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The British singer and the photographer, who was not named,
will instead be summoned to the Los Angeles City Attorney's
office to be interviewed and "advised of the law and ways to
avoid similar incidences in the future," the City Attorney's
office said in a statement.
"Typically there is no further action taken by our office after
the hearing," the statement said.
The City Attorney's office said both parties would be asked
attend the meeting toward the end of this month. It said it
reserved the right to file charges for up to one year.
Tomlinson, 25, one of the members of the chart-topping boy band,
was arrested at the airport on March 3 after a scuffle with a
paparazzi photographer who was trying to take photos of the
singer and his girlfriend.
Social media video showed the photographer on the ground and
Tomlinson was booked for misdemeanor battery.
Tomlinson's lawyer, Martin Singer, said at the time that the
singer was not at fault and that the paparazzi caused the
altercation.
Tomlinson's representatives could not immediately be reached for
comment on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant)
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