Four men broke into a hotel room in the Bahamas on Sunday and stole $20,000 worth of paparazzi equipment after two photogs snapped shots of Robbie Williams partying on an exclusive beach.
[Bauer Griffin Online]
Superintendent Ellsworth Moss, who heads the detective unit of the Royal Bahamas Police Force,confirms that his unit questioned Robbie yesterday and that he is not a suspect:
“We don’t think he was the one who actually committed the robbery, but it may have been a spinoff or may have been triggered by what reportedly happened with his party on the beach.”
Two men are currently in police custody.
PS: Popsquire hopes Robbie’s party included this song.
Popsquire followers likely remember that a homeless woman recently saved Katherine McPhee from a swarm of paparazzi. Now, she’s back and available to help fight paparazzi crime.
Watch, laugh, and wonder whether McPhee or Funny or Die gave her some money for this.
City prosecutors say a photographer is flash-less because of Kanye West.
[Pacific Coast News]
West was charged with misdemeanor battery, grand theft and vandalism after he was arrested for allegedly breaking a paparazzo’s camera flash at LAX in September. On Friday, he pleaded not guilty to all charges, and the next court date is July 15.
Madonna’s lucky star was not shining on her this weekend.
[Janet Mayer / PR Photos]
She suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized in Long Island after falling off a horse on Saturday. M’s publicist released this statement:
“Madonna who was thrown off a horse earlier today has just been released from Southampton Hospital with minor injuries and bruises…The accident occurred when the horse Madonna was riding was startled by paparazzi who jumped out of the bushes to photograph the singer who was visiting friends on Eastern Long Island over the weekend. Madonna will be having further tests and continues to remain under observation by doctors.”
If the paparazzi were on private property, Madonna should press charges for trespass!
Popsquire followers may remember that Kanye was arrested at LAX in September for allegedly smashing a photog’s camera and later released after posting $20,000 bail. The DA’s office decided not to file any felony charges, but the LA City Attorney’s office charged him with three misdemeanors today: vandalism, battery, and grand theft.
Kanye’s arraignment is scheduled for April 14. Just like any other arraignment, Kanye will be expected to plead guilty, not guilty, or no contest. Popsquire will keep you posted!
This video shows two collisions between pop culture and law:
Miley Cyrus is illegally parked in a handicap spot.
Miley mentions “Alison,” the male paparazzo who apparently has the night off. Could it be the same Alison who sued Keanu Reeves last year, claiming that Keanu hit him with his car and prevented him from working?
Back in September, LAX cops used Adessa as a human decoy to divert paparazzi away from Jamie Lynn Spears and baby Maddie. Adessa now is threatening to sue the City of Los Angeles for $2 million, claiming that she didn’t agree to the decoy diversion and has suffered invasion of privacy as well as “humiliation, fear and harassment.” Click here to read the Claim for Damages, which serves as a prelude to filing a lawsuit against the City.
Popsquire smells a settlement! If Adessa was unaware what she was getting into and the cops duped her, she deserves to be compensated; however, $2 million is absurd and represents rampant greed that pervades the California legal system.
A Florida photographer says he was Disturbia’d by Rihanna’s and Chris Brown’s bodyguards!
Luis Santana, the photog, is suing (click here to read the lawsuit) the undercover lovers for $1 million. After taking a picture of the couple through an open window in their limo, Santana claims that bodyguards knocked him to the ground, tore off his shirt, took his equipment and kicked him over and over again outside of a Florida club.
He contends that the $1 million will compensate him for cost of the camera, the lost photos, injuries and emotional distress. Every plaintiff wants $1 million! Popsquire doesn’t remember learning in law school that every lawsuit is worth $1 million, but somehow it has become the magic number. Ridiculous.
Battery is defined by law as the “unlawful and unwanted touching or striking of one person by another, with the intention of bringing about a harmful or offensive contact.” You decide…
Faithful Popsquire followers (like you!) likely remember that Kanye West was arrested in the UK early Friday morning for allegedly battering a pap outside a club and released three hours later without charges.
This weekend, Kanye blogged about the experience. Among other things, told his side of the story and launched into a tirade about the law IN ALL CAPS…
LET US NOT FORGET THE PAPS KILLED PRINCESS DIANA. WHEN WILL THERE BE A LAW PASSED THAT SIMPLY ENFORCES THAT SOMEONE HAS TO ASK TO TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU. THAT WOULD SEEM LIKE COMMON COURTESY. RIGHT NOW THE PAPS ARE ABOVE THE LAW AND THE PEOPLE THEY SHOOT ARE BELOW IT. WHAT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL IS PICTURES TAKEN WITH THE INTENT TO SELL….LIKE DRUGS WITH THE INTENT TO SELL… OR CROSSING CUSTOMS WITH ENOUGH MERCHANDISE TO HAVE THE INTENT TO SELL. THE EXPLOITATION OF MY IMAGE IS THE PROBLEM. IT PRODUCES A “BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY” BEHAVIOR THAT CAUSE THE PAPS TO DRIVE RECKLESSLY ON FREEWAYS, JUMP OVER FENCES AND INVADE PRIVACY ALL IN AN EFFORT TO GET THAT “MONEY SHOT.” YOU SHOULDN’T BE ABLE TO SELL A PICTURE OF ME WITHOUT MY PERMISSION…
HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED…WHEN I LEFT THE CLUB, I WAS ENCOUNTERED BY A THIRSTY PAPARAZZI AS USUAL. HE FELT HE HAD MORE RIGHTS TO MY SPACE THAN ME, SO I PUT MY HAND UP TO PREVENT HIM FROM TAKING MY IMAGE. I DIDN’T ASSAULT HIM BUT MERELY PUTTING MY HAND UP TO COVER HIS LENS. MY SECURITY YELLED, “GET THE CAMERA OFF HIM.” I GUESS IN ALL THE COMMOTION THE CAMERA SCRAPED HIS NOSE.
Of course, what should be illegal is ALL CAPS blogging.
Because faithful Popsquire followers always have their flashcards on hand, you remember that Kanye West was arrested at LAX in September for allegedly battering a paparazzo and the DA’s office decided not to file any charges.
Ditto…
Kanye was arrested in the UK early this morning for allegedly battering a pap outside a club. The photog, Terry Blackburn, claims his face was cut and bruised after Kanye shoved the camera in his face and screamed: “Get the f—ing camera off!”
Police arrested Kanye three hours later and released him without charges.
Brad Pitt showed up to a Los Angeles screening of his new film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, last night.
As usual, the paparazzi went wild, but so did Brad’s security guard! According to People, the plain-clothed guard grabbed, pushed and spun Brad around instead of dealing with the paparazzi directly.
Sadly, her hairstylist Ken Paves was hit in the face with a camera and later rushed to the hospital. This is a textbook battery — Ken should sue the photog!
[Bauer Griffin Online]
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