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Ben Affleck Unwittingly Paparazzi'd By Spy Pen
Ben Affleck was nice enough to give a stranger his autograph in some random store, unaware that he was being secretly filmed with a spy pen. Worse still, Affleck complimented the pen! I mean, I don't endorse celebrity stalking in any way, but this seems especially cheap. -
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'Shooting' War: Tom Brady and Gisele's Hired Thugs Protect Mag Exclusive With Gunfire
Paparazzi life is war! Two photographers who were trying to photograph Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen's wedding ceremony in Costa Rica say the couple's bodyguards shattered their car window. With a bullet, from a gun! More »
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Comment by Perhaps Not: Folksy Sex Troll: I submit that these photographers shot out their own rear windshield in an attempt to defame the bodyguards, Brady, and... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Lindsay Lohan Fights With Girlfriend In First Hour of Valentine's Day
Lindsay Lohan's Valentine's Day got off to an awesome start at 1 AM Saturday: A fight on the streets of Nolita, trailed by paparazzi and a reporter for the New York Post. More » -
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TMZ Fights for Its Right to Give Away Octo-Mom Pics
So, how did those photos of Nadya Suleman's horribly distended, octuplet-carrying belly get out into the world? They were licensed to TMZ (presumably by Octo-mom herself), which wants to drum up publicity and traffic. More » -
privacy
Photo-Humiliation Site Brings Paparazzi Headaches to Masses
People are pissed off about YoBusted.com: It posts embarrassing pictures and won't take them down unless you pay a "membership fee." Welcome to the photo-extortion hell celebrities already live in. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by badasscat: You can, however, file a claim in small claims court, which costs almost nothing and will net you $5,000. ... 5 Responses | Other threads
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gawker stalker
Salma Hayek: 28th & Park
[Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com] Jan. 16 @ 1pm Salma Hayek looking amazing walking by herself into an office building. Lots of pap shmears outside taking photos.
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By RobespierreComment by BookishLookish: Hope she was getting some acting lessons. 22 Responses | Other threads
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public relations
Obamas Offer Up Kiddie Pics to Paparazzi Gods
To head off child-stalking paparazzi, the Obamas released three photos of their All-American kids getting ready for school today! They need a better photographer—but they still won't stop the PAPS. Click to go "AW." More »
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Comment by Richard Lawson: My worry for Malia is that she's at just the right age to buy into all of this celebrity nonsense,... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Robert Joseph Wilber
Madonna Betrayed By Spying Servant
Madonna's estranged brother Christopher Ciccone must be smirking at the news coming out of a British court: The singer claims an interior designer she hired to work on her Beverly Hills mansion surreptitiously photographed pictures of her wedding to Guy Ritchie, then sold them to the Mail On Sunday, which published them in October. Madonna wants $7.4 million in copyright damages from the paper and has identified the designer as Robert Joseph Wilber, heretofore unknown to the public. Of course she could have avoided this whole mess if she hadn't screwed over and disowned her interior designer brother, who worked on that very mansion. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Private Hangnail: These stories seem a little unsexy for Madonna stories. I think we could punch them up with a nude Sothebys... 4 Responses | Other threads
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brad garrett
Vengeful Brad Garrett Responds as Well as Can Be Expected to Being Called 'Tall Faggot'
After a brief, thrilling lapse into the parallel universe of stars attacked by their own security detail, we're kind of relieved today to see the restoration of celeb-on-paparazzo violence. And few do it like Brad Garrett, a pap-attacker from way back who last night staged a stunning return to form outside Dan Tana's. TMZ's record of the altercation suggests Garrett was provoked, and unless the taunts "He's just a tall faggot, anyway," and "Pussy" were defanged at some recent historical moment we overlooked, we think we'd tend to agree. More » -
we can dream
Only Fanfiction Can Scare The Paparazzi
Sienna Miller filed a lawsuit against a London-based paparazzo Darryn Lyons and his Big Pictures agency in the High Court of London to prevent them from taking photographs of her. Whether she's filing the lawsuit because she's upset about her pending split with Balthazar Getty or because she just hates the paps that much, the British legal system is about to establish another interesting precedent. Since celebrities can't retaliate any other way but in the courts, paparazzi fanfiction is here to let them settle the score. More »
