LOS ANGELES - Woody Harrelson has been sued for $2.5 million by a paparazzo who accused the actor of assaulting him and breaking his video camera two years ago.

Josh Levine was working for the celebrity news site TMZ.com, when he was filming Harrelson in Hollywood late one night in June 2006, according to the lawsuit filed in Superior Court on Friday.

Levine alleges that the Academy Award-nominated actor broke his video camera, choked him and ordered his bodyguard to attack the paparazzo.
Levine’s suit says he still has mental, physical and emotional pain from the incident. He is also suing the unidentified bodyguard.
Harrelson’s publicist could not immediately be reached for comment.

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The Book of the Month for July is Gavin de Becker’s bestselling book “THE GIFT OF FEAR.”

De Becker’s book was published in 1997, (387 pages, Hardcover) and made the New York Times bestseller list for four months. Since that time, it has been published in 13 languages and in 2006 an abridged Audio CD was produced. (FYI For those of you who don’t like to read!) It has been endorsed by every major women’s magazine, and has been featured numerous times on the Oprah show and other television programs. Time and Newsweek has also run stories on the book.

The book’s primary purpose is to demonstrate through stories (drawn from De Becker’s life and his decades studying violence) that violent acts are NOT random and unpredictable. He believes there are distinct warning signs–we just need to learn to see them and appropriately decipher these signs.

Specific topics “THE GIFT OF FEAR” addresses:

* Recognize the survival signals that warn us about risk from strangers

* Rely on their intuition

* Separate real from imagined danger

* Predict Dangerous Behavior

* Evaluate whether someone will use violence

* Move beyond denial so that their intuition works for them

ALSO included are “higher-risk” situations and solutions:

What is the best way to respond to threats?

* Will the employee I must fire react violently?

* How should I handle the person who refuses to let go?

* What are the dangers posed by strangers?

* How can I help my loved ones be safer?

This book is a must-read for anyone in the Executive Protection field, and one to share with clients so they can help you to protect them!

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IN THE NEWS

July 4^th, 2008

After a series of violent fights, one of the senior bodyguards to the Duchess of Cornwall shot himself. When his wife of 20 years left him, Sgt. Richard Fuller sent a text message to his wife, saying he “could not live without her.” Fuller was 55 and the father of four adult children.

Two weeks into the couple’s trial separation, Fuller shot himself with his hunting rifle at his home in Bremhill, Wilts

Fuller had been in charge of security at Raymill House, the six-bedroom home in Wiltshire the Duchess bought after her divorce from her first husband. Fuller had a commendation for bravery in an exemplary career that spanned 29 years. He was a trained armed response officer with Wiltshire Police.

According to the inquest, a complaint had been made against him in 2006 claiming he’d used excessive force during an arrest. He was acquitted of the charge, but the incident caused depression and weighed heavily on the man. He felt he was “losing control” of his personal and professional lives, and was prescribed anti-depressant drugs by the psychiatrist who was helping him.

The separation in February was the couples 2^nd, the first was in January last year, due to Fuller’s aggressive behavior towards his wife. Mrs. Fuller spent time at their home to prepare meals and tend to their horse.On

March 9^th, just two weeks after the 2^nd trial separation, Mrs. Fuller, received the text message from her husband. Alarmed, she contacted a colleague in the police department and they found him dead of gunshot wounds in his bed.

As is customary, all guns were removed from his home after he took time off work with depression, and Fuller’s firearms permit was revoked in January 200.7. However, the permit was reinstated in May that year.

Mark Johnson, Sgt Fuller’s son from his first marriage, expressed concern at the inquest. He felt given his father’s mental state, he didn’t understand why the police had allowed his father to keep guns. After the inquest, Superintendant Matt Pullen of Wiltshire police stated “Because of the critical nature of a firearms officer’s duties, they are subject to constant, rigorous and regular checks, and there was no breach of any of these processes.”