Miley Cyrus Criticizes Paparazzi After Justin Bieber Accident
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Miley Cyrus believes there’s a lesson to be learned from the death of a paparazzo who was fatally struck by a car Tuesday while attempting to snap pictures of Justin Bieber’s Ferrari after it was pulled over in Los Angeles.
Miley tweeted Wednesday, “Hope this paparazzi/JB accident brings on some changes in ’13 Paparazzi are dangerous! Wasn’t Princess Di enough of a wake up call?!”
She said no one should blame Bieber for the accident. She continued, “This was bound to happen! Your mom teaches u when your a child not to play in the street! The chaos that comes with the paparazzi acting like fools makes it impossible for anyone to make safe choices.”
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Bieber, who wasn’t in the car at the time of the accident, released a statement Wednesday, saying, “While I was not present nor directly involved with this tragic accident, my thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim.”
He added, “Hopefully this tragedy will finally inspire meaningful legislation and whatever other necessary steps to protect the lives and safety of celebrities, police officers, innocent public bystanders, and the photographers themselves.”
TMZ has reported that rapper Lil Twist was behind the wheel of Justin’s Ferrari at the time of the incident. The paparazzo hasn’t been named by authorities.
Paparazzi have had many dangerous run-ins with Justin, including a high-speed chase last July that led to the arrest of a photographer. At the time, Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine said Justin was to blame and deserved to be arrested.
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Posted by: Alan | January 3, 2013, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm
The world would be a much better place if all paparazzi were run over. It’s not okay to cause hazardous conditions just because you’re chasing money or celebrities.
Posted by: Jimmy | January 3, 2013, 12:40 pm 12:40 pm
Well Alan, Beiber is the one with the more manly….ah.. errr…
Posted by: Spitting into the Wind | January 3, 2013, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm
HAHAHA @Alan! I had the exact same thought!
Posted by: Lynn H | January 3, 2013, 12:43 pm 12:43 pm
About time the public stops glorifying these so-called celebrities(glorified troubadours, acrobats, jugglers, clowns, jesters, actors, minstrels, bards and entertainers of all sorts). In the time of Shakespeare, they did their thing, stuck out their caps and got what people tossed to them. Now, they are gazillionaires. Why is that? My garbageman is more important to my family and I than these entertainers. If there was no money in it (if sheeple weren’t hanging on every tid-bit and to-to with these so-called celebrities) there would be no paparazzi.
Posted by: Spitting into the Wind | January 3, 2013, 12:46 pm 12:46 pm
Miley should do like Beiber and let the publicist do the writing. Makes the celebrity sound smarter than they really are.
Posted by: Tim C | January 3, 2013, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
What do either of these individuals do for anyone? Bieber isn’t even talented, he cant’ really sing, he basically talks softly into a microphone. Cyrus is a glorified teenie bopper who needs to shut her trap.
Also, don’t quote something that Bieber didn’t even say some loser named “Lil Twist” was driving his car He’s not smart enough to talk about “meaningful legislation” let alone know what that is, that’s all his publicist.
Posted by: Eric | January 3, 2013, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm
Why anyone would want a picture of either of them is beyond me.
Posted by: Moonhill | January 3, 2013, 3:01 pm 3:01 pm
The headline on the main page was “Miley’s Harsh Words After Photog Death.” Where exactly are Miley’s harsh words? Everything she said was obviously true and pretty mild under the circumstances.
Posted by: Fred | January 3, 2013, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
Puberty has completely missed this boy!
Posted by: Newfor2013 | January 3, 2013, 3:49 pm 3:49 pm
Eric I totally agree. Everyone is a singer nowadays with autotune. And what do they do for society? They aren’t teachers, law enforcement, or anyone else that actually matters on this earth. What pleasure do they get by taking pictures of them? It is a sick obsession.
Posted by: darthzavros | January 3, 2013, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm
Not that I would ever chase Justin Bieber for a pic, but how can he be found at fault when he was outrunning someone chasing him for a pic? Get real!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Michele | January 3, 2013, 4:06 pm 4:06 pm
All her money, and she still does not know the difference between ‘your’ and ‘you’re’. And yet she thinks herself smart enough to invoke Princess Di to make some vague point (I did not realize that paparazzi was actually controllign the car Princess Di was in, here I thought it was her driver, crazy me).
Posted by: Joe | January 3, 2013, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
First of all if the stupid paparazzi weren’t chasing Princess Di the accident would not have happened that killed her. They did not have to control the car Michelle. They chased it, ran it off the shoulder, and the driver could not concentrate cause of this. They were trained to protect her. He did not know if they only wanted pics or were going to pull a gun. Duh??? When mags stop paying thousands for pictures and juicy stories the paps will slowly stop being so in their face to the celebs.
