Aniston Sues Over Topless Photos
The photos "could have been taken only by means of trespass" and were shot in a place where she had reasonable expectations of privacy, the 36-year-old actress claims.
Aniston, who also has starred in movies including "Bruce Almighty, "Derailed" and "Along Came Polly," is seeking monetary damages and a court order to stop Brandt and anyone else from making money off the photos.
her sunbathing topless in her backyard. The photos ran in several publications.
Francois Navarre, owner of the biggest Los Angeles paparazzi agency, X-17, paid the actress $550,000 two years ago to settle an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit but admitted no wrongdoing.
Aniston's latest lawsuit comes as the Los Angeles County district attorney's office is investigating whether increasingly aggressive celebrity photographers are initiating confrontations to capture lucrative photos.
Actresses including Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson and Lindsay Lohan have had alleged run-ins with paparazzi in recent months