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LAPD Chief Dishes on Brit, LiLo

Top cop: "Paris is out of town not bothering anybody"

By Elizabeth Wolff,  Newser User

Posted Aug 1, 2008 11:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – LA's police chief said yesterday the city's paparazzi problems are under control now that Britney Spears has “started wearing clothes and behaving” and "Lindsay Lohan has gone gay." A proposed anti-paparazzi law is a "complete waste of time," William Bratton told KNBC-TV before a meeting about the need for restrictions.

"If the ones that attract the paparazzi behave in the first place, like we expect of anybody, that solves about 90 percent of the problem," he said. "The rest we can deal with."

Britney Spears can't drive through the paparazzi as she arrives at court for a child custody hearing in Oct 2007.
Britney Spears can't drive through the paparazzi as she arrives at court for a child custody hearing in Oct 2007.   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Lindsay Lohan's mug shot after her July 2007 arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.
Lindsay Lohan's mug shot after her July 2007 arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.   (AP Photo/Santa Monica Police)
At the height of her media frenzy, Paris Hilton arrives for her probation-violation hearing in May 2007.
At the height of her media frenzy, Paris Hilton arrives for her probation-violation hearing in May 2007.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Paris Hilton yells to her parents as she emerges from the Century Regional Detention Center after serving her prison sentence for driving on a suspended license in June 2007.
Paris Hilton yells to her parents as she emerges from the Century Regional Detention Center after serving her prison sentence for driving on a suspended license in June 2007.   (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Paris Hilton's June 2007 mug shot.
Paris Hilton's June 2007 mug shot.   (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department)
Los Angeles police officers ask the media to leave the premises of Paris Hilton's home in LA after her prison release in June 2007.
Los Angeles police officers ask the media to leave the premises of Paris Hilton's home in LA after her prison release in June 2007.   (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Photographers swarm the LA Fire Department ambulance carrying entertainer Britney Spears in January 2008.
Photographers swarm the LA Fire Department ambulance carrying entertainer Britney Spears in January 2008.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
It was paparazzi madness in January 2008 at the height of Britney Spears' breakdown. In this Jan. 3 photo she was carried out of her home on a stretcher and taken to the psych ward.
It was paparazzi madness in January 2008 at the height of Britney Spears' breakdown. In this Jan. 3 photo she was carried out of her home on a stretcher and taken to the psych ward.   (AP Photo)
Britney Spears arrives at Los Angeles County Superior court house for a child custody status hearing Monday, May 6, 2008, in Los Angeles.
Britney Spears arrives at Los Angeles County Superior court house for a child custody status hearing Monday, May 6, 2008, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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