Pierce Brosnan Assaults Photog In Malibu

Actor Pierce Brosnan went apeshit on a photographer in Malibu last Friday, allegedly striking the man in his ribcage while telling him to “fuck off, mate.”

TMZ has learned the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is investigating Pierce Brosnan for allegedly battering a man in Malibu.The incident allegedly occurred outside Casa Escobar last Friday in a Malibu mall about 6:15 PM. We’re told Brosnan allegedly committed a battery on Robert Rosen, a photographer. According to a witness, Pierce was there with his kid, when a pap started complimenting him on his Bond roles. Pierce allegedly told the photog, “Why don’t you f**k off, mate,” and then struck him in the ribs. A witness says the pap instinctively reacted by kicking Pierce — we’re told, in the stomach.