Halle Berry sat before the California Capitol Tuesday morning to express her support for the anti-paparazzi bill which would provide more protection for children whose pictures photogs believe would be worth a lot of money if sold. Such people protected by the law include celebrity children, children of law enforcement, judges and the like.
Berry expressed the scary situations her daughter Nahla has encountered due to her mother’s status as a celebrity, telling the Assembly Committee, according to The Associated Press, “My daughter doesn’t want to go to school because she knows ‘the men’ are watching for her. They jump out of the bushes and from behind cars and who knows where else, besieging these children just to get a photo.”
The Monsters Ball actress spoke in support of a bill which would protect children, saying that she was doing it for both her daughter and her unborn son.
“If it passes, the quality of my life and my children’s lives will be dramatically changed,” she expressed.
According to Committee members, the bill will go to have its language clarified to still support the First Amendment, but will require photogs to get permission from guardians before being able to photograph or record children.
"Everyone has the right under the Constitution to take a picture," Sen. Kevin de Leon exclaimed. "But you cross the line when you physically intimidate and harass an individual -- in this case, a child."
Violators of such bill will face ten days to one year in prison.
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