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LA judge postpones Gerard Butler's arraignment

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The Associated Press 8:26 PM Thursday, July 2, 2009

LOS ANGELES — Arraignment has been postponed for "300" actor Gerard Butler, who's been charged in Los Angeles with misdemeanor battery for a scuffle with a paparazzo.

A Los Angeles Superior Court clerk says the actor's lawyer requested the delay on Wednesday, and a judge agreed to postpone the arraignment to Aug. 18.

City prosecutors say the Scottish-born actor had a run-in with a photographer on Oct. 7 after leaving a premiere party for the film "RocknRolla."

Butler's manager, Alan Siegel, says Butler was forced to have his driver stop the car afterthe photographer repeatedly sped through red lights and almost struck two pedestrians.

Butler, who also stars in this summer's "The Ugly Truth," faces up to six months in jail if convicted.

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July 03, 2009 12:24 AM EDT

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