Word: paparazzis
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Most accused of all were her constant pursuers: the "ever-present paparazzi," who turned Diana into "the most hunted person of the modern age." The Earl, who pointedly withdrew the invitations of six British tabloid editors yesterday, wondered aloud why her "good intentions were sneered at by the media." Though in the end, when he came to the "small mercies" of his loss, Spencer dropped his sword ? and simply reminded us of all the humanity that is not apparent on the cover of a newspaper...
...Parliament. It comes not a moment too soon. Yesterday ? the U.K.'s fifth day of mourning over Princess Diana ? saw an increase in public distaste over the way the Royals have handled their grieving. Meanwhile, the Diana sightings began, and that noted celeb hotspot, Ecuador, passed a tough anti-paparazzi...
...Diana began. Mourners at St. James Palace swore they'd seen Diana in an oil painting there. Around the world, the public absorption with Diana's death made itself felt. The U.S. Senate passed a resolution honoring her for "compassion and grace". The Ecuadorian Congress unanimously passed an anti-paparazzi law providing legal protection for people whose photographs "appear in the media without their prior consent and are damaging to them." And in Uniontown, Pa., two men were charged with harassment and disorderly conduct for allegedly attacking a photographer who was trying to take pictures of a doctor charged with...
...photographers for damages. The lawyer, Bernard Dartevelle, launched the latest volley in his media offensive by stressing that a witness reported seeing a motorcycle zigzagging in front of the Mercedes in an apparent bid to try to slow it down, just before the crash. One of the attorneys representing paparazzi under investigation for manslaughter counters that the photographers are being targeted as "sacrificial lambs" in a prime-time case of "showbiz justice" aimed at pleasing the French Foreign Ministry...
...Meanwhile, Sarah Ferguson won't debut in her new job as TV spokeswoman for Weight Watchers. The company has pulled a commercial for a new weight-loss program, in which the Duchess of York said that losing wieght was harder than dodging paparazzi...