Video: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Sue Paparazzi for Taking Photos of Archie at Home
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex filed a lawsuit in the state of California on Thursday, accusing anonymous paparazzi of illegally attempting to photograph their son, Archie.
The lawsuit, obtained by TODAY, claims the photographers go to great lengths to get these snaps of their 14-month-old son, then shop the photos as if they were taken in public when they were taken in the privacy of their residence. in North America.
This, according to their lawsuit, is illegal.
“Some paparazzi and media have flown drones just 20 feet above the house, as often as three times a day, to obtain photographs of the couple and their young son at their private residence (some of which have sold and published), "says the lawsuit. "Others flew helicopters over the residence's backyard, beginning at 5:30 a.m. and continuing until 7:00 p.m., waking neighbors and their son , day after day."
The documents were filed by celebrity attorney Michael Kump and list John Doe as a defendant.
“Every individual and family member in California is guaranteed by law the right to privacy in their home,” Kump said TODAY in a statement. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are taking this legal action to protect their young son's right to privacy in their home free from intrusion by photographers, and to uncover and arrest those who seek to profit from these unlawful actions."
Since stepping back from their royal duties earlier this year, former Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have lived in Canada and the greater Los Angeles area, where the lawsuit alleges paparazzi harassment took place.
“The plaintiffs did everything in their power to stay out of the limelight except in the course of their work, which they readily admit was worthy of the press,” the lawsuit adds. "But the photos in question are not news. They are not in the public interest. They are harassment. The sole purpose of taking and/or selling such invasive photos is to profit from a child. These sales, in turn, stir up the paparazzi market and lead to ever more harassment.
"The fact that the images in question remain in the possession of an unknown adult, having already been shown and shared with hundreds, if not thousands of potential buyers, is disgusting and untrue."
This is a developing story.
