New Jersey towns could soon get help paying the extra costs of
having drunken reality show stars wandering their streets.
The proposed "Snookiville
Law" would let townships license reality show productions and levy fees on
them to pay for additional police to control the cast members and the crowds
drawn by the shows' cameras, New Jersey Assemblyman Ronald Dancer said.
The legislation is named for Nicole
"Snooki" Polizzi, star of MTV's "Jersey Shore," who was
arrested for disorderly conduct in Seaside, New Jersey, two years ago, Dancer
said.
"Jersey Shore" is in its last season of taping, Snooki and
co-star JWoww (Jennifer Farley) have been producing a spinoff show in
Manchester, which is near Dancer's central New Jersey district.
"This bill will permit local
officials to make sure taxpayers don't get 'Snook'-ered or public safety is
compromised when reality stars such as Snooki or JWoww come to town,"
Dancer said.
The law would not prevent drunken
reality stars from stumbling down the streets, Dancer said. "I can't go as
far as to say that would not happen."
Dancer, a Republican, said he is not
trying to discourage reality TV shows from taping in New Jersey, because
production can bring money to a community. But it also "may cost taxpayers
money by requiring additional services when cameras are rolling in town,"
he said.
By Alan Duke, CNN September 26, 2012
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