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June 9, 2010 9:15 p.m. EST
Topics: criminal, mass media, arts, culture and entertainment, crime, law and justice, laws, United States
 
Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) - Celebrities in California may soon be breathing easier after lawmakers passed an amendment to statewide stalking legislation that will help keep away paparazzi.
 
 Lawmakers approved the measure and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the anti-paparazzi bill (AB 2479), which will go into effect in January. The law adds "surveillance" to a long list of criminal stalking activities.
 
 “The real beauty of this new legislation is that it will help not only celebrities, but all Californians who are being stalked," PAPARAZZI Reform Initiative Founder Sean Burke explained. "Nine states and the District of Columbia already have ‘surveillance’ as actionable in their stalking laws. California was the first state to put forth a stalking law and now we’ve fallen behind. For the safety of everyone in California, it is time we caught up.”
 
 “The paparazzi sit at the end of the driveways of celebrities day and night and then follow them whenever they leave their house. They wait outside preschools for celebrity children to emerge. It is similar to hunting an animal and can be very disturbing and frightening for the celebrities and children affected,” Burke added.
 
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