While paparazzo Josh Levine levies a $2.5 million lawsuit against Woody Harrelson for allegedly assaulting him and breaking his video camera two years ago, some other photogs might be heading to court over this weekend beach battle with a group of surfers, who were either intent on protecting their hidden beach enclave from overcrowding, or view Matthew McConaughey as their leader who must be protected at all costs.

When a dozen or so paparazzi were staked out on a Malibu beach trying to get shots of McConaughey without his shirt on — once a regular occurrence, then a rare occasion, and now a unicorn — a pack of beer-drinking surfers walked over to the photos en masse, began taunting them, and ending up beating the crap out of at least one. Nevermind that McConaughey was out in the water with his surf board, away from the action.

And as paparazzi are wont to do, they were filming the entire time, which means video of the whole ordeal is available on (you guessed it) TMZ.

The photogs insisted they were just doing their jobs. Sites like TMZ, who showcase these videos, will insist they are just doing their jobs by reporting on the other paparazzi. And the elbow-throwing surfers will insist they were just doing their jobs, protecting McConaughey from a unscrupulous band of attack dogs who keep the actor's celebrity alive and well.