OFFICIALS from around Los Angeles, joined by celebrities such as singer John Mayer, met on Thursday to discuss how to fix what some see as a growing problem of paparazzi dangerously hounding Hollywood stars.

the celebrity photographers known as 'paps' have become more aggressive in recent years and in some cases, their tactics have led to violence.
Earlier this year, Malibu residents fought with paparazzi who were trying to snap photos of actor Matthew McConaughey swimming in the Pacific Ocean, and last week bodyguards for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt beat up two paps who sneaked onto the grounds of their chateau in the south of France.
In the most notorious incident involving paparazzi, Britain's Princess Diana was killed in 1997 along with her lover, Dodi al-Fayed, when the car she was riding in crashed while being pursued by photographers in a Paris road tunnel.

Brad Elterman of Buzz Foto called some of the stars 'cry-babies' and said dealing with the paps was part of their job.
'I am not ashamed of what I do, everybody benefits from the paparazzi - retail, hotels, tourism,' Elterman told Reuters.
'Hey pal,' he added. 'This is the business you've chosen.'