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Garbage Gossip Strikes in Greenwich Village

mlpweeds.jpgSome Greenwich Village-residing celebs are finding their garbage is a goldmine for one outdoor prowler. The NY Post notes that one recent victim is Weeds star Mary-Louise Parker -- and they report on the invasion of privacy by printing what the garbage gossip found, naturally. In an anonymous letter, it says the actress fills prescriptions for an underactive thyroid at Bigelow Pharmacy on 6th Avenue (good to know she pays her co-pay $20 at a time, just like the rest of us). Other famous targets have included Charlie Rose and Graydon Carter...perhaps this snoop should start sifting through the younger Hollywood set in order to come up with something a little more scandalous than legally prescribed goiter medication?

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By Jen Carlson in on October 27, 2008 10:53 AM

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  • Supergome

    Novanglus, the Supreme Court ruled in California vs Greenwood that there's no reasonable expectation of privacy that applies to garbage left for collection.



    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_v._Greenwood

    http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_684/

    http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=486&invol=35



    So, going through the trash is perfectly legal unless there's a local statute that forbids it. Be careful what you throw out!

  • JMH

    +1, Novanglus. The problem is that those blenders are EXPENSIVE.

  • Novanglus

    http://www.willitblend.com/



    Prescription bottles are nothin'.

  • grandzu

    How does one go about shredding prescription bottles?

  • Novanglus

    Garbage is NOT public domain. It's illegal to go through garbage.

  • tingo

    This isn't LA. These parasites should get the f*ck out of NY.

  • JMH

    Mary-Louise Parker is smokin'.



    I'm just saying.

  • garbage, if on the sidewalk, is public domain. shred or burn sensitive materials.

  • babyhitler

    it's a sad state of affairs when everyone knows Paris Hilton uses Valtrex and dudes still sleep with her.

  • Dirk

    Peter's right about a paper shredder. Celebrity or not, one shouldn't be putting sensitive information in your garbage without shredding it.

  • Peter

    You can buy a paper shredder for $25 at Staples.

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