Atlanta, GA 12/2/2010 11:04:54 PM
Nicole Richie has banned a paparazzi photographer from coming near her family for five years.
The former 'Simple Life' star - who has two children,
two-year-old Harlow and 14-month-old Sparrow with Good Charlotte rocker
Joel Madden – has reportedly instructed her attorney Mark Geragos to
reach an out of court settlement with photographer Fabricio Luis
Mariotto.
According to gossip website TMZ, Mariotto agreed to sign a document
drawn up by the lawyer to guarantee he will stay away from Nicole and
her family for a five-year period.
In return, the 29-year-old socialite will drop her prior court request for a permanent restraining order against the paparazzo.
The settlement comes after Nicole sought an order to prevent the
photographer from going anywhere near her daughter Harlow's Los Angeles
School, after his "predatory behaviour" caused her "emotional distress".
In court documents, she said: "Mariotto drives erratically around my
children and others, yells, screams and attempts to scare us so that he
can photograph our reaction. He trespasses on pre-school property to
photograph the children.
"He has often left his car in the middle of a busy street just to chase
me for a photograph. His predatory behaviour caused and continues to
cause severe emotional distress as I fear for the safety of my
children."
