LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Christina Aguilera is being sued by celebrity photographer David Keeler over a violent confrontation at a Hollywood nightclub in May 2003.
Keeler's suit, which also names Aguilera's bodyguard, AD Entertainment and Three Wishes Tour Inc. as defendants, claims the pop diva was staggering out of the Nacional club about 2 a.m. local time on May 21, Entertainment Tonight reported Wednesday.
The photographer says he was snapping away at the stumbling Aguilera when he was slugged in the mouth and spat on by bodyguard Vernon Warren, who, according to the suit, told Keeler he "needed to learn respect."
Keeler said he was left "dazed, in pain and bloodied" from the attack, and that another man continued the assault as Aguilera and her bodyguard left.
The photographer is seeking unspecified damages along with punitive damages.
Aguilera's publicist did not immediately comment on the lawsuit.
