BURNETT: Big news out of Hawaii today. The state senators are close to passing an anti-paparazzi act. More than two-thirds of Hawaii's lawmakers have signed on to a bill that will allegedly protect celebrities from paparazzi by allowing the celebs to sue the photographers for snapping the shots. Now, it doesn't look like these people are being caught by surprise, does it? The lawmakers say the bill will help Hawaii's tourism and film industry because famous people will want to work there if they know they won't be photographed. Now one thing we found interesting was who got the ball rolling on this whole thing because according to the senator who proposed the act it's inspired by and by the way, named four, Steven Tyler. Yes. Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aero Smith and former "American Idol" judge. After spending most of his life in the spotlight has decided that his privacy is just too important now or maybe he got tired of seeing photos like this one. You know, last month, this shot of Steven Tyler was snapped on a beach in Hawaii. For some reason he was not happy with it. Apparently, he spoke to a senator. The problem is plenty of other celebrities go to Hawaii to the right beaches for the purpose of being photographed. There's nothing like looking caught by surprise when you're sun-kissed, sexy, and athletic. No one's avoiding Hawaii because of the paparazzi. As for Steven Tyler, this was on "American Idol" last night.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What is your name?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My name is Pepper. I'm going to sing a song called "Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa."</s>BURNETT: Clearly a man who doesn't want to draw attention to himself. OUTFRONT next, a prosecutor gunned down at a Texas court house and the shooter is still at large. Plus a 5-year-old boy has been held hostage in an underground bunker for four days and we're going to go to Alabama. We'll be back.
Hawaii Declares War On Paparazzi; "Steven Tyler Act" Proposed In Hawaii