George Clooney Defends Britney Spears

“You look at the footage of Britney running the red light – there’s eight guys with cameras at night in the middle of the street. There are no rules now,” he tells Entertainment Tonight in an interview airing Tuesday. “It’s getting to a point where people that are not involved are getting hurt.”

Actor George Clooney is no stranger to run-ins with aggressive photographers. He was nearly a victim in a recent near-miss accident with the paparazzi while riding his motorcycle in Hollywood. Clooney says he fears for his safety and the safety of other celebs chased by the paparazzi.

“What they’re doing is illegal, it’s high speed chases and they’re competing with each other,” he says. “They’re not trying to catch me doing something stupid; they’re trying to create me doing something stupid. You don’t get to break all these laws and then say, ‘I’m just doing my job.’ The guys that commit all these crimes are rewarded for it. It creates bounty hunters in a way.”

Clooney’s advice for the paparazzi: “Take your pictures but don’t go 60 mph down a one-way street. Don’t cause injury to people who aren’t involved.”

Clooney has a good point. I don’t feel bad at all for Britney Spears because she intentionally courts the paps but it is only a matter of time until someone is critically injured or killed as the result of an aggressive act to get the next tabloid cover shot.

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