AEROSMITH Steven Tyler

AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler Sparks Celebrity Privacy Law Proposal In Hawaii




According to Masslive.com,
more than two-thirds of Hawaii's state senators have signed onto a bill
to protect celebrities from paparazzi, giving them power to sue over
unwanted beach photos and other snapshots on the islands.


The bill's author says he's pushing the law at the request of
AEROSMITH lead singer Steven Tyler, the former "American Idol" judge who
recently bought a new home in Maui.





A representative for Aerosmith declined comment late Thursday, saying Tyler was not immediately available.


Sen. Kalani English, a Democrat from Maui, told The Associated Press
the so-called Steven Tyler Act will help Hawaii's tourism and film
industries, encouraging famous people to come here without fear of being
stalked by paparazzi.


"These are my constituents as well," English said. "Public figures
have a right to reasonable privacy. There's a balance that we need to
create."

AEROSMITH - Steven Tyler’s Lawyer Wins American Idol Suit With Singer’s Former Managers




According to Deadline.com,
a Superior Court judge has formally dismissed most of an $8 million
lawsuit against Steven Tyler’s lawyer by the former American Idol
judge’s former managers. Kovac Media Group/Tenth Street Entertainment
had claimed in their suit filed back in October that attorney Dina
LaPolt has played both sides and had messed up Tyler’s contract
renegotiations with the Fox show in 2011.





Judge Joseph Kalin in a conference case management hearing declared
that the defense’s invoking of anti-SLAPP statutes and the First
Amendment did protect the lawyer. Kovac alleged LaPolt’s mishandling of
their “hot commodity” cost Tyler a $6 million to $8 million raise in his
Idol contract for a second season on the show.


Read more at Deadline.com.