Australian prosecutors have dropped charges against a celebrity photographer accused of planting a listening device outside the mansion of actress Nicole Kidman.
Jamie Fawcett, 46, was charged in January 2005 with possessing and using a listening device after he was allegedly spotted planting the bug near a sidewalk outside Kidman's Sydney home.
But the New South Wales state prosecutor's office withdrew all charges against Fawcett, the reasons for the decision were not immediately clear.
"I'm naturally happy," Fawcett told reporters outside the court. "I didn't think that ... there was any reason to bring the charges in the first place."
"It was a very narrow investigation that once again targeted the photographers at a scene and I felt that was perhaps unfair," Fawcett said.
"I am often asked about the feud between Miss Kidman and myself," he added. "In fact, I don't have any opinion whatsoever about Miss Kidman, other than to wish her all the best."
Kidman's Australian agent, Wendy Day, said it was a matter for prosecutors and the actress had no comment.
