Rachel Weisz lends support to calls for stricter privacy laws

London, November 28 (ANI): Rachel Weisz has joined the growing number of people in Britain asking for tighter privacy laws. 

At the moment there is no specific privacy law in England and Wales. However, people in the public eye have increasingly used the Human Rights Act – in particular Article Eight, outlining the ‘right to private and family life’ – to defend their privacy.

The Mummy actress said that although she “never had the direct experience of being terrorised by the press”, she was in favour of a privacy law. 

“It seems there should be some [privacy] law in place to stop that happening, that’s my knee-jerk reaction,” the Telegraph quoted Weisz as saying on BBC 1′s The Andrew Marr Show.

 ”What a celebrity is up to is very interesting to the public, but it’s not of public interest, is it?” she said.

 In the wake of the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World, Britain had recently set up the Leveson Inquiry into culture, practice and ethics of the press.

 Those who have given evidence to the inquiry so far include actor Hugh Grant, actress Sienna Miller, author JK Rowling and comedian Steve Coogan. All of them have complained about being pursued by the press

Wiesz said that she found Hugh Grant’s campaign to limit press intrusion ‘impressive’. (ANI)

SOURCE: newstrackindia.com

Rachel Weisz has voiced her thoughts on the issue of privacy law in the UK.

Although Weisz admitted that she has “never had the direct experience of being terrorised by the press”, she still supports a stricter privacy law.

“What a celebrity is up to is very interesting to the public, but it’s not of public interest, is it?” the Deep Blue Sea actress said on the BBC One programme The Andrew Marr Show.

She added: “I don’t think it’s important for people to know about what’s in the rubbish bins. It seems there should be some [privacy] law in place to stop that happening, that’s my knee-jerk reaction.”

Weisz also praised Hugh Grant‘s efforts to call for action in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.

In April, Grant, who is a member of the Hacked Off campaign group, carried out his own investigation by bugging a conversation with an ex-News of the World journalist, after he suspected his phone messages had been intercepted by a private investigator.

Earlier this month, former Formula One boss Max Mosley won his legal action against News of the World for violating his privacy.

Comedian Steve Coogan recently claimed that reporters searched for details about his private life by digging through his rubbish bins.

SOURCE: digitalspy.co.uk

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