Will Smith's New Movie Unloads 7lbs of B.S.

As her neighbor, this woman is one of the most respected people on the block. She has lived in this neighborhood for over 25 years and has been warm and helpful to everyone. Moreover, she is definitely not the only one in the neighborhood who's had it up to here with the constant filming.

None of us are against filming per se. What we are sick of is that the same neighbor uses our street as a studio backlot at least 6 or 7 times every year without consulting her neighbors or even sending a thank you note saying, "Thanks for allowing me to make $10,000 a day (more for this Will Smith film) while your trash cans get moved, often never to found again, or closing our street so that your friends and business colleagues have nowhere to park."

And that doesn't include the times I haven't been able to park in my driveway because a catering truck is blocking it or the times I haven't been able to work in my home office because a generator is in front of my house or the time a truck filled with sets took a chunk out of my palm tree.

And it doesn't include that the woman who makes all this money off our backs gets put up in a hotel or a house and doesn't have to deal with this crap firsthand. If you want to accuse someone of money-grubbing, look no further.

Hollywood is a neighborhood just like anywhere else in Los Angeles or St. Louis or whereever. There are plenty of other places in the city at which to film. If living in Hollywood requires you to put up with constant filming on your street along with paying property taxes and other city taxes, perhaps mugging should be legal in New York.

Yes this woman has lived in the neighborhood for over 25 years, but describing her as "warm and helpful" is utter hogwash. She has fought with almost every neighbor on the block! As for the couple who rent out their home- why should they be any different - there are at least 4 people who run businesses out of their home in that neighborhood- including that crabby old lady. At least the film crew has a permit. Get over it. Take the money and go on vacation for the few weeks that they are there.

Smart lady. A sign guarantees the film makers have to shoot around her house. One would think you TMZ
people would understand that...

Then again...

Vill can use my street to film zee movie,ya!!!,i'd love to gets my pinky stinky with Jada,Ya!!!

I bet they never turn Will Smith's or his scientologist buddy Tom Cruise's neighborhoods into disruptive movie sets.

The lady has a point. You have to agree with her about the inconveniences she has to put up just because some neighbour wants to earn some extra income. These film guys think they're big shots and they rule the street when they are here.

I have personally encountered these guys and they refuse to allow me my right to use a camera on the street. I was not even interfering with their set in any way, standing by the side, not obstructing and simply snapping pictures in the dark without using flash. Yet they pull a big guy up on a small lady like me and tell us off about photography. They have no right! This street is public. My camera is personal and I can take photos of whatever i want on this public street!

If they think I am interfering, take a look at themselves, interfering the residents of this street in the first place! If they're so afraid of us taking pictures of Will Smith, then why don't they go shoot their film in their big studio. No one will be able to infiltrate their studio that way. TSK!

This woman is not crazy at all! She has every right to be pissed off at all this filming on our block! The same person uses her house for every film shoot 6 or 7 times a year! She obviously doesn't have to deal with all the chaos that happens while filming as she is loving every minute of her Five Star Hotel getaway! Her signs are truly justified! Next time people write things about someone, maybe you should actually meet or know the person first?!
Will Smith did personally come over and apologize to her. A very nice man indeed! The rest of you who are posting stupid comments on this message board are stupid and should get a life! Especially those who live on the block where they are filming! Obviously none of you have been living there as long as her! Get a life!!

I don't blame her fo being upset .. you are entitled to the "quiet enjoyment of lfe" in your own home! and having brigt lights and noise in the middle of the night is definite intrusion. I'm livng next to a condo building under reconstruction with so much noise I have to leave my home... so I sympathize with her situation!! Can't they shoot on studio lots instead of the streets! especially when it happens often on the same street!!

How dare you people say such rude things about this woman. She has every right to be really upset about the intrusion on her personal life. The agreement that the neighbors signed from the production company was misleading and they have already broken the agreement by going over the shooting time and number of evening shoots. The thing that has always been so special about this neighborhood is that is family oriented and peaceful. It's the woman who continually rents her house out to film companies that needs to be told off by the neighborhood.... and stop signing those production agreements!

You go Dresden!

How would you like a Film Company to have the right to intrude in your life and have no say in the matter, especially when they are filming right next store to you.

How would you feel if you could not sleep at night because …… bright lights intrude in your house at 2:00 am, and loud sounds and people are talking outside your bedroom window, keeping you up all night?

How would you feel if toilets were put in front of your house and your friends could not visit because the streets are closed down?

You do not see this in wealthy neighborhoods were neighbors have the influence to say no!

Dresden is standing up for her rights and of being taken advantage of. Campaigns calling her crazy are led by people who are getting big bucks for allowing the filming in their homes and do not care about their neighbors. SHAME ON THEM FOR BEING SO GREEDY AND SELFISH!