Posted by: Samantha | January 3, 2013, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
@JOE, careful, your intellegence is showing. It’s actually Controllng, not Controllign. If you are going to correct someone, check your spelling (not that I ever do). And the Paparazzie did cause Princess Dis’ accident, you idiot. The driving did to, both were to blame.
Posted by: David | January 3, 2013, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm
@Joe…….it is ‘your mother’, not ‘you’re mother’……is that the ‘your’ you’re referring to?
Posted by: thatwasobvious | January 3, 2013, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
Her new do’ is all the rage! She’s trendy and adorable…She’s not required to have a soul or class.
Posted by: Yabochuk | January 3, 2013, 5:27 pm 5:27 pm
When is Justin Bieber going to FINALLY come out? Or do you think it’s just a coincidence that the above photos of the Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus look so much alike?
Posted by: cyndillooyahoo | January 3, 2013, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm
This is a sad event for all involved. The blame for this incident is shared by mutilple individuals through direct and indirect involvement, ranging from giving a friend the keys to their Lamborghani, speeding in that Lamborghani when having full awareness that speeding may very well result in the injury of oneself and or others, to placing oneself in harm’s way to pursue one’s chosen career. There is too much focus on who the indiviuals are when what matters is the actions they chose to take. A man died. It could possibly have been prevented had any one of them made an alternate choice with regards to their behavior whether that be in their personal or professional life. Some of those involved, directly and indirectly, will live another day and experience numerous opportunitys to make good choices, or bad ones, and some won’t.
Posted by: trilegdog | January 3, 2013, 10:49 pm 10:49 pm
I’d say the people most to blame were the screaming fans who make taking pictures of these celebs a profitable business.
Posted by: MyTake | January 4, 2013, 2:14 am 2:14 am
Why post pictures of two girls? Don’t get it.
Posted by: ZZbar | January 4, 2013, 3:31 am 3:31 am
What hypocrites. They manipulate the media, they place themselves for attention, they spread gossip and innuendo to be seen. And then when the media turns around and bites them, they self righteously lable it paparazzi. Hey, these false stars crated the monster. Now they should shut up and live with it.
Posted by: tom | January 4, 2013, 4:19 am 4:19 am
Why don’t people just call the police? I mean and if the police see them darting in and out of traffic then give them a fine. I mean they should not have more freedoms than we do. But how about all the people that pull pranks and do nude and illegal stuff and then put it on youtube? I mean if I take a shit in the street or in a store or like some of those shows where they go in and with a camera create mayhem and then put it on tv.
How about guys that go across state lines and solicit sex and pay the girl and then put it on youtube? I bet if I sprayed someone with paintballs or broke out windows and put it on youtube there would be an arrest.
If a paparrazi is taking photos of someone in a dangerous manner then they should be fined anytime. I bet if the KKK were running around filming or the Nazis they would shut them down.
But how about those people that participate in car races and stuff on tv aren’t they making it unsafe for the public?
Posted by: Wally Taylor | January 4, 2013, 8:52 am 8:52 am
If you are darting in and out of traffic you are committing wreckless endangerment. All they have to do if you are caught you are charged with stalking and you get a year in jail and that would break it up. Why is it so difficult to stop the establishment, but so easy to stop the citizens? If citizens were doing this kind of behavior they would pass laws. No say this paparrazzi slammed into a car and hurt someone else?
I can tell you exactly what they would pass tougher laws.
Posted by: Doug Eberspacher | January 4, 2013, 8:57 am 8:57 am
I am no Miley Cyrus fan, but what exactly has she said that was wrong? Paparazzi ARE out of control. This kind of thing WILL keep happening if they are not reined in. It was NOT Justin Bieber’s fault that this guy took risks with his life and limb and worse, with the lives of others, too… just to get a picture.
When one chooses a life in the public eye, they also choose a life where paparazzi are part of the scene. HOWEVER, that does not mean they need to be hounded and harrassed and placed into life threatening situations, which is what the paparazzi do every day.
Posted by: kobrakai7474 | January 4, 2013, 10:31 am 10:31 am
This is just another bid to stay in the press and reap the publlicity. These ‘starlets’ are the same today as they were several generations ago. If you don’t stay in the news then your career atrophies.
Posted by: Perplexed | January 4, 2013, 10:37 am 10:37 am
I first looked at the pics. Then looked at the posts. I totally agree. It’s hard to tell if one is a boy or not. My manhood would not let me stand in front of a mirror to put earrings on. To me that is what a woman does. There was a day when a guy got beat up for wearing a earring.. Even worse, if you claimed you were a guy, you got beat up for looking feminine like Bieber does in this pic.
Posted by: edlove58 | January 4, 2013, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
The truth hurts. Thanks, Miley, for your honesty.
Posted by: Annette | January 5, 2013, 7:57 pm 7:57 pm
He lives behind a snapback, and a crosstrainer.
Posted by: toki | January 6, 2013, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm