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Scarlett Johansson warns: paparazzi risk another death like Princess Diana's | Scarlett Johansson warns: paparazzi risk another death like Princess Diana's |
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Scarlett Johansson warned of another incident “like Princess Diana” after alleging she was pursued through Los Angeles by a pack of paparazzi. | Scarlett Johansson warned of another incident “like Princess Diana” after alleging she was pursued through Los Angeles by a pack of paparazzi. |
The Hollywood actress said she was leaving a studio following an appearance on US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! when a group of photographers spotted her. | The Hollywood actress said she was leaving a studio following an appearance on US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! when a group of photographers spotted her. |
Johansson said five cars with blacked-out windows ran red lights and put “other drivers and pedestrians at risk” so the paparazzi could find out where she and her child were staying. | |
Johansson warned it is “a waiting game before another person gets seriously injured or killed, like Princess Diana”. | Johansson warned it is “a waiting game before another person gets seriously injured or killed, like Princess Diana”. |
In a statement, Avengers: Endgame star Johansson said: “The paparazzi consistently go to increasingly dangerous lengths to stalk and harass the people they are photographing. | In a statement, Avengers: Endgame star Johansson said: “The paparazzi consistently go to increasingly dangerous lengths to stalk and harass the people they are photographing. |
“Even after Princess Diana’s tragic death, the laws were never changed to protect targets from the lawless paparazzi.” | “Even after Princess Diana’s tragic death, the laws were never changed to protect targets from the lawless paparazzi.” |
Johansson, 34, said she felt “it was my duty as a concerned citizen” to visit a nearby police station. | Johansson, 34, said she felt “it was my duty as a concerned citizen” to visit a nearby police station. |
According to local reports, the actress did not file any charges and no crime was reported. Johansson called for paparazzi to be classified as “criminal stalkers by law”. | According to local reports, the actress did not file any charges and no crime was reported. Johansson called for paparazzi to be classified as “criminal stalkers by law”. |
She said: “Women across the US are stalked, harassed and frightened and a universal law to address stalking must be at the forefront of law enforcement conversations. | She said: “Women across the US are stalked, harassed and frightened and a universal law to address stalking must be at the forefront of law enforcement conversations. |
In the US, celebrity news outlets are protected under the first amendment, which enshrines into law the freedom of the press. | In the US, celebrity news outlets are protected under the first amendment, which enshrines into law the freedom of the press. |
Different states have their own laws on photographers, for example in California it is illegal to take pictures of celebrities’ children in a harassing manner. | Different states have their own laws on photographers, for example in California it is illegal to take pictures of celebrities’ children in a harassing manner. |
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