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Jennifer Garner Supports Anti-Paparazzi Bill to Protect Her Children’s Privacy

Celebrities: they’re just like us – besides the fact that every facet of their daily lives is documented for public viewing. While stars have learned to put up with the shutterbugs, some celebs feel that the paparazzi have crossed a line, especially when it comes to their children’s privacy.

Some celebs may not mind their kids being in the public eye, but not Jennifer Garner. Yesterday in Sacramento, Jen testified before the California State Assembly Committee on Public Safety, speaking on behalf of a proposed bill that would make it illegal for the paparazzi to photograph the children of celebrities without their permission.

“My three children are private citizens,” she asserted. “I love my kids. They’re beautiful and sweet and innocent, and I don’t want a gang of shouting, arguing, lawbreaking photographers who camp out everywhere we are all day, every day, to continue traumatizing my kids.” You tell ‘em, Jen!

In her testimony, Jen joined the ranks of Halle Berry, who publicly supported the anti-paparazzi bill in June and who also has repeatedly faced the threat of the paparazzi encroaching on her daughter’s private life.

Though newspaper publishers are concerned that the bill could prevent them from being able to do their jobs, we hope even more celebrity parents speak out in favor of Senate Bill 606. The stars may have known what they were signing up for when they chose this career path, but is that any reason for their children to have to be subjected to constant exposure as well? 

 

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Corinne Sullivan is an editorial intern at Her Campus. She is in her senior year at Boston College, majoring in English with a Creative Writing Concentration. On campus, she cheers at football and basketball games as part of the Boston College Pom Squad and performs as a member of the Dance Organization of Boston College. She also teaches spin classes at the campus gym and contributes to the BC branch of Her Campus. Corinne loves the beach, all things chocolate, and is unashamed of her love for Young Adult Fiction. You can follow her on Twitter at @cesullivan14.