Bruce Jenner’s bikini bra photos have been published by Who Magazine and the Internet is in a tizzy. Bruce Jenner is still completing his transgender sex change, but the tabloids have been trying desperately to get their hands on any and all pictures of him mid-transition. A few days ago, tabloids managed to publish pictures of Bruce in a long dress, and now, paparazzi have managed to capture photos of Bruce in a bikini bra – AFTER his alleged breast augmentation surgery or wearing padding.
Unfortunately for Bruce – and his family – those bikini bra pictures have been published by Who Magazine, which has now brought the issue of privacy to the forefront. These pictures were taken of Bruce Jenner with a telephoto lens while he was on his private property, and they were published without any express consent or permission from him. Illegal in Cali!
Technically speaking, it’s against the law in California to use telephoto lenses to shoot ‘unwanted photographs of people in private locations’. In this case, these photos of Bruce in a bikini bra were CLEARLY taken with a telephoto lenses from far away. In fact, it’s almost guaranteed that he was at his Malibu home, and shouldn’t he be given a modicum of privacy in his own home?
Sure, some people argue that he’s going public with his transgender and sex change transition in an interview with Diane Sawyer this week, which will air to everyone in the country. So why does it matter if the tabloids publish a picture of him in a bikini? However, if we allow this violation of privacy to happen with Bruce Jenner, it also sets a shameful precedent for paparazzi behavior with all celebrities – and really, all people. What’s to stop the paparazzi from spying on families, women, men, on children? Taking photos of them in private and intimate settings? When you are at home you should be confident of your privacy, no? On the other hand, the profit motive for paparazzi and publishers to break the law and invade privacy is huge, but the penalties are not.
Bruce Jenner: FameFlynet
