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"&lt;img alt=\"0726_russell_brand_01\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/07/26/0726-russell-brand-2.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Russell Brand&lt;/strong&gt; will NOT go to jail for smashing a paparazzo's iPhone in New Orleans a few months ago ... after cutting a deal with prosecutors early this morning. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We broke the story ... the New Orleans District Attorney charged Brand with misdemeanor criminal damage for throwing the phone through a glass window during a heated confrontation back in March. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brand's attorney plead NOT GUILTY on the actor's behalf this morning -- but the two sides worked out a deal in which the case will be dismissed if Brand pays $500 in court fees and performs 20 hours of community service by August 31. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a good deal for Brand ... who was facing up to 6 months in jail if convicted. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brand's attorney says the actor plans to satisfy his community service by working with people battling addiction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class=\"lightbox-link\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2011/01/11/3318-celebrity-cells-iphone-fans/\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0726_iphone_fans_footer\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/07/26/0726-iphone-fans-footer-1.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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