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Paparazzi vs. Celebrities: Who Wins, the Camera or Britney?

By Steven Rodriguez

The last five years or so has seen the rise of the 24-hour celebrity.  Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton and a few others are on our television sets, in our magazines, on our websites producing news almost non-stop.  However, celebrities aren’t able to do this on their own, they need not just the news outlets to disseminate the news to the public, but the paparazzi to follow them around non-stop. The conflict created has caused a huge confrontation between the paparazzi and the celebrities who want constant attention, yet also want their privacy.  In order to properly understand some of the issues though, there are a few legal terms to decipher: Public Figure: People like Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna and Brad Pitt fall into this category, they are individuals who have such a high level of popularity that the law views them differently than a normal citizen...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on March 17, 2008 (boomark / email).