I hope not. In the U.S. a celebrity's person is copyrighted and cannot be photographed without a model release. A celebrity is not considered to be a public person like a politician would be.
A celebrity can be photographed without a model release. Celebrity pictures are legally published in the tabloids and other newspapers every day without releases. Now, if Neda tried to set up a business selling prints of Michael Douglas without a release, that would be against the law.
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