Russell Brand Arrested for Stealing and Smashing Photographer's Cell Phone

Is cell phone snatching a new celebrity trend?

Russell Brand was arrested early Thursday for allegedly taking a photographer's cell phone and throwing it through the window of a New Orleans law firm, TMZ reports. Last month, Chris Brown allegedly took a fan's cell phone and drove off with it after she tried to take a picture of him leaving a Miami club.

Brand, 36, turned himself in to New Orleans police and was in police custody as of early Thursday.

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The incident in question occurred Monday night when Brand became aggravated with a photographer taking his picture with his iPhone, and reportedly grabbed the phone and tossed it through a law office window. Although the photographer reclaimed the phone and Brand agreed to pay for the window, a warrant was issued for Brand's arrest.

"Since Steve Jobs died I cannot bear to see anyone use an iphone irreverently, what I did was a tribute to his memory," Brand tweeted on Wednesday.

Brand filed for divorce from pop star Katy Perry at the end of last year. His new late-night show,Strangely Uplifting, debuts on Thursday, June 28 at 11/10c on FX.