Amal Clooney is probably the only lawyer in the world who is followed relentlessly by paparazzi. It’s not due to her considerable accomplishments, but to her striking looks and famous husband. At least she always has a pleasant look on her face and doesn’t seem disturbed by the attention. We like that.
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It’s obvious that Bruce Jenner didn’t have his eyes on the road when he slammed into that Lexus’s rear end on PCH and jolted the vehicle into oncoming traffic where it was hit by a Hummer. The driver was killed. When cops arrived, Bruce claimed he was being “chased by paparazzi” but they could find no evidence of that. Imagine blaming photographers for his own careless driving! When a man decides to document his gender reassignment on TV he should EXPECT a whole lot of media attention anyway. It will be interesting to see if police find evidence of texting. Or was Bruce simply looking at himself in the mirror? We’re disappointed that he hasn’t expressed any sympathy or regrets about the accident. He doesn’t even look upset.
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Just a few days ago Halle Berry was running through LAX with her baby and husband, looking frazzled, like the paparazzi were ready to devour her. Flash forward and she’s in Paris, taking a leisurely walk, window shopping. When she wanted to MOVE to Paris, Halle told the judge that paparazzi didn’t follow her there and her kids would have more privacy. Really? This photo implies that was NOT true. The difference is when she’s in France, she SMILES for the cameras.
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Tori Spelling’s unsavory husband Dean McDermott and his son Jack were unloading their car in Malibu when Jack noticed a photographer and pointed him out to his father. It was a very public place but that didn’t stop Jack from making vulgar gestures (not shown) at the photographer. Most reality stars are flattered and secretly delighted when paparazzi show an interest in them. Good manners apparently don’t run in this family.
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Donald Sterling’s girlfriend V Stiviano has rarely been seen without her visor lately. (She told Barbara Walters it helps “mask her pain.” ) At first it was mis-identified as a welding mask, but actually it was intended for wearing when playing sports like golf in the blazing sun. It protects the face from damaging rays. It was NOT a hot commodity until Stiviano started wearing it as a paparazzi deterrent. Customers cleaned out the few stores that carried it and now the product has been renamed the “paparazzi visor” and it sells for $35 in various tints – if you can find it.
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Celebrity revelations can come