On February 19th the celebrity gossip site TMZ released a photo of singer Rhianna after an allegedly by fellow Grammy nominee Chris Brown.
It was reported by TheMediaBuffet.com, the source who released the photo was paid $62.5K by TMZ. They also reported that regularly, TMZ pays a relative or friend of the source within 24 hours.
Unfortunately, according to the website, the release of the photo could hinder the legal case against Brown. The release of the photo may manipulate the fairness that Brown should be give by a jury. Brown is supposed to be seen as a alleged a attack, not an already convicted criminal. Now, charges could be dropped.
A source within the Los Angeles Police Department commented that,“Brown, even if guilty, could walk free because of the unauthorized release of this photo.”
TMZ’s Executive Producer Harvey Levin said on “On the Record” that when he first received the phtot, he did not know that it was the real one from the police department.
The LAPD began receiving questions about the release of the Rhianna photo the day before it was posted on TMZ.com. Below is a direct link to the original news release of the photo from the police department.
that is crazy. i hope whoever released that picture realize what they did. i see the picture is real & i would hate to see cb go w o punishment. any man who would hit a woman should be punished. I hate that this situation had to be so public bc it will not be handled as it should I feel really bad for rihanna now bc this entire case can go down the drain.. but then again everything happens for a reason and maybe things can be worked out outside of court..
i hope everything will work out, too.
But i DEF believe that whoever leaked the photo should be lawfully punished
THIS IS WHY JOURNALISTS AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC NEED TO STOP BEING SO THIRSTY!
If there wasn’t a demand for the photo, TMZ would have never posted it, but in our society today, it’s really crazy how people are always soo interested in getting in other people’s business. Now, we’ve probably harmed a young man’s due process, and destroyed a prosecutor’s case, just because people are always interested in someone else’s pain. GET IT TOGETHER AMERICA! I’m SMH at you right now. LOL