The paparazzi are photographers who take photographs of the rich and famous, often from a long way away so that the person who they are photographing doesn't know about it. When they are close to the people they are taking pictures of, they often do or say things to make them act in a way that's makes a good photograph. They shout things to make them angry, the person turns round and, click, a nice photo to sell to the newspaper.
1997 changed everything as Princess Diana was killed in a car crash, trying to escape from paparazzi photographers with her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed. Since then, stars have started to fight back.
George Clooney refused to do interviews with the magazines Entertainment Tonight and Hard Copy because they used paparazzi photographs of him and his girlfriend. Clooney felt that magazines like these should take some of the responsibility for the death of Princess Diana because they pay a lot of money of these photos. When the film The Peacemaker opened in New York, the paparazzi photographers refused to take photos of Clooney which shows that, although film stars hate the paparazzi, they also need to have their photographs in the newspapers to give them and their films publicity. The diffrence is that the stars would like to see only "nice" photos in the papers but often paparazzi photos are more interesting and more entertaining.
In 1998 a new law was introduced in America, the Personal Privacy Bill. Under this law, paparazzi could still take photos of stars and sell them to the newspapers but the photographers couldn't follow stars or use zoom lenses to look into gardens, bedrooms or other private places. Zoom lenses could still be used, if the stars weren't in a private place so, if they are on a beach which they think is empty, there may be someone ready to take photo at any time. In 1999, the law was made stronger and people can't be photographed if they are at private events such as a wedding.
The stars are still photographed, but they have got a little more protection that they had in the past.
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Stars against the Paparazzi
The paparazzi are photographers who take photographs of the rich and famous, often from a long way away so that the person who they are photographing doesn't know about it. When they are close to the people they are taking pictures of, they often do or say things to make them act in a way that's makes a good photograph. They shout things to make them angry, the person turns round and, click, a nice photo to sell to the newspaper.
1997 changed everything as Princess Diana was killed in a car crash, trying to escape from paparazzi photographers with her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed. Since then, stars have started to fight back.
George Clooney refused to do interviews with the magazines Entertainment Tonight and Hard Copy because they used paparazzi photographs of him and his girlfriend. Clooney felt that magazines like these should take some of the responsibility for the death of Princess Diana because they pay a lot of money of these photos. When the film The Peacemaker opened in New York, the paparazzi photographers refused to take photos of Clooney which shows that, although film stars hate the paparazzi, they also need to have their photographs in the newspapers to give them and their films publicity. The diffrence is that the stars would like to see only "nice" photos in the papers but often paparazzi photos are more interesting and more entertaining.
In 1998 a new law was introduced in America, the Personal Privacy Bill. Under this law, paparazzi could still take photos of stars and sell them to the newspapers but the photographers couldn't follow stars or use zoom lenses to look into gardens, bedrooms or other private places. Zoom lenses could still be used, if the stars weren't in a private place so, if they are on a beach which they think is empty, there may be someone ready to take photo at any time. In 1999, the law was made stronger and people can't be photographed if they are at private events such as a wedding.
The stars are still photographed, but they have got a little more protection that they had in the past.
Sorry że bez tłumaczenia ale nie mam za bardzo czasu :) Pozdrawiam.