Film and pop stars are furious over a new website that can publish details of celebrity sightings within minutes - with a map showing where the star was spotted.
Popular gossip site Gawker.com's "stalker map" uses the Google map service to plot the location of the famous face as soon as possible after the tip comes in. Some readers even send in details of their sighting straight away by phone e-mail and extra staff have been employed to sift through the messages, so close to real-time tracking is possible.
The Gawker Stalker site was launched yesterday in New York and among the first Hollywood stars mentioned were Julia Roberts and Colin Farrell, while Chris Martin, of pop group Coldplay was also seen.
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