Author Topic: Pippa takes legal action! (Read 4710 times)

Wireless · « **Reply #150 on:** January 30, 2012, 06:18:29 AM »

Lindelle, i disagree, I don't think Pippa (or her mom) will pass up any opportunity to show how close they are to the RF or how well liked they are by the RF. IF she has been invited she would most likely have gone. JMO

As as aside, I pray Harry marries a woman who has no sister(s), just brother(s) I can't bear to go thru this hyping of the sister of the bride (Pippa like circus) again

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cinrit · « **Reply #151 on:** January 30, 2012, 11:49:26 AM »

^^ So far as we know, only Michael and Carole Middleton have been invited to events by the Queen and by Prince Charles. I think it's gracious of the Queen and Charles to issue the invitations, and I can't think of any real reason why the Middletons shouldn't accept. Why should we care, anyway? They're not hurting anyone.

Cindy

PaulaB · « **Reply #152 on:** January 30, 2012, 07:50:31 PM »

The royal family has been critisied for treating people who marry into the royal family like orphans. Now they are being respectful to the fact that a new member has got parents they are being critisied for that they really can't win.

Lindelle · « **Reply #153 on:** January 30, 2012, 08:10:02 PM »

Maybe I should clarify.
The way Pippa has been treated by the media (which is what this topic is about) may be the reason she MIGHT shy away from immersing herself into the fold. As she now knows, any step she takes sends the media into a frenzy and her life is turned upside down, traumatized by her personal life at the front of media gossip, the way she walks to work, what she buys in her groceries and she's not even a royal - so with those points in mind, I wouldn't blame her if she took relaxed approach to the RF.
Afterall, she doesn't have to be seen visiting her sister, so she probably does see her quite a bit, we don't know. But if every time she did pay a visit and it was reported in the media, then whew, I'd be a bit relaxed too!
I feel it's a catch twenty-two.

Ben · « **Reply #154 on:** January 31, 2012, 12:57:54 AM »

Quote from: cinrit on January 29, 2012, 05:46:27 PM

That's sometimes (but not always) true for people like us who are not Royals. However, normally, unless they're already in with the Royals as one of Diana's sisters was by virtue of her husband (Robert Fellowes) being the Queen's private secretary, the siblings of people who marry a Royal don't merge in with them. So far, Pippa has had nothing of a personal nature to do with the Royal Family, excepting Kate. And even if she did, it still wouldn't make her one of them. She'll never be a Royal unless she, herself, marries one of them. And it doesn't look like that's going to happen.

Cindy

Well we've all read the stories in the tabloid newspapers about Pippa and Harry, we'll see about that. I don't get why the Royal family should work differently to the rest of the country either. Even if Pippa isn't part of the Royal family, she is still Kate's sister and because of that will be famous. I'm sure she spends plenty of time with the Royals and is all but family barring tradition.

missbliss · « **Reply #155 on:** February 01, 2012, 06:11:09 PM »

Ok - well we now know that the merry Middletons came back to the UK on a flight on January 28. Now the question begins - has the legal action actually worked? There have been no new pictures of Pippa, which could mean:
1. the legal action has worked and the paps have decided to stop following her daily routine

Or

2. She is not yet back in London. There is nothing to stop her from working from Bucklebury if she is completely employed by Party Pieces (and writing a book). If she still works part time for Table Talk of course she'll need to get back to London sooner or later.

Wilkat · « **Reply #156 on:** February 02, 2012, 10:01:28 PM »

Quote from: PaulaB on January 30, 2012, 07:50:31 PM

The royal family has been critisied for treating people who marry into the royal family like orphans. Now they are being respectful to the fact that a new member has got parents they are being critisied for that they really can't win.

Couldn't agree more. I think the Middletons and the Rhys-Jones appealed to the queen because they weren't divorced, unlike the Spencers and the Fergusons.

sophiechloe · « **Reply #157 on:** February 02, 2012, 10:09:01 PM »

What is wrong with being "divorced" - I'm sure the Queen is used to "Divorce" in her family. And considering Charles & Andrew were both instrumental in the breakdown of their marriages - why site the Spencers or Fergusons?

Whoops - I'm Off-Topic - Sorry

gec · « **Reply #158 on:** February 04, 2012, 09:22:30 PM »

Selfish I know, but given London's cold weather, I was looking forward to seeing more of Pippa's AWESOME coat collection. Although I wish she would get rid of those horrid jeans with the black netting/spider web stuff at the front!

However, this will be a very interesting test case. If the book deal goes ahead, it will change the rules once again. The next couple of weeks should be interesting.

Macrobug · « **Reply #159 on:** February 04, 2012, 09:25:14 PM »

^I don't think so. The court case is about her private/personal persona. If she is doing a book tour then that is public.

anitalalala · « **Reply #160 on:** February 08, 2012, 10:48:56 PM »

Thats what ive been saying she is indeed a pribate person..but once she releases a book and atracks attentuon by her own option to herself and her life..things may be seen and judge from a diferent angle...
No law or good sensed person in my view at least would be in favor of someone who aparentlly enjoys gaining with her conexions and fame...while its convinient and then complaining about it when its not...and using the excuse of being a private citizen...
I think such legal actio would work if she kept on living her life normally and away from media and attention...but once she steps into the limelight by her own choice it will be hard to contain the media interest and harassement on her...obviously the legal ation will work...but the more attenuon she atracts to herself the harder it will be for her contain it...

