Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has been hit with battery and vandalism charges stemming from an encounter with a photographer outside a Brentwood store in October. If convicted, Penn could face up to 18 months in jail.

Frank Mateljan of the Los Angeles city attorney’s office said prosecutors are alleging the star kicked a photographer and then broke his camera.

The incident was captured by TMZ and shows the actor charging towards the photographer, taking a punch and kick while shouting “get out!” and continuing his pursuit as the man doggedly keeps filming. Nowhere in the footage does the camera leave the photog’s hands.

The actor, who resides in San Francisco, will be arraigned in Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 22. Penn’s people have not been reached for comment.

Twenty-five years ago, Penn received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty for attacking two British journalists trying to snap pics of his then-wife Madonna. He also got punchy in 1987 with a movie extra on the set of ‘Colors.’

Lately, Penn has been spending time in Port-au-Prince, Haiti attempting to highlight the need for more aid in the earthquake-leveled nation.

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