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Comment by Weegee's bored: The b.f. was supposed to stop after the shit. 12 Responses | Other threads
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tmz
Harvey Levin Thinks The Paparazzi Problem is Solved
TMZ has entered a comfortable détente with the celebs it covers and the lawyers they employ. That's the contention of managing editor Harvey Levin in an article in today's NYT, where he argues that the celebs court all the publicity the site gives them. Is there an end in sight to the war between the paparazzi and the people they cover? Find out after the jump. More »
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Comment by steveholtsmother: I think that Mr. Levin needs to take a more Matlock approach to celebrity gossip. 8 Responses | Other threads
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paparazzi
Can A Paparazzi Photo Be Art? A Rogues' Gallery, Inside
Brad Elterman, co-founder of Buzz Foto, thinks paparazzi snaps can be art. "My concept was to use brilliant photographers who had a passion for their craft… I wanted more than to build a new photo agency, I wanted to build a brand… with a semblance of class." In an interview with Rachel Hulin on A Photography Blog, he talks about how he got started as a "paparazzi," at age 19, back in 1975: "I wanted to take photos of David Bowie and I was turned down by the publicist. I thought to myself that it would be fun to try and make a photo of him as he left the studio." Elterman waited all night for Bowie. "Around 6am he emerged with [his producer]. He left in a unwashed Mercedes." [Jezebel] -
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Prejudicial Paparazzi?
A photographer in California says Keanu Reeves ran him over with his car last year, and he's suing the dull celebrity for damages. But the paparazzo's lawyer is asking the judge to keep the words "paparazzo" and "paparazzi" out of the trial, because he claims they're prejudicial. It's an interesting philosophical question: is it prejudicial to call someone a "soulless celebrity bloodsucker" if they are in fact that very thing? Probably not any moreso than calling Keanu Reeves a "mumbling stone-faced subhuman who couldn't be more comically unsuited for his chosen profession." [LAT]
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Comment by bigleggedwoman: Okay, I am no legal expert but I do have a problem with this myself. It stems from the fact... 6 Responses | Other threads
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adnan ghalib
Britney's 'Sex Tape' Ex Offended By Rumors That He Wants a Piece of Her
Like Bigfoot, the legend surrounding Britney Spears's sex tape is one that refuses to go away, no matter how terrifying it might be to eventually lay eyes on the real thing. Also, much like Bigfoot, recent news that appeared to finally confirm its existence may have been dashed, as the sex tape's supposed peddler, paparazzo ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, is claiming that no such thing exists. First Anne Hathaway, now Britney — is any celebrity sex rumor safe? Said an angry Ghalib to Star: More » -
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Heather Locklear's 911 Call Placed by Concerned, Paparazzi-Friendly Former 'Us Weekly' Staffer
When we first heard about Heather Locklear's weekend arrest for driving under the influence of a controlled substance, we were most interested in the curious detail of the sunglasses she repeatedly ran over. Turns out, the entire case is full of curious details, and here's the biggest one: the witness who placed the call to 911 is a former Us Weekly staffer who's under investigation by the FBI for hacking into the magazine's computer system to locate celebrities. Oh, and she called the paparazzi immediately after her 911 call. Oh, and she also just happens to have a lucrative partnership with Locklear rival Denise Richards! Details and her kooky 911 call, after the jump: More » -
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Media Vultures Feast On Lehman Brothers
No story about a bankrupt company is complete without the requisite "sad sack carries own crap out of office in boxes" shot, so of course every media outlet in the world was rolling tape or snapping pictures outside Lehman Brothers headquarters in New York Monday. TV reporters were doing their standups with the building in the background, so the average Joe watching at home would be able to say to his wife, "so that's where my securitized subprime mortgage is bundled with commercial-mortgage-backed securities into a mark-to-model collateralized debt obligation!" Over-extrapolating from the financial fortunes of others is precisely what got us into this mess in the first place but, but on the other hand you can't expect people not to stare at pictures of anyone potentially in the process of becoming a hobo. Watch the media watch the (maybe) new poors in the gallery after the jump. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Pinekatz: Well, its all going to be fun and games until the middle-class gets shot in the face. 3 Responses | Other threads
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marisa tomei
Why Is Marisa Tomei Wearing a Mustache?
