming in New York, reportedly clashed with snappers several times over the last few weeks as photographers scramble to get a shot of the actor and his co-star and rumoured girlfriend Jennifer Aniston.

But things turned ugly at the weekend, when Tsipouras allegedly damaged the paintwork on snapper James Devaney's vehicle, which was parked in the Flatbush neighbourhood of Brooklyn.

Local residents witnessed the alleged crime, and reported it to police.

Devaney is said to be pleasantly surprised by the neighbourhood watch.

"I was surprised that the community had my back. They saw a guy going up to my car with a key scraping the side," the Daily Express quoted Devaney as having told the New York Post. (ANI)