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Naomi Campbell: The Daily Mirror Court Case
In February 2001 pictures were published in the Daily Mirror newspaper showing Campbell leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in London. In March of 2002 Campbell sued the paper citing a breach of confidentiality, as she was receiving treatment for drug addiction at the time. The
Mirror claimed that the pictures were in the public interest as Campbell had, up to that point, not been known or proved to be a drug addict. The High Court ruled in Campbell's favor and the
Mirror was ordered to pay £3,500 in damages (although legal costs were thought to be around £500,000.) In October of 2002, the
Mirror won an Appeal Court ruling that the photographs were indeed in the public interest. Campbell was ordered to pay the costs of the
Mirror's legal fees, a cost of around £350,000. However, in May of 2004, the Law Lords overturned the Appeal Court ruling by a 3 to 2 majority, which reinstated the High Court's original decision, and Campbell was reawarded £3,500 and the £350,000 legal costs. The Mirrors legal cost is thought to be over £1,000,000. The case is also thought to be a landmark in the rights of celebrities to privacy.
Mirror editor Piers Morgan said at the time "This is a very good day for lying drug-abusing prima donnas who want to have their cake with the media, and the right to then shamelessly guzzle it with their Cristal champagne. Five senior judges found for the Mirror throughout the various hearings in this case, four for Naomi Campbell. Yet she wins. If ever there was a less deserving case for creating what is effectively a back door privacy law it would be Ms Campbell, but that's showbiz."
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Published: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:27:40 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the articleAutosLocals Losing Their Minds as Celebrity Helicopters Descend on St. Tropez
If you live in Europe and you're a celebrity, sports figure, or just very rich, you probably spend part of your summer vacation on the beaches of St. Tropez. There's a good chance you get there via helicopter, and that has locals ripping the hair out of their suntanned heads.
St. Tropez's year round residents say the private helicopters that shuttle the Cristal and caviar crowd to and fro at all hours generate noise and pollution that is depressing their property values, messing with their sleep cycles, and making life generally miserable. They've formed a pressure group called Halte Helico (Halt Helicopter, for those of you who failed French in college), and say they won't rest until the helicopters do.
"It's hellish, they come over every five minutes," complains Halte Helico CEO Jean-Claude Molho of the nonstop flights. "It starts in April and goes on until the end of August." He has spearheaded a petition drive and gathered over 4,000 signatures from residents, demanding better regulation of helicopter operators. He says that if action isn't taken, they'll blockcade one of the town's landing pads, preventing passengers from boarding their flights. Let's hope Naomi Campbell isn't scheduled to fly out that day.
The helicopter operators argue that they're providing a vital service for the entitled rich of Europe. "We
have to provide these people with the best possible transportation we
can manage," says one of them. What he doesn't say is that at ?650 per flight, it's in his interest to carry as many passengers as possible.
St. Tropez's locals aren't stupid -- they know they'd be screwed without the Euros that four months of tourism bring into their charming hamlet on the French Rivera, which is why they're not advocating anything as dramatic as a helicopter ban. "We're not extremists," Molho says. "We know we can't stop the helicopters and we don't want to stop them."
He says what the townspeople do want is an occasional break from the constant noise, especially early in the morning and late at night.
After all, even the little people deserve a good night's sleep.
Photo: Krzysztof Biega?ski
Published: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:47:27 GMT - Source: Blog.Wired.Com - Read the article
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