Diaz sues to block topless pics
Hollywood
star Cameron Diaz is suing to stop a photographer from releasing topless
pictures of her taken before she became a well-known movie actress, court
documents showed overnight. The blond star of films such as Charlie's
Angels and Something About Mary filed suit in Los Angeles earlier
this month to stop snapper John Rutter from selling the apparently
compromising photographs. Diaz, 30, alleged in documents filed in Los Angeles
Superior Court that a signature purporting to be hers that appears on a
release form which Rutter produced as evidence of his right to sell the
pictures had been forged. Her publicist, Brad Cafarelli, declined to
characterise the photos, but according to Rutter, they include topless shots
of a then-21-year-old Diaz who went on to become a hot Hollywood property. Cafarelli
accused Rutter of attempted extortion, prompting Los Angeles County
investigators to go to the photographer's apartment last month. No criminal
charges have been filed against Rutter. But the photographer denied any
attempt to extort money from the actress, telling the Inside Edition
entertainment television show that he had offered to sell the pictures to her
first as a courtesy. "This was a negotiation for a right of first refusal
with Cameron Diaz's lawyers," Rutter said. "A few hours after her lawyers
offered to buy the photos my place was raided." A hearing on Diaz's request
for an injunction blocking sale of the pictures will be held on August 18.
Diaz has also appeared in films that include My Best Friend's Wedding,
Vanilla Sky, and Gangs of New York.
Diaz cries extortion over topless photos
"Charlie's
Angels" babe Cameron Diaz is launching an extortion case against a
photographer who took topless photos of her when she was a struggling model,
reports IMDB.com. Photographer John Rutter reportedly told Diaz the pictures
and a video will go public unless she buys them. The blond stunner
subsequently informed police, who seized the raunchy material during a raid on
Rutter's Los Angeles home. She's now allegedly ordered her lawyers to make an
extortion case against Rutter. Rutter said: "The cops came in and tore up my
place. They took all my work. They were here for five hours. They haven't
arrested or charged me with anything. I don't know what is going on. "I own
the copyright on the pictures," he continued. "My lawyer offered her a chance
to buy the pictures, as I thought it was the right thing to do, since so many
other people wanted to buy them." Rutter said a rep for Diaz offered to pay
him $3.2 million for the pictures and videos hours before the police raided
his home.-Knight Ridder Report.
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Justin overtakes Becks to sexiest man title |
Justin
Timberlake is the world's sexiest man, according to a new poll. The former
NSync singer overtook David Beckham to top Company magazine's annual 100
Sexiest Men survey. The 22-year-old, currently linked to Cameron Diaz, shot up
46 places to take the crown after enjoying an extraordinary year of success.
Brad Pitt was in third place, followed by Duncan James from Blue and Robbie
Williams. But there was bad news for Robbie as he also came seventh in the
world's unsexiest man poll, narrowly beating Prime Minister Tony Blair. In the
sexiest man list, Colin Farrell was the highest new entry at number six. And
Shane Ritchie was named the 17th sexiest man on the planet after his role as
EastEnders' Alfie Moon turned him into an unlikely heart-throb.
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