Swedish Newspapers Threaten To Boycott Britney Concert Over Photo Restrictions

STOCKHOLM — Four major Swedish newspapers have threatened to boycott a Britney Spears concert in Stockholm because of restrictions imposed on their photographers.

Spears is scheduled to perform in the Swedish capital on July 13.

Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Expressen and Aftonbladet say they won't send photographers to the show unless Spears agrees to scrap certain conditions on how the images can be used.

The contract bars the papers from reselling the pictures and from publishing them more than 30 days after the concert.

Dagens Nyheter photo editor Roger Turesson said Friday "the next step would be to tell critics they can't write anything critical."

Local representatives of Spears' record label Sony BMG did not immediately answer phone calls seeking comment.

Comments

[S1m0n]

What's in it for Spears if they send a photographer to the show, anyway? If I was her, I'd say "go ahead! It's all pr, and this scandal is more useful to me as the photos, anyway. Time they run the pics, the show has been sold out and over.

[JDM73]

Who wants to photograph a talentless, bumbling, lip-synching, washed-up teen idol anyhow?

[qazwerty]

Obviously the Swedish press.

[Tom Joad]

what? no pics of her hootchie permitted?

[EmeraldWorld]

She probably doesn't want pictures because it's embarrassing to watch her perform, if the recent videos on youtube are a good indication...

[Vyvjala]

Looks like Spears is shampooing with may's oxyclean....................

[shthar]

This is what you can do in other countries that dont have freedom of speech.

[emily00011]

lol, that makes no sense. there is more freedom of speech in sweden in the us.

[reasonshouldrule]

Sweden actually has very robust freedom of speech, probably greater than here in the U.S.

[Digeeedad]

Even here in the US, you've got to admit that the media photographers/paparazzi are often stepping WAY over the line in terms of swarming around like gnats or flies on ____.

[gavroche]

If I were Britney, I wouldn't allow my picture to be taken by ANYBODY until I got my roots touched up.

[noweknow]

The Swedish newspapers are hoping to snap some photos to show Britney's not wearing undies.

[packetscan]

They don't want to follow the rules? Then let them ,get left behind by the rest of the media.

[emily00011]

lol
the swedish media is not in freefall like the american media.

[rekk]

Go away you neo-nationalist.

[gratonite]

we've already seem her in every compromising way, and seen parts of her we never wanted to, what difference does it make now?

[weatherwaxx]

GOOD! Now, if we could just get all the other news sources to boycott on lack of anything worth promoting....

[stagebandman]

She doesn't want any embarrassing pictures of her out there....

[Saysaysay]

You should boycott it because she has no talent.