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While it's true that being a celebrity often comes with money, power and influence, these days it also comes with a pack of wolves: The paparazzi. Two years ago, the West Hollywood sheriff's station would usually receive a paparazzi complaint about once a week, reports the Los Angles Times. Now it gets several complaints a day; and not just from celebrities but from business owners and residents. The LAPD is adopting a "zero tolerance" policy against snappers who break the law by blocking traffic, creating disturbances in neighborhoods or trespassing on private property, including hospitals and businesses. Explains Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore: "[Paparazzi] numbers — and aggressiveness — have grown exponentially." When Britney Spears was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on January 3, so many photographers, reporters and onlookers crowded the hospital entrance that hospital staff and patients had trouble getting through. More »
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Today's edition of the UK newspaper the Mirror hit the Southern California pavement and asked "real California girls" what they think of Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham. A 31-year-old fashion buyer said, "She is too tanned, wears too much makeup and is too skinny." A 24-year-old boutique owner warned, "Victoria needs to watch out for the groupies because they'll come after her man." (She also admits, "He's beautiful.") A 30-year-old accounts manager laments, "Those big breasts don't look right on her skinny body. I actually prefer David." More »
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