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Times certainly ARE changing. First of all, did you EVER think you'd see Paris Hilton eating at the Hamburger Hamlet? The Hamlet has always been a mecca for families and grandparents. Dependable, but not exactly trendy. She and Benji arrived without fanfare and there were only one or two paparazzi around. And get this, Paris did NOT stop and pose like she always does! Just a few years ago, Paris was trailed by dozens of photographers at all times and she reveled in it. Both sides now seem to be losing interest.
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We got the inside word on what Nick Cannon was REALLY doing in the Hello Kitty store. He wasn't shopping for his new bride Mariah. Actually he ducked in there to avoid paparazzi that were following him. He wanted to throw them off the track and get rid of them before he left for his and Mariah's wedding party at Magic Mountain. Nick had already sold all the media rights to ET and he didn't want any maverick snappers to spoil the lucrative deal. We love TMZ's revelation that Nick and Mariah were chauffeured around the park in a pink golf cart- accompanied by her hairstylist and makeup person.
Chris Martin was his usual unsociable self when he and Gwyneth arrived at LAX after an overseas flight this week. The paparazzi followed them through customs and he became more and more irritable. Finally one malevolent photographer sneered to the uncooperative Coldplay singer "Hey Chris, how does it feel getting Brad's sloppy seconds?" (Referring to the fact that Gwyneth dated Brad Pitt before she married Chris) Chris LUNGED at the guy and security had to grab him to keep him from throttling the rude snapper. Chris ought to learn to ignore these comments - a violent reaction provides better photos.
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Miley IS the New Britney in more ways than one. First, the ever-present wad of chewing gum in her mouth! Typical teenage stuff, but not photogenic. Second, she's got a coffee habit like Britney. Third, and most important, because she's super-popular, the paparazzi have decided she's their new number one target. The crowd of photogs around Miley grows bigger every day.
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Miley Cyrus (pictured here with mom Tish) is lucky to have great parents. Not many kid performers are as fortunate as she is. Last Wednesday Miley was leaving her recording studio with her dad Billy Ray and an aggressive group of photographers ran up, pushing their big cameras at her face. Two of them started arguing and yelling profanities at each other. Miley looked startled and her dad hustled her into the car. He came back and pulled the photographers aside and quietly told them "Don't get so close with those cameras and NO CURSING- Miley's not used to that kind of language - she's home-schooled." The snappers really like Billy Ray because he's always nice to them, so they adjusted their behavior.
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These incredibly corny photo set-ups that Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag arrange, continue to be a significant source of income. SOMEBODY is actually buying them! On Valentines day they "shared" their tender moments when Spencer gave Heidi a pair of platform shoes as a gift (?) and they smooched on a yacht. Seriously, these arranged photo-ops pull in an average of $10,000 a week for the couple to split! (Spencer used to take ALL the money until Heidi found out they were getting paid.) Nauseating, isn't it?
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Britney Spears must be sensing there's a "new girl in town" because she has fewer photographers following her - they're after Lindsay Lohan now. And Lindsay is EATING IT UP. In fact, it looks like she's arranging photo ops and splitting the money with photographers when photos are sold. We believe this because she had a car drop her at the front door of Fred Segal in Santa Monica and she paused in the doorway while photogs snapped her. She pretended to browse the counter up front and when all angles had been shot, she walked out the side door and jumped into her waiting car and driver. No shopping at all!
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Here's Simon Le Bon lounging at the rooftop pool of the rockin' Hyatt Hotel on Sunset, back in 1981. It's one of many archival photos by Buzzfoto on display Tuesday, October 16, at the Apple Store on Prince Street in SoHo. Our friends Brad Elterman and Henry Flores brought 30 years of their photo efforts to New York for a show titled "Paparazzi Photography as an Art Form."They document the evolution of famous couples from Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The event starts at 6:30 - New Yorkers, don't miss it!
