Prince William and Kate Middleton won a benchmark lawsuit in French court on Tuesday over the now-infamously invasive topless shots of Kate with a telephoto lens far away from the chateau balcony on which she and William sunned. The court referred to the photos as "a brutal display" and ordered Closer to surrender all of their photos or else incur a $13,100 daily fine. Gotta say, it seems somewhat for naught because the photos have already landed in tabloids in Italy and Ireland, but this seems to be more about establishing a precedent to avoid another Princess Diana situation than it does about making sure nobody else sees K8's nipples. So now that Pandora's Box is open, expect to see more smallish Buckingham Palace lawsuits against paparazzi for the next 5 years or so.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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Prince William and Kate Middleton
Prince William and Kate Middleton won a benchmark lawsuit in French court on Tuesday over the now-infamously invasive topless shots of Kate with a telephoto lens far away from the chateau balcony on which she and William sunned. The court referred to the photos as "a brutal display" and ordered Closer to surrender all of their photos or else incur a $13,100 daily fine. Gotta say, it seems somewhat for naught because the photos have already landed in tabloids in Italy and Ireland, but this seems to be more about establishing a precedent to avoid another Princess Diana situation than it does about making sure nobody else sees K8's nipples. So now that Pandora's Box is open, expect to see more smallish Buckingham Palace lawsuits against paparazzi for the next 5 years or so.
