Richards: laptop incident "a big mistake"

Denise Richards has admitted she was wrong to throw a photographer's laptop off a balcony after she was upset by the intrusion. The computer landed on a wheelchair-bound pensioner, leaving her with minor bruises.

"It was wrong," admitted the actress in a forthcoming interview with Access Hollywood. "I saw one of the photographers, went up to him and offered to give him a few nice shots and asked him to please leave so we can focus on our scene. He wouldn't and he got really belligerent and he was saying vulgar, nasty things to me and made a derogatory remark about my family.

"I just did what I did and I feel terrible," continued the Wild Things star. "Over the balcony it went. It was a big mistake on my part."

A spokesman for the Canadian Police clarified that Richards has agreed to pay for the damage to the laptop and no criminal charges will be filed against her.