Its hard for someone who aparetlly wants to be on media and enjoy the benefits of it...to keep her privacy and life outside the media interest....completlly...no lawyer or laws will portect her from herself and her aparent desires of constantlly be on the spotlight!
Thats what me thinks at least!

Eri · « **Reply #161 on:** February 09, 2012, 07:15:19 AM »

Seriously paps took pictures and videos of Paris Jackson INSIDE her school enough said...Pippa stands no legal ground as long as she in a public street she is fair game ...and again she can't pose for them on public functions making herself a public person and then demand they leave her alone when she wants them to it doesn't work that way

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Orchid · « **Reply #162 on:** February 09, 2012, 01:09:09 PM »

It's these nuances between electing to be a public celebrity one moment and then private another which makes the legalities so very difficult. Certainly, it complicates the ethical grounds on which their arguments are predicated.

cinrit · « **Reply #163 on:** February 09, 2012, 01:35:58 PM »

Quote from: Eri on February 09, 2012, 07:15:19 AM

Seriously paps took pictures and videos of Paris Jackson INSIDE her school enough said...Pippa stands no legal ground as long as she in a public street she is fair game ...and again she can't pose for them on public functions making herself a public person and then demand they leave her alone when she wants them to it doesn't work that way .

As I understand it, the laws about this are different in the U.S. and the U.K. Unethical in the U.S. ... illegal in the U.K.

Cindy

Wilkat · « **Reply #164 on:** February 23, 2012, 12:36:21 AM »

Actually Eri that is the way it works according to the PCC. That is in part why it was set up, to protect individuals in their private lives. We're all fair game when we are at an event that includes the press, like a charity or sport benefit. But we are off limits when we are leading our private lives, including traveling to work on foot or by car.

Lothwen · « **Reply #165 on:** February 23, 2012, 05:08:58 AM »

^Good point

snokitty · « **Reply #166 on:** February 23, 2012, 05:41:26 AM »

I actually hope she wins so that we do not have to see Pippa anymore.

Wilkat · « **Reply #167 on:** February 24, 2012, 08:13:41 PM »

Lothwen. We can look forward to plenty of allowable pictures this year of some of the Middletons at Ascot, Regatta and Wimbledon.

Lothwen · « **Reply #168 on:** February 24, 2012, 08:23:06 PM »

Exactly willkat. We just won't get pictures of Pippa walking to work. Pippa drinking coffee. Pippa drinking coffee while walking to work.

Macrobug · « **Reply #169 on:** February 24, 2012, 08:38:45 PM »

How about Pippa drinking coffee while walking to work carrying a shopping bag?? I miss those.

Sidney · « **Reply #170 on:** February 26, 2012, 10:23:20 PM »

So she's taken legal action? Now I know why I haven't been able to find any recent pictures of her (yep, I confess I like seeing pictures of her daily outfits). I guess it is just normal that she has legally complained. I mean... she had the cameras on her face 24/7. Not one, but an average of five. I wouldn't be able to live like that.

However, it will be difficult for her to avoid the interest of the media if she is planning on releasing a book. Because, let's be honest here, if she weren't Kate's sister nobody in the media would give a jot about her book (not saying that the girl and her book are not worth it, but if she were an average Jane she and her book would be just another fish in the sea).

As for the legal action taking: the very same thing happened in my country. Letizia's sister took legal action againt 50something mass media because she was sick and tired of being followed and photographed whatever she did and wherever she went. She lost. The reason was that "you can take legal action against something that has happened but not against something that is yet to happen".

j.smith1981 · « **Reply #171 on:** March 02, 2012, 12:31:38 PM »

I am sure this has most likely been said before in this thread but the part where she said she's being harrased how exactly is that supposed to be inforced I mean I could (not that I would) take photographs of her and try to sell them to the papers but if I didn't see a broadcast about this just doesn't make any logical sense to me.

Quote from: anitalalala on January 19, 2012, 01:05:30 PM

For me pippa is a private person and so she can have a private life!
But when she choses to do high profile evenat only being who she is she will atract attentuion to herself...
lets suppose that after the wedding she havent been seen as much as she did...and she havent gone to as many events and partys and tennis matches crowed with private people of course as well as aristocrtas and celebtits and all that...the same apllys for polo matches...who the hell goes to cartier polo if they dont wanna be seen???Aparentlly the middletons does!they go to such events coz they dont wanna be seen...but even knowing they would stay home and avoid been seen or chose other more private events to attend they chose to go to such events...only god know why

