Candid Camera

Steven Averett, Content Director, Waste Group

December 1, 2006

1 Min Read
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Shredder salesmen, you may have a new client. In a case of life imitating art (and we use that term loosely), “Desperate Housewives” star Marcia Cross is trying to reclaim a cache of sensitive personal material inadvertently thrown in the trash and later salvaged by a California sanitation worker. The trove includes financial documents and more than 200 candid photos of the 44-year-old actress, including shots of her showering outside in the nude.

Copyright laws prevent publication of the photos in the United States, but David Hans Schmidt, an agent retained by the collection company who found the material, says they plan to sell the photos to the highest bidder, perhaps even Cross herself. Schmidt says his intention is to generate money for his client, not to embarrass Cross.

Nevertheless, “If you're wondering about Marcia's natural hair color,” he teases, “I've got the answer.”
Source: ABC News

About the Author

Steven Averett

Content Director, Waste Group, Waste360

Steven Averett joined the Waste Age staff in February 2006. Since then he has helped the magazine expand its coverage and garner a range of awards from FOLIO, the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and the Magazine Association of the Southeast (MAGS). He recently won a Gold Award from ASBPE for humor writing.

Before joining Waste Age, Steven spent three years as the staff writer for Industrial Engineer magazine, where he won a gold GAMMA Award from MAGS for Best Feature. He has written and edited material covering a wide range of topics, including video games, film, manufacturing, and aeronautics.

Steven is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he earned a BA in English.

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