A photographer who took topless pictures of actress Cameron Diaz, and later tried to sell them without her consent, has been convicted of charges of attempted grand theft, forgery, and perjury.
John Rutter was accused of faking Diaz's signature on a 1992 release form and telling the actress that he would sell the photographs if she did not buy them from him.
The jury deliberated for four hours before finding 42-year-old Rutter guilty on all three charges. He was taken straight to jail after the verdict was read.
Rutter is due to be sentenced on 15 September and could face up to five years in prison. He testified during the trial that he believed that Diaz had signed a release form for the photo shoot and that he offered her the chance to buy the photographs to keep them out of circulation.
Defence attorney Mark Werksman said after the verdict: "John is devastated by this. This is the blackest day of his life and the bleakest."
Prosecutor David Walgren said: "We don't tolerate forgers and criminals who seek to take advantage of celebrities or anyone else."
"Had the victim been anyone other than Cameron Diaz, he would have been prosecuted in the same courts, in the same manner and with the same diligence," he said.