Seriouslly in my view...theres a diference between being a normal average person and living a normal average person and then being harassed and followed constantlly coz ure sister married a prince...and complain about it!And another things is to be a normal, average person who take advantages of conexions and benefits that comes from the fact ure sister married a prince to go to every sincle important high profile gala events in town and other countries as well..always with a celeb, elite, aristo crowd that is always pictured and is always on magazines...and dont want to be pcitured while doing all this!!!!
Just the fact she attend such events with such people sugests that she wants attention..if she does it or not only herself will ever knows..were only making suposition about it...But then again how come somoene average who apaentlly loves to live a celeb,full of high profile events and wich obviouslly as a conseuqnece of where she goes, with who and how makes a huge fuss on the media and public...she then decides to complain about it...after sometimes..coz maybe she decided that it wasnt what she wanted!!!
She has the total right to do whathever she wants i totally agree and think better late than never!BUT judging her historic of actions..is not hard to get to the conclusion that if she didbnt wanted all this she would have acted diferent...from the begginning and thats nto what she did...so what she did in the past and what she claims now are hugelly diferent..and make not much sense at all!
Contraditory!

Is like kim kardashian refused to have her pics taken after all the exposiotion she putted herself into...
So pippa foes to events and smile and amile...and pose for pics and gets along with famous people, celebs, aristos..and etcs...and alwasy smiling for the paps!
Than the next day she dont wanna be pictured while she looks like she just woke up
And thn she sue paps for harassement...and the next week she calls them to cover her book lauch...
Does it all make sense...me thinks it doesnt...there may be a 10000 diferent excuses to judtify such actions but to be theres only one name to call the way she behaves...contradiction!
She wants to be famous when she wants to be famous and she wants to be private when she wants to be private...BUT things dont work like this...and sooner or later she will have to make a defcisions...like her sister did in 2007...when probablly somoene told her that she had 2 option...or she slowed down and married the prince...or she continueed to live la vida loca and loose the opportunity...smart kate chose the first option!!!!

But pippa an kate are on diferent position me thinks...so lets see what shes gonna do...or choose to do!
Its all in her hands...ive said that when she broke up with alex it would be her decision on how she would deal with media and her high profile life that would define if she was going to be on media longer than she had been or if she was soon start to fade down..she made the wise choice of slowing down and so did the media interest on her as well..said and done...
Now she sue the paps and the attention will be back on her...and then she publish a book and seriouslly again contradiction...I respect people have diferent viws but i honestlly cant think in any other way analising what ive seen and read of pippa.... My views anyway....

With all due respect have you seen the one where a pap took a picture of Pippa right in her face? Probably not if that's not a form of intrusion though (even though you can't really claim that in itself is harassment, I don't think) it's not right and she has every right to see what can be done legally about this situation. Having said all that this is the DM we are talking about not exactly a great source.

anitalalala · « **Reply #172 on:** March 02, 2012, 03:08:58 PM »

I do think its harassement..i never said i dont.
I think she has total right to sue whoever she wants if she feels like shes been harased or her life have been put in danger or anything else she wants to say about it...
What i disagree with is she doing it...as it would simply magically resolve all her problems in dealing with media..coz wanting or not shes kate sister and she will be on evidence...but she simply dont seem to do a thing to avoid paps from harssing her.

Ive said a thousand of times that noone needs to stop living...simple actions and changes may totally avoid being harassed by anyone....but pippa never took such actions or change of habits...she wants to live her life as a high rpofile socialite and gets all the benefits that comes with her status (sister of kate...sister in law of wills) and refuses to deal with bad side of it...negative crtiics...gossips..exposition ...ects...

Obviouslly is her life and she decides what to do with it...but i disagree with her attittude of only wanting the best and always avoiding the conseuquences that her lifestyle may bring to her.its childsh and imature in my view...makes her look like a selfish...imature and spoilted girl...thats shes not!She always takes advanatges of her position and the "good" side of the exposotion it brings her..including aparentlly got a book deal coz of it...said herself she wants to be more active publiclly and blablabla...
Obviouslly such actions will atracts attention from media and automatically from public...and then when things run out of her control she simply plays the victim coz she can...and everryone finds it amazing coz its her right...siple as that.
I disagree to me shes no victim a tall..if theres somoene to blame for all this...this someone should be herself...for her lifestyle and actions...for how she had behaved for the last year.and thats pretty much what im against.

Is not coz she can turn to law whanever she feels threatened or simply for plager of doin what she wants when she wants and how she wats to do it...that she needs to it.
The fact she vhoses to act the way she does and take the decisions she takes...to them complain about the attention it generates and consequentlly the harassement..proves me that im not wrong about her at all...
She is indeed a selfish, imature and spoilted women.

j.smith1981 · « **Reply #173 on:** March 02, 2012, 05:55:33 PM »

I have to apologise maybe I took that wrong the first point but is there any need for such statements like this?

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She is indeed a selfish, imature and spoilted women.

So she's selfish just because she's Kates sister any solid proof to back that up with?

Lothwen · « **Reply #174 on:** March 02, 2012, 05:58:47 PM »

Quote from: Macrobug on February 24, 2012, 08:38:45 PM

How about Pippa drinking coffee while walking to work carrying a shopping bag?? I miss those.

Me too Macro. I can't believe Pippa is being so selfish as to deny us the opportunity to see her! In a coat! Drinking coffee! Carrying a shopping bag!