Antonio Revilla rain bachelor assault paparazzi fight Rancho Palos Verdes suit altercation
Antonio Revilla rain bachelor assault paparazzi fight Rancho Palos Verdes suit altercation

The security guard you saw putting a photographer in a choke hold at last Saturday's Bachelor wedding has been identified as Antonio Revilla, the CEO of O&R Protective Services. X17online has learned that O&R security was hired by Next Entertainment (the production company owned by Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss).

Revilla and his staff used physical force to push photographers off the public property adjacent to the Terranea Resort, going as far as pushing one shooter to the ground (with his super expensive camera and lens in hand) and having three men restrain him (even though he wasn't fighting back) until police could arrive. We've reached Mr. Revilla and he tells us, "I have no comment. I don't know what you're talking about. Please don't call back here."

The Lomita Sheriff's Department took the two men from the guards, who made citizen's arrests. Photographers Maximiliano Lopes and Eric Brogmus were taken into custody and charged with blocking public access, a misdemeanor. Brogmus was also charged with battery.

The District Attorney reviewed the case and dropped all charges, claiming insufficient evidence. But the LASD say the case is ongoing within their department.

X17online can report exclusively that Revilla now claims he was "hit" by Brogmus after asking the photographers to leave what he had called a "private" area. But according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, "the path is clearly a public path." The land is an easement for public access to the beach.

bachelorgallery.jpgTwo other security guards from O&R have been named in the police report, but the LASD say since it's an ongoing investigation, their names have not been released.

As we previously reported, the photographers are considering a lawsuit against the security team for unnecessary force.

Is ABC going too far to protect their reality show "exclusive"? OK Magazine has the exclusive photo rights for wedding and Warner Horizon/Next Entertainment are probably making a pretty penny for that but it was up to THEM to protect OK's exclusive ... is strangling a photographer on public property going too far?