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FilmWeek

Controlling the Paparazzi

City Councilman Dennis Zine has called for an ordinance to create a minimum "personal safety zone" for media-hounded celebrities. The announcement was prompted by the hospitalization of Britney Spears, purportedly resulting from relentless paparazzi attacks. Is the proposal to crack down on celeb-hunting paparazzi legal? Is it workable? And how do you define celebrity? * Dennis Zine, Los Angeles city councilman, third district. He is pushing for an ordinance that would create a minimum "personal safety zone" around individuals targeted by the media. * Andrew Blankstein, reporter for the Los Angeles Times * Brandy Navarre, co-owner and vice president of X17, inc. and X17online.com

City Councilman Dennis Zine has called for an ordinance to create a minimum "personal safety zone" for media-hounded celebrities. The announcement was prompted by the hospitalization of Britney Spears, purportedly resulting from relentless paparazzi attacks. Is the proposal to crack down on celeb-hunting paparazzi legal? Is it workable? And how do you define celebrity?

* Dennis Zine, Los Angeles city councilman, third district. He is pushing for an ordinance that would create a minimum "personal safety zone" around individuals targeted by the media.
* Andrew Blankstein, reporter for the Los Angeles Times
* Brandy Navarre, co-owner and vice president of X17, inc. and X17online.com