Clooney Is Suing Mad at Italian Paps

By PopEater Staff Posted Aug 15th 2009 06:50AM

George Clooney is suing mad at an Italian photographer who he claims hopped over his fence and illegally snapped a photograph of a 13-year-old houseguest changing in a bedroom, TMZ is reporting. A photographer snapped photos of the topless underage guest at Clooney's Italian villa while also taking photos of Clooney and his girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis.

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George Clooney is taking his fight against the paparazzi to court, suing a photographer and two Italian magazines for bedroom photos taken of a 13-year-old who was a houseguest at the Oscar-winner's Italian villa.

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Jude Law is accused of deliberately hitting a female photographer outside a restaurant in the early hours of July 23. "He hit me full on the face, it was a real stinger," says Harsha Gopal, who is considering legal action against the actor. He claims he was blinded by all the flashes and hit her accidentally.

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Lindsay Lohan fought photos with water (gun) in Malibu, squirting paparazzi as they trailed her around town.

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Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are seen here looking none-too-happy to see a photographer snapping photos of them in Hollywood. As the photographer lingered, Gyllenhaal became visibly angered.

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After exchanging some words with the photogs, Gyllenhaal and Witherspoon went on their way without any major incident.

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In June of 2008, 'Dancing With the Stars' contestant Steve Guttenberg was in no mood to be photographed while on a jog, grabbing the camera from a paparazzo and threatening to punch him. According to the photo agency Bauer-Griffin, Guttenberg was "was munching on a banana after a jog" when he "suddenly became wildly angry, motioning to punch a photographer and grabbing at a videographer's camera."

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Hugh Grant kicked a TMZ photographer in the groin while he was leaving The Waverly Inn in New York. But this isn't his first paparazzi "run in." In April 2007, Grant hurled a container of baked beans at a photographer lurking outside his home. According to the paparazzo, Grant left him "bruised, battered" and covered in the saucy legumes. The 'Bridget Jones' actor was arrested but never charged.

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Kelly Osbourne's fiance Luke Worrall began throwing eggs at the paparazzi when she arrived home on April 6, 2009.

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Hayden Panettiere lost her cool with paparazzi on the red carpet at a fundraiser in Honolulu. One reporter tried to get Panettiere's attention and touched her shoulder. Panettiere turned around and screamed, "Don't you ever touch me!" Before going inside, the 'Heroes' star snapped, "You all make my life miserable."

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"We need to make a distinction between people who photograph celebrities at events and people who climb over your wall wearing camouflage and calling out your kids names as you take them to school so they'll look that way," Brad Pitt tells Ann Curry of the 'Today Show'. "I have no respect for these people... There should be laws against it."

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In a statement to TMZ, Clooney said the following: "We're suing two magazines AND a photographer. I don't know about the law in the United States but in Italy it's illegal for photographers to climb over my wall and to take long lens pictures of a 13-year-old girl in her bedroom. I draw the line of privacy at that."

Over the course of his career, Clooney has had his ups-and-downs with the paparazzi, sometimes getting into verbal arguments with them.

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Comments

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Sunday 16 August

By Lyricaldove

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Celebrities are entitled to privacy just like everyone else. It's one thing to take pictures on the red carpet. It's another thing to trespass and take pictures of a person in his/her home. As for taking pictures of a 13 year old girl as she is changing clothes, how do you say pervert? Sue them for all they've got George.

Thursday 20 August

By pooparatskis

trespassing and child porn crosses the line. whatever the reason, you are going to get your ass sued! this isn't even freedom of the press- it's pure and simple creepiness!

By Emma

Thom, geez; Are you a pedophile or child abuser? And whatever happened to privacy one's home, and most certainly one's bedroom! The pictures of this child could very well end up on the internet to appease the slime that prey on children. What's even as sinister is that this child's life has been put in danger! How on earth could you not support Clooney in this one. You are allowing your personal dislike for Clooney preclude the protection of children and yes, women. Your statement is a disgrace and disgusts me. I am US citizen.

By thnkugal

Go get 'em George. It's one thing when the pooperazzi acts like the imbecilic voyeurs they are on public streets. Its a whole nother thing when they abuse their priviledges to trespass on other's private property to gain lascivious access to naive young girls, who think they're 'safe' behind the doors of a private home, and snap away. Gross. Sick. Maggot-like behavior is the best it can be described as.

Hope he gets 'em. But GOOD. A huge wake up call (again) is needed for these bozo's. They just don't seem to get it. Ever.

By Savanah

Clooney always mad? Seriously? This guy is never angry at anyone. Anytime I read something about him, its either some practical joke or he's speaking about a movie. Once in a while he gets irritated with the paparrazzi parasites. I'm surprised he didn't sue someone's ass sooner

By earsstinks

Looney is upset because he was on top of the little girl !

Monday 17 August

By Barbara V.

Yes! do what you have to do George! Papparazzi are a pain in the A** and only look for the almighty buck at anyones expense. They are the worst liars in the world. They never tell an entire story and when you win, donate the money to hungry children/families in the USA!!! or you lose my respect like many of the other actors who dont look to the USA to help the needy here.

By sean

he was a liberal journalist

By Terry

Hmm i know someone indirectly who went to prison for this. Got 20 years for taking pics into a home of underage girls. So hmm, nothing said if there were other adults in the home besides Georgie boy. Since he hasnt done any movies of substance lately maybe he needs some attention.

By Sassy63

I just don't understand people who say, "well he wants the spotlight, but only when he wants it." Actors, Actresses, singers, or any type of celebrity have a job. That's right, it's their job. How would you feel if your boss came on to your property any time he felt like it? Looked into your windows to see if you were home, then asked you to do a report on your personal time??These paparazzi are no better than stalkers. A celebrity has a right to a PRIVATE personal life.

Friday 21 August

By Becky

Right On George.

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