Witness Mighty Miley Cyrus' Pap Smear!

Star nobly erupts on a shutterbug who knocks mom Tish with his camera while trying to get a snap of Miley

By Gina Serpe Mar 09, 2011 8:18 PMTags

As far as Miley Cyrus is concerned, when it comes to the paparazzi, it's no more Mrs. Nice Guy. And we love her for it.

While leaving a restaurant after sharing lunch with her mom this week, Miley was met by several of the ever-pestering cameramen. Although the encounter started off harmlessly enough, once a wayward shooter appeared to knock Cyrus' mom Tish with his camera, all hell broke loose.

Miley proceeded, and rightly so, to rush to her mom's defense by seriously unloading on the paparazzo, all while managing to keep it G-rated. Well, that Disney training had to kick in sometime!

"What the…? OK, are you serious?" Miley asked the cameraman, doing an immediate about-face. "You just hit my mom with your camera."

Though the shooter tried to deny that contact was made, saying he'd "never disrespect your mom," Miley wasn't having any of it, backing him into a corner of the parking lot, holding down his camera and keeping her finger firmly in his face.

"Yes you did…You just ran into my mom with your camera. Don't you ever do that again. You just almost hurt my mom. Don't you ever even think about it. For real. That was crazy. You just hit my mom."

Don't worry, Miley. We're guessing that's an action he won't be repeating anytime soon.