A new California law will fine paparazzi for taking photos that invade a celebrity`s right to privacy. The law also targets media outlets that purchase the photos.
|Last Updated: Oct 15, 2009, 06:46 PM IST|Source: Bureau
Washington: A new California law will fine paparazzi for taking photos that invade a celebrity`s right to privacy. The law also targets media outlets that purchase the photos.Signed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Sunday, the new law makes it a crime to take and sell unauthorized photos of celebrities in "personal or familial activity." Violators face fines up to $50,000. The anti-paparazzi amendment takes effect in January.
Throngs of photographers often jockey to get the perfect shot of a celebrity, but that doesn`t mean it`s welcomed,, CNN noted. Britney Spears famously had enough one night, taking an umbrella to a photographer`s SUV.
In 1998, Schwarzenegger himself had his car swarmed by paparazzi while he was picking up his child from school. Jennifer Aniston received $550,000 and an apology from a photographer who used a high-powered telephoto lens to shoot her in the backyard wearing only panties.
While paparazzi may get a bad rap for their methods, celebrity columnist Ben Widdicombe said things are not always what they seem.
"A lot of times the shot you see in the magazine is actually orchestrated by the celebrity themselves," said celebrity columnist Ben Widdicombe.
"Celebrities like Britney Spears, for example, are infamous in the industry for letting their assistants tell the paparazzi when they`ll be leaving the gates."
Celebrity photos can be big business, especially when it comes to major milestones. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher reportedly pocketed $3 million from OK for their 2005 union. Eva Longoria and Tony Parker received $2 million from OK for photos of their lavish Paris, France, wedding.
Expectant celebrities can also rake in big bucks. People magazine reportedly paid $14 million for the first pictures of the Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie twins.
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