Russell Armstrong's Lawyer: Taylor's Bruise Pics Are Phony!

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Filed under: [url="http://www.tmz.com/person/taylor-armstrong/"]Taylor Armstrong[/url], [url="http://www.tmz.com/person/russell-armstrong/"]Russell Armstrong[/url], [url="http://www.tmz.com/category/celebrity-justice/"]Celebrity Justice[/url]

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[b]Taylor Armstrong[/b] has sunk to a new low, according to her late husband's lawyer -- who claims the black eye photos she recently sold for 6 figures to E.T. are nothing but a shameless hoax.

The lawyer, [b]Ronald Richards[/b], tells TMZ ... the injuries depicted in the pictures were not inflicted by Russell.

According to Ronald, the injuries in the photos are either from plastic surgery ... or a recent incident involving a [url="http://www.tmz.com/2011/08/17/taylor-armstrong-injury-cut-above-eye-stitches-russell-armstrong-death-suicide-spousal-abuse-hanging-divorce-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/"][b]football to the face[/b][/url] -- but not from domestic violence.

Richards tells TMZ, "If Mr. Armstrong was the cause of those injuries he would have been arrested and prosecuted."  Richards also notes .... Taylor never filed a police report.

Sources close to Taylor insist the pics are legit -- claiming Taylor never reported any injuries because she was under enormous pressure to keep up appearances for the show.

As one source puts it -- the black eye pics are just the tip of the iceberg ... the rest make [b]Rihanna[/b]'s battered face "look like child's play."
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