Sorry, celebrities, the paparazzi is everywhere now, because we are all paparazzi. Also, we can see through your disguises! The photo at left was snapped Saturday by "Malliser" at the All Points West music festival in Jersey City, where Radiohead played. Malliser and friend swear it's actress Marisa Tomei, next to some similarly-disguised person (who??). The photographer is from Brooklyn, so of course this ended up on a Tumblr. Maybe someone can tell Jimmy Kimmel about this nefarious Tumblr thing so he can yell at David Karp! [I Love Pat Kiernan]
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By Ryan TateComment by CreativeUnderclass: the dude with her looks like Jesse Hughes from Eagles of Death Metal. That, or Commissioner Gordon more » | Other threads
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celebrity
John Mayer's Paparazzi-Control Proposal: Put "P's" on their License Plates!
Large-headed, sensitive singer and Jennifer Aniston boyfriend John Mayer is testifyin' in the war against thuggish paps that chase celebs all over Los Angeles. Reports the L.A. Times, there was a hearing yesterday about the city's paparazzi problem, where Mayer spoke: "I’m asking you to regulate it... I don’t want to beg the city of Los Angeles to give me 1987 back. I love being a famous musician in 2008… This is about safety.”" He had a host of recommendations, including: More »
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By SheilaComment by andheartss haz it: @StrawBerryShortCake: 10 actually! more » | Other threads
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lindsay lohan
Celeb-Crazy LAPD Chief Just Happy That Lindsay Lohan Has Found A Nice Girl to Settle Down With
Good news for the beleaguered Hollywood paparazzi: LAPD Chief William Bratton opposes a new proposal to place restrictions on particularly aggressive photographers. In fact, he took time out of his daily workout to tell KNBC that the problem lies not with the paparazzi but with the bad girls they photograph — a salient point made amusing by Bratton's brusque verbiage and up-to-the-minute starlet savvy (preserved on video after the jump): More » -
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Even Rachael Ray's Audience Can't Get Excited About Awful, Faux Paparazzi Service
Perhaps inspired by the Britney-prompted downturn in paparazzi profits, former commercial photographer Tania Cowher has come up with a novel (yet terrible) solution: allowing non-celebrities to hire their own personal paparazzi via her service Celeb 4 a Day. After all, who among us hasn't yearned to be stalked by a loudmouthed photographer screaming, "Over here! Look over here, you bitch!" on the way to Walgreens? The answer is "almost everyone," at least if this clip from Rachael Ray is the judge. After grilling Cowher, Ray asks the audience to raise their hand if they'd use the service themselves, soliciting a feeble response. Next time, Tania, try Oprah: the audience will scream in pleasure when O yells "You get Getty Images! You get an X17 subscription! EVERYONE GETS A BAUER-GRIFFIN LOGIN!" More » -
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Parapazzi Stymied by Unprofitably Sane Britney Spears
Next time you see a paparazzo camped out on the sidewalk outside of Hyde, won't you toss him a nickel? Times are tough all over, and the recession that swallowed America is now threatening to put Hollywood's most aggressive celebrity photographers out of business — only, the blame for this financial crunch falls squarely on a newly sane (and thus unphotographable) Britney Spears. Says the L.A. Times: More » -
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Britney's Recovery Ruining 'Razzi Economy
A few months ago, at the height of her prolonged meltdown, Britney Spears alone used to account for 20% of L.A.'s paparazzi business, providing ample opportunities for photos like this one. Now, says the L.A. Times, she's cleaning up, behaving herself—and ruining the living of the city's hardworking thuggish paps: More »
