'Seinfeld' star sued for photographer attack

Seinfeld actor Michael Richards is being sued by a photographer that he allegedly physically attacked.

Brandon O'Neal claims that the 61-year-old actor, who played Cosmo Kramer in the hit sitcom, approached him in a "menacing manner... with closed fists" on an Los Angeles street last month and began to beat him.

According to TMZ, O'Brien details in the suit how the comedian punched him in the face, knocked him to the ground and "proceeded to kick [him] numerous times, directing the blows to [his] arms, hands, and camera", causing him "great mental, physical, and nervous pain and suffering".

Neither the amount of damages that O'Brien is suing for or the events triggering the incident have been disclosed thus far.

Richards infamously caused controversy back in 2006 after directing a racist rant at two hecklers during a stand-up routine.