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Barbra Streisand Loses $10 Million Suit - Must Pay Legal Fees
OT - But just too fun to pass up - caught via DrudgeDECEMBER 3--A Los Angeles judge today threw out Barbra Streisandâs $10 million suit against a California environmental group that posted a photo of the singerâs cliffside Malibu estate on its web site. In a 46-page tentative decision, the summary from which youâll find below, Superior Court Judge Allan J. Goodman declared that the aerial photoâs publication was protected by the First Amendment and, to boot, was not "highly offensive to a reasonable person." Swatting away Streisandâs claim that her privacy was violated, Goodman stated, "As a matter of law, there is nothing private or personal" about the photo, a copy of which youâll find at right. Making matters worse for the performer, Goodman indicated that he is ready to award legal fees to the California Coastal Records Project and the groupâs founder Kenneth Adelman, who snapped the image which so offended Babs. Posted by: Frank G 2003-12-03 |
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