Cameron Diaz Fights Over Topless Pics

Candid Cameron pix spark legal battle: "Topless photos and video footage of a 21-year-old Cameron Diaz are at the center of what her lawyers are calling an extortion attempt by a Los Angeles photographer.

But John Rutter says he was simply giving the actress, now 30, first dibs on the steamy photos and video before offering the images on the open market.

Sources say bidding by magazines, including Larry Flynt's Hustler, has approached $3.5 million.

'At no time were there ever threats or ultimatums,' Rutter told us yesterday. 'It was lawyers talking with lawyers.' "