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By SheilaComment by drunkexpatwriter: @PictureItSicily: That seems like sorta a long trip from Montpellier, France. It might be worth it though if I could see... more » | Other threads
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Brad Pitt To Bleeding Paparazzo: 'If You Want War, You Will Get It'
In the latest Pap Said / Celeb Said scandal, the mystical forests of Brangelina's French estate turned into a bloody battleground where one ruthless pap and the Jolie-Pitts’ head of security attacked each other with walkie-talkies and teeth. As the NY Daily News reports, freelance photographer Luc Goursolas was so determined to slip into the compound unnoticed that he spent five hours on foot, decked himself out in camouflaged clothing, only to come face-to-unhappy-face with the soccer team’s unamused top guard. As Goursolas claims: More » -
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Eight Things Every Aspiring Paparazzo Should Be Aware Of
On the surface, the life of the average paparazzo seems almost impossibly glamorous and adventuresome—spent loitering outside one of L.A.'s many ultra-exclusive social establishments, or ducking sniper fire on the branch of an electrified fig tree trying to capture a Chosen Twins double-breast-feeding session. But there are several things we felt you should know before dropping your lucrative dermatology practice to follow your dreams of running away with the pap circus; Defamer videorobics instructor Molly McAleer has generously compiled them all here for you here, along with A/V supporting evidence. Just watch it. That's all we're saying. And keep one eye on that Cash Warren character. Getting Jessica Alba pregnant isn't his only trick shot. More » -
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When You're A Pap, You're A Pap All The Way
100 years from now, history buffs will return to the Paradise Cove beachhead decked in period-appropriate costume, thrilled to recreate that region's legendary battle between the Paps and the Serfs. It was a war that began, like so many others, over the honor of an object of astonishing beauty: In this case, that would be Matthew McConaughey—their flip-flop-misplacing Helen of Troy. The surfing battle wages, having migrated online: More » -
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Paparazzi To Rumble With Surfers In Malibu
Remember the big paparazzi beat-down by surfers in Malibu this past weekend? Well, there's now supposed to be a big Saturday rumble between the two groups, who have been trading taunts in the comments of pap-run news site X17.com. The original clash pitted a mob of entitled white Malibu denizens against the rough-and-tumble paps, some of whom are ex-gang members and many of whom are immigrants, some illegal. The new fight promises even more fun ethnic tension under the sun: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Supercharo: Jim Halpert: I guess...all things considered? I was lucky Dwight was there. And Roy was lucky that Dwight only used... more » | Other threads
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Surfing Matt McConaughey Fans in Paparazzi Beat-Down
Some of the lovely paparazzi from TMZ and X17 were on the beach in Malibu Saturday, trying to get shots of a shirtless Matthew McConaughey, when a group of civic-minded surf dudes took a break from the tasty waves to kick some ass. "The 29-year-old photojournalist told sheriff's deputies that a large group of surfers near Paradise Cove in Malibu approached him and other paparazzi about 2 p.m. and demanded they stop taking pictures and filming. 'They formed a semicircle in front of his camera and they said he [McConaughey] didn't want him to film,' said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore. 'They got into an argument, and he indicated that he received injuries. . . . [They] took the video camera and threw it in the water.'" Awesome surfer quotes and video link after the jump. More »
