Sam Worthington -- HIT WITH RESTRAINING ORDER ... Stay Away from Paparazzo

Not his finest moment: Sam Worthington appeared in a New York City Court on Wednesday after being arrested on February 23 for allegedly punching a photographer

 

Sam Worthington has just been smacked with a restraining order -- with a judge BARRING the "Avatar" actor from having any contact with the pap he allegedly attacked in NYC this weekend.

Worthington just appeared in an NYC courtroom to face charges stemming from the February 23 incident with photo Sheng Li ... when Sam allegedly punched the guy following an altercation with his GF Lara Bingle.

During the hearing, Sam was charged with two 2 counts of 3rd degree assault, 1 count of attempted assault, 1 count of harassment -- and faces a maximum of one year in jail if convicted.

But the most shocking part of the hearing -- the restraining order ... which specifically orders Sam to not contact Li in person, on the phone or through social media.

Justin Bieber's bodyguard arrested for allegedly stealing a photographer's camera

This is the moment Justin Bieber's bodyguard was arrested in Atlanta for allegedly stealing a photographer's camera.

The 19-year-old's bodyguard Hugo Hensy, 32, was cuffed in Georgia on Tuesday afternoon, before being taken away in a police car.

A new report claims that the posse member stole a camera from a photographer outside of a fun house, before jumping into an Escalade that was later found parked in front of the star's rented spaceship mansion.

Cuffed: Justin Bieber's bodyguard Hugo Hensy is arrested in Atlanta for allegedly stealing a $10,000 camera from a photographer while his charge was in an arcade