New Government Bill Has Steven Tyler's Name Written All Over It

Playing Rock Star for a day is the ultimate fantasy. Being a Rock Star every day quickly fades the first time you hit your funny bone and someone catches it on film. Then sells it to TMZ, People or Inside Edition. Pop Music's Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift aren't the only ones being pummeled by the minute by out of control paparazzi. Freedom of speech, press and whatever else they can tuck under their free rights has served as a longtime backstage pass. Have name? They will follow... You'd think after Princess Di someone of great power would step up and make the would of fame a better place. Then again, would half of today's actors and musicians have anything to hold if it wasn't for camera pigs snapping shots then putting them to print? Isn't the old saying, "Any press is good press just don't spell my name wrong?" Those days could almost be over. Classic Rock Magazine reports Aerosmith's front man Steven Tyler is throwing the weight of his celebrity behind a bill that would help protect celebrities against invasion of privacy in the state of Hawaii. Bill SB465, now officially known as the “Steven Tyler Act,” was drafted at Tyler’s request by his attorney and manager, Dina LaPolt, and would provide enhanced legal remedies for celebrities photographed while engaged in “personal or familial activity” deserving of a reasonable expectation of privacy. In other words, the new law would go beyond traditional invasion of privacy laws requiring a physical trespass, and impose legal liability upon paparazzi that use long-range lenses or audio equipment to capture images or audio of unsuspecting public figures in their homes (or making love in personal elevators), which they can currently then sell for personal profit.’ Said Tyler, “The paradise of Hawaii is a magnet for celebrities who just want a peaceful vacation. As a person in the public eye, I know the paparazzi are there and we have to accept that. But when they intrude into our private space, disregard our safety and the safety of others, that crosses a serious line that shouldn’t be ignored.” The measure is based on similar legislation adopted by the state of California in 1998, and sources say it is being endorsed by two-thirds of the Hawaii Senate, and — unofficially — all current ‘American Idol’ judges and at least three-fifths of Aerosmith. In all seriousness, Tyler is set to appear personally at the Hawaii State Capitol today, Friday Feb. 8, for the Senate hearing, alongside fellow celebrity, bill proponent, and Hawaii resident Mick Fleetwood — plus, one can only deduce, countless paparazzi angling for a few, final candid photographs they can make a quick buck on.