Spice Girl and X Factor judge Melanie Brown
(Mel B) / Pic: Cameron Richardson Source:
The Daily Telegraph
Peter Bodkin, The Daily Telegraph, reports
Scary Spice's courtroom showdown with Sydney's
most controversial photographer is officially over after police dropped an
apprehended violence order application against the "Prince of Paparazzi".
Celebrity snapper Jamie Fawcett will now pursue police for his legal
costs, claiming in court he could prove officers knew former Spice Girl Mel
Brown's allegations were "false and misleading".
The X-Factor judge, who recently relocated
to Los Angeles with her husband Stephen Belafonte and three children after
taking a judging slot on America's Got Talent, accused Fawcett of
endangering her life during a run-in on Sydney Harbour last year.
The photographer also allegedly threatened to kill Belafonte during the
ugly stoush.
But the Downing Centre Local Court was today told the AVO application
was being withdrawn before a hearing scheduled for next month.
Fawcett, who represented himself in court, told The Daily Telegraph he
would be seeking "four or five grand" to cover his expenses. "As
I've always said, there was no evidence to support the application and that's
my belief as to why it was dismissed," he said.
Fawcett said police had been "blinded by the celebrity" of
Brown and Belafonte when they applied for the AVO.
"I just want to, as a photographer, continue to take my photos.
It's ludicrous to suggest that I would threaten to kill or make racial slurs
against somebody in the course of my job," he said.
Neither half of the celebrity couple was in court yesterday.
Fawcett's costs application will be heard at a later date.
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