Celebrity

Councilman proposes anti-paparazzi zone

Prompted by the $25,000 spent by the LAPD to escort Britney Spears to the hospital, Councilman Dennis Zine said today he'll push for an ordinance that would create a "personal safety zone" around celebrities and others who attract paparazzi attention. He'll ask the city attorney and LAPD to fashion a law that would affect sidewalks, access points to emergency care facilities and to private businesses and homes. "It is a major issue we have to address. We are in a celebrity town," he said. "Celebrities have a right to live in peace and freedom." TMZ and Gawker immediately posted exposes linking Zine to baby killing and Osama bin Laden. (Just kidding.)

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