Politics & Crime Oh Snap!: A History Of Camera-Hating Celebrities

John Daly has a smashing good time with his fans’ cameras.

Pro golfer John Daly hates having cameras shoved in his face. Perhaps it’s because he’s a fat, alcoholic, spouse-abusing, gambling junkie and he can’t stand to see photos of himself online. Thursday, during the first round of the Australian Open, a pic-snapping spectator got too close to him while he was trying to play, so the teed-off golfer ripped the camera out of his hands, smashed it against a tree and told him, “You want it back, I’ll buy you a new one.”

Daly, who was not punished because the fan wasn’t an accredited photographer and wasn’t supposed to be taking photos on the course, later complained, “My eyes are still burning from the flash of the camera.” Tell that to the camera, which died with the image of Daly’s sweaty, greasy palm as the last thing on its memory card. R.I.P. Flicker. For more celebrity assaults on cameras and the people who love them, read on…