The paparazzo accused of causing the pop diva Madonna’s riding accident has denied his role in the accident. The photographer has said that he was not clicking pictures when the accident took place.

The pop queen Madonna was rushed to a hospital in New York. She suffered minor injuries and bruises after she fell off her horse while riding in the Hamptons on April 18.

According to Madonna’s publicist Liz Rosenberg, the paparazzo was responsible for startling the singer’s horse by taking surprise photographs.

But, Thomas Hinton, the accused lensman has stated that even though he was the only one taking photos, he had left before the 50-year-old Madonna took the tumble. His pictures allegedly showed the superstar in an enclosed paddock with the paparazzo taking shots behind a gate. "If I had startled the horse, I would have gotten pictures," Hinton has said.