Bratton vs. Britney and the 'airheads'

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Angry LAPD Chief To Britney And 'Airheads': You Want To Avoid Paparazzi? Try Staying Home! [Pot Meet Kettle]
Published 2/21/2008 by Molly Friedman at Defamer
... hypocrisy, LAPD chief William Bratton has reportedly lashed out at anyone in favor of Councilman Dennis Zine's proposal for a new Britney Spears-inspired paparazzi law. Bratton went so far as to criticize the press for covering "airheads" and also suggested stars get psychiatric help in his monthly interview with KPCC. Which all sounds up to par and somewhat sensible until you remember this is the same Bratton who himself is fond of "traipsing all over town" with his press-happy wife. From LA Observed: ...

LAPD to Britney: just stay home
Published 2/21/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
Everyone else may think the paparazzi are so crazed we need laws to protect our stars from them, but LAPD chief William Bratton doesn't see the need, reports L.A. Observed . "What we need is Britney Spears to stay home instead of traipsing all over town," he said on a radio show yesterday. "That would solve the problem. We don't need additional laws.... I've got laws coming out my ears to deal with this issue.... What you have is several young women in this town and several young men basically making fools of themselves and tying up not only my resources but the resources of ...

JUST STAY HOME!
Published 2/21/2008 by Arasto at Faded Youth Blog
... While legislators are rushing to create new “Britney Laws” to protect our stars from the paparazzi, LAPD chief William Bratton says, “What we need is Britney Spears to stay home instead of traipsing all over town. That would solve the problem. We don’t need additional laws…. I’ve got laws coming out my ears to deal with this issue…. ...

Afternoon gossip with a slice of lemon
Published 2/22/2008 by Wendy at Snarky Gossip
... [skip] What you have is several young women in this town and several young men basically making fools of themselves and tying up not only my resources but the resources of the media that would do better covering legitimate stories instead of a bunch of airheads running around out there…. Quite clearly some of these characters so favored by the paparazzi are clearly in need of services. Not police services, but psychiatric services. - source Can I get an Amen?!?!?!? Of course Britney won’t ever hear of this because ...

Britney vs the Police: The Claws Come Out!
Published 2/22/2008 by Perez Hilton at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
A Los Angeles county commissioner is attempting to pass new legislation - dubbed "Britney's law" - that aims to crack down on those paparazzi that are out of control.. Well, LAPD chief William Bratton thinks that's a crock of shit. He says: "What we need is Britney Spears to stay home instead of traipsing all over town. That would solve the problem. We don't need additional laws…. I've got laws coming out my ears to deal with this issue. What you have is several young women in this ...

Britney Spears Causes Battle Over ‘Britney’s Law’
Published 2/22/2008 by Allie at Gone Hollywood
... clearly some of these characters so favored by the paparazzi are clearly in need of services. Not police services, but psychiatric services.” Granted, Britney tends to run needless errands just to get a little attention, but those photographers would be following her, regardless of the amount of time and frequency spent out of the home. Is she supposed to become a prisoner? source: Bratton vs. Britney and the ‘airheads’ [la observed] Share This ...

Tough Love
Published 2/22/2008 by Whitney at Mollygood
... LAPD chief William Bratton is our new hero for turning down a law intended to control the paparazzi and offering up this gem: ...

It’s all Britney’s fault
Published 2/22/2008 by Nick at Celebslam.com
... “What you have is several young women in this town and several young men basically making fools of themselves and tying up not only my resources but the resources of the media that would do better covering legitimate stories instead of a bunch of airheads running around out there . . . Quite clearly some of these characters so favored by the paparazzi are clearly in need of services. Not police services, but psychiatric services.” (Source) ...