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" Justin Bieber has called for new legislation to protect celebrities and photographers following the death of a paparazzo in Los Angeles. Freelance photographer Chris Guerra, who was identified by TMZ, was killed in a traffic collision on New Year&amp;#039;s Day while attempting to capture an image of the &amp;#039;Boyfriend&amp;#039; singer.  Guerra had been taking pictures of Bieber&amp;#039;s Ferrari, although it later emerged that the musician was not in the car at the time of the incident. Bieber has now released a statement expressing his sadness and urging new laws to be introduced. &amp;quot;While I was not present nor directly involved with this tragic accident, my thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;Hopefully this tragedy will finally inspire meaningful legislation and whatever other necessary steps to protect the lives and safety of celebrities, police officers, innocent public bystanders, and the photographers themselves.&amp;quot;   A report on TMZ has alleged that Guerra had been following Bieber all day and believed that he had seen him smoking marijuana while driving. However, a spokesperson for Bieber said: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s really sad that people are trying to push a story without the facts so soon after this tragic accident. &amp;quot;Justin was not present or involved in this incident and the focus should remain on honoring the memory of the victim.&amp;quot; Last year, Bieber took legal action against photographer Paul Raef after a high-speed chase on a Los Angeles freeway, although the charges were later thrown out by a judge. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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