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Rhune
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Paparazzi Cause Another Car Crash
« on: Oct 5^th, 2005, 1:40pm »

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Lindsay Lohan in another car crash
Witnesses say actress was trying to avoid paparazzi

Wednesday, October 5, 2005; Posted: 12:47 p.m. EDT (16:47 GMT)

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Lindsay Lohan and two other people were taken to a hospital Tuesday after the actress' black Mercedes-Benz convertible collided with a van in West Hollywood, authorities said.

Witnesses said Lohan was trying to avoid paparazzi photographers when the crash occurred.

Lohan and a female passenger in her car suffered minor injuries, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Diane Hecht.

The driver of the van, which was knocked into a parked vehicle, suffered moderate injuries, Hecht said. The identities of Lohan's passenger and the male driver of the van were not immediately released.

The accident was witnessed by a number of people, including a reporter for the syndicated television show "The Insider."

"Insider" reporter Victoria Recano told The Associated Press she saw Lohan and a passenger run into an antique store immediately after the collision.

Javier Ramirez, who works at the store, said he recognized Lohan.

"She was very upset," Ramirez told the AP. "She kept saying, 'Oh my God, oh my God, I can't believe it."'

Ramirez said Lohan and her passenger left after a few minutes and although both were shaken up, neither appeared badly hurt.

Television news footage showed a badly damaged black Mercedes outside the store with both its driver- and passenger-side air bags inflated.

The sheriff's department said the driver of the van appeared to be turning in front of Lohan's car when the vehicles collided. There was no evidence alcohol was involved in the crash, Hecht said in a news release.

Witnesses said dozens of paparazzi photographers had been following Lohan through the area before the crash. At one point, according to Lori Satzberg, 43, several photographers tried to take pictures of Lohan as she shopped at a clothing store. The photographers then followed her outside to her car.

"She got into her black Mercedes across the street and they literally were like sitting on her car, trying to take pictures of her, she was like yelling at them to get off," Satzberg said.

The crash was the second one Lohan, 19, has been involved in recent months.

Police said the star of such films as "Mean Girls" and "Herbie: Fully Loaded" was attempting to evade a paparazzi photographer in June when the photographer crashed his car into her Mercedes. She suffered cuts and bruises in that crash but did not seek medical attention.

The photographer was arrested for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon. Police said it appeared he deliberately crashed into the actress' vehicle.

A new state law signed Friday allows victims of paparazzi assaults to file lawsuits seeking up to three times the damages they suffered. The law goes into effect Jan. 1.

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press.

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« Reply #1 on: Oct 5^th, 2005, 1:41pm »

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This is the 4th, I believe, this year. They are getting more and more dangerous. I've said it before, but how many will have to die before something is done about this? Why are photographers allowed to stalk people in a way that would cause any other human being to be arrested?

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« Reply #2 on: Oct 5^th, 2005, 7:48pm »

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if it has happened before she will be very nervous again. That is terrible. Poor girl. Can she not just stop and let them arrive and then call the police if they don't leave.

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« Reply #3 on: Oct 5^th, 2005, 8:00pm »

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No, because the freedom the press would make it so she could not call the police and have them take the paparazzi away, and in the same token what a horrible waste of resources if the police spent all their time chasing paparazzi. I believe the only way to curtail this is to hit them in their wallets. Passing laws like the Gov did recently will help make a difference ultimately I suspect.

I know earlier this year paparazzi followed Reese Witherspoon to her home and then used their vans to block her in, so she couldn't get into her gate and away from them and effectively held her captive there while they took photos. She tried to press charges for false imprisonment/kidnapping over it and lost. They said she had no evidence, her word against theirs. It's just disgusting.

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Re: Paparazzi Cause Another Car Crash
« Reply #4 on: Oct 6^th, 2005, 8:13am »

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ITA Rhune. I think celebrities have the right to expect some privacy. Yes they signed on for the fame and adulation, but not for the stalking. These people are human beings too.

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« Reply #5 on: Oct 6^th, 2005, 10:28am »

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Exactly. How would any of us feel if this had been done to a family member? They are still people!

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« Reply #6 on: Oct 6^th, 2005, 11:30am »

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Paparazzi had no role in Lohan wreck
Authorities blame accident on other driver's sudden U-turn

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Authorities investigating a car crash involving actress Lindsay Lohan said Wednesday that contrary to reports from some witnesses, paparazzi had nothing to do with the collision.

Lohan, 19, and a female passenger sustained minor injuries Tuesday after the actress's black Mercedes-Benz convertible collided with a van on a busy West Hollywood street.

The crash occurred because the driver of the van made a U-turn in front of Lohan, said Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The van's driver may be cited, he added.

"She happens to be an innocent victim in all of this," Whitmore said. "The paparazzi, as far as we can tell, have nothing to do in terms of the accident."

Witnesses said Lohan was shopping at a clothing store and was confronted by dozens of photographers who swarmed her car a short time before the crash.

The syndicated television show "Access Hollywood" identified the van driver as Raymundo Ortega, 40, a busboy at a Beverly Hills eatery. Ortega told the show that he was treated for minor injuries.

Lohan, the star of such films as "Mean Girls" and "Herbie: Fully Loaded," was involved in a May 31 traffic accident when she tried to evade a photographer who collided with her. The photographer was arrested for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly crashing his car deliberately into Lohan's.

That incident spurred passage of a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that calls for steep financial penalties for paparazzi who commit assaults while trying to obtain celebrity photos. The law takes effect January 1.

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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« Reply #7 on: Oct 6^th, 2005, 11:32am »

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Yes, they have rights too! None of them signed on for speedracing! There has to be a strong law on this issue!

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« Reply #8 on: Oct 6^th, 2005, 2:39pm »

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She's gonna need therapy for post traumatic stress disorder now.

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