Sydney, Jan 27: Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman today won temporary restraining orders against two freelance photographers who allegedly bugged her Sydney mansion.
Kidman filed an application with the Waverly local court yesterday to issue the restraining orders against photographers Jamie Fawcett, 43, and Ben Mcdonald, 32, after
her security guards allegedly discovered a listening device earlier this week outside her residence in Sydney, where filming on Kidman's latest movie, Eucalyptus, has started.
Photographers have been staking out the superstar's house since she arrived in Sydney on Sunday to begin filming a new movie.
Kidman and the photographers were not in court for the hearing.
Magistrate Lee Gilmore ordered the photographers not to approach the Australian-born actress at her home, or go within 20 meters of her house.
The restraining orders will remain in place until at least Feb. 11, when the case returns to court.
Security guards performing a routine search of the property before Kidman's arrival allegedly discovered the bug, which they said could have been used to glean details of her movements and help the paparazzi get pictures of the star.
Kidman's chief bodyguard Neil Mcmaster said Monday that surveillance footage taken from the house showed that the bug had been intentionally planted by someone seeking to intercept conversations between Kidman and her bodyguards.
Bureau Report
