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"Russell Brand is heading to court to fight a lawsuit which claims he ran over an LA security guard. Victor Sneed alleges that the comedian struck him with his Range Rover last year, but Brand strongly denies the accusations.  He stated in court papers that Sneed&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;own negligence was the sole and proximate cause of the accident&amp;quot;. Sneed responded by increasing his compensation demands from $25,000 (\u00C2\u00A316,000) to $185,000 (\u00C2\u00A3119,000). He is seeking the damages to pay for medical bills and loss of income, claiming that the incident left him with hand, arm, hip and neck injuries. Lawyers for both parties are now gathering evidence and the case will go to court next May since no settlement has been reached, The Sun reports. Brand, who recently became the latest victim in a series of celebrity swatting pranks, could face a bill of over $550,000 (\u00C2\u00A3353,000) including legal fees if he loses the case. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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