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Comment by mossdale: socal surfers have a lengthy history of violence with non-locals (though generally applied to other surfers); funny thing is malibu... more » | Other threads
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Paparazzo Purposely Got Run Over By Spears, Say LA Authorities
Britney Spears is at all times, in public at least, surrounded by a gang of ex-con illegal-immigrant paparazzi with no regard for traffic laws, so it's probably no surprise that the Los Angeles district attorney's office now says one of the paps intentionally got himself run over, presumably so he could sue the singer. The unidentified photographer asked county prosecutors to investigate an incident in which, he claims, Spears ran over his foot with her SUV. He wanted her brought up on charges. The DA looked into it — Spears had a parking lot hit-and-run incident once — and found that, actually, if the collision happened at all, it was the photographer's fault: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by MaelstromInTheMiddle: @maevemealone: They should count their lucky stars that you aren't out there on that Zamboni of yours. You could... more » | Other threads
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Top Five Classic Celebrity Paparazzi Attacks (As Inspired By Sienna Miller's LAX Handbag Assault)
Casual nudity enthusiast Sienna Miller became an official card-carrying member of that elite group of celebrities who unleash their hate of paparazzi by way of physical assault. As the Daily Mail reports, Miller swung her pricey purse at one pap's face yesterday at LAX, possibly because he was a resident of Pittsburgh, or maybe she simply mistook him for Jude Law (as the pictures show, there is a resemblance to the nanny-loving baldie). But Sienna's moment of outrage prompted us to recall our all-time favorite When Celebrities Attack moments in time, from Woody Harrelson's caught-on-tape choke-hold to Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz's romantically executed freakout years ago. Our five top picks after the jump: More » -
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Pap Shows Up for Britney 'Crash,' Finds Tiny Dancer
So what do you do when you're a creepy paparazzo who raced to the scene of Britney Spears' minor traffic accident last night, but Brit-Brit won't come out of her car and no one will talk you? More »
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Comment by LeGagneur: "How do you feel about getting in a wreck with Britney Spears?""It was the most glorious moment of my life!... more » | Other threads
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celebrities
Jay-Z And Beyonce Getting Married Now! Say Rumors
Hey, so yes, you, you, and you, and also you, have noticed that there's a bunch of paparazzi and police and all that down on Hudson and Canal. That means Jay-Z and Beyonce are getting married right now! Or at least that's the rumor. Maybe he's just giving some sort of charity concert, did anybody even think of that? Well if you're down there, go sneak in for us and send a full report. [NY Mag, pic from Joe the tipster]
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Comment by rantersparadise: @LeGagneur: Who cares? They are unbearable. What a bore. Go away. I hate Beyonce. more » | Other threads
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celebrities
Is George Clooney The Nemesis Of The Tabloid Economy?
George Clooney has jokes. His latest celebrity-based antics: a swarm of paparazzi descended upon his house in Italy after a (false) rumor spread that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were going to be getting married there. Clooney, who was away working, heard about this, and ordered 15 large wedding tables to be set up on the house's lawn. The paps went crazy [Hollyscoop]! Clooney laughed. He's a funny guy. But there's more to this than just a friendly joke. Because George Clooney, one of the biggest celebrities in the world, doesn't just want to make himself chuckle; he wants to undermine the entire celebrity economy that gives him his lofty position in the first place.
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[Ivanka Trump, daughter of Donald, outside the Waverly Inn last night; image via Splash]
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violence
Nicole Kidman's Bodyguard Kicks Ass
A photographer for Flynet was innocently... doing something yesterday, when Nicole Kidman's bodyguard rushed up and brutally attacked him! The attack was, predictably, caught on film. It resembles a rhinoceros rushing a jeep full of tourists on an African safari. What made the bodyguard so angry isn't shown, but it does look like the photog got pretty bruised up from the attack. The full clip of the bull rush is after the jump; when will they learn to just throw projectiles from afar, instead of trying to pull the paparazzi out of their cars? More »
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faces of death
Foreign Imports Will Be The End Of Britney Spears
By yesterday afternoon, some five days after the new issue of the Atlantic Monthly had arrived in my mailbox, a fair number of media types had weighed in on the magazine's controversial April cover story on Britney Spears. For those who aren't dedicated media observers, here's the backstory: The Atlantic, a 150-year old, high-minded journal of left-leaning, East Coast intellectualism and Serious Issues had, in a supposed attempt to increase its flagging fortunes, headed westward (and more importantly, downmarket) with "The Britney Show", a densely-packed, 12-page cover story by journalist David Samuels about America's most famous celebrity trainwreck. What became clear, however, is that not many of those media people had actually read it. [Jezebel] -
celebrity-industrial complex
Lisa Marie Presley is Mad and Pregnant
And she's telling her MySpace friends all about it! From the singer and Elvis daughter's latest post, titled "confirmation under the gun," she rails against "the media" for wildly speculating about her expanding belly and forcing her to confirm her pregnancy before she was ready: "They couldn't wait to find out if my weight gain was because I was just overeating, in which case It would be open season and they can do the old 'following in her fathers sad and unfortunate demise' story again. Or, less interesting for them, and probably much to their dismay, I could just be pregnant and therefore have a legitimate reason for weight gain at which point they should probably wipe the saliva off of their fangs and put them back in their mouths or they may expose the black little souls that they are." Tell us more, girl! More »
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By SheilaComment by Michael Jahn: @Sheila: So you did, I see now. I still yearn for the day when it's necessary to explain who Elvis was. more » | Other threads
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citizen pap
Lindsay Lohan Will Stomp Those Paparazzi
"Saw Linds this afternoon exiting Mercer Kitchen to a smattering of paps. Very fit looking, taller and rather fabulous in person. Great hair. Overall, I think now I may actually like her. And those boots!" [Thanks, Chris!]
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By Nick DentonComment by Meeg: I love her but that's totally the boots. When I saw/met her I was surprised by her shortness. more » | Other threads
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stalkers
Being A Paparazzi Is A Lot Of Work
Comedian Orny Adams got an assignment from ET to go out stalking the paparazzi in LA. Well, it's not as much stalking as it is a "bring Orny Adams, documentarian, to work" day for the paps. But if you ever wanted an inside look at the daily grind of tracking Britney Spears (which pays well enough to afford a Lamborghini, apparently), this is a good one. Not that it will inspire you to join the ranks of the stalkers. The full clip, after the jump. More »
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Comment by Hyman Decent: Being A Paparazzi Is A Lot Of Work Christ, you'd think that someone who writes for a media blog would know... more » | Other threads
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the fame game
Ryan Phillippe Can't Flee From His Own Good Looks
Ryan Phillippe is thinking of leaving L.A. He's tired of having the paparazzi following him and his family everywhere he goes. Mary-Louise Parker thinks the paparazzi culture is sick. And Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have opted to travel permanently rather than give the paparazzi a chance to wait outside their eco-friendly gates. But with the popularity of digital cameras and stalking celebrities, there's no escaping fame and having said fame photographed. And whiners complaining to major news outlets are complicit in a culture that has them photographed picking up trash. More »
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By rebeccaComment by fuckermost: if he moves to colorado, he'll find that no one cares about him there either. dude's lips got more purse... more » | Other threads
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defamer
Matt Dillon Thinks A Dirty Pap's A Dirty Pap, Regardless Of Age
Austin Visschedyk, Kid Pap: Name ring any bells? We devoted several electronic column inches to the juvenile paparazzi after he was profiled by the NY Times, one of a growing member of a new tween underclass toiling in the Hollywood trenches. Like Gary Busey's child-interviewer attack victim and the Chinese Theater Ewok drop-kicked by a very territorial Chewbacca, Vosschedyk knows from child-labor perils. Still, there's something deeply affecting about hearing his first-person account to TMZ's cameras of the time Matt Dillon not only refused his polite request for a picture, but told the flash-happy youngster to "get a life" after Vosschedyk innocently got a gang of his closest pap-buddies to trail the camera-shy Crash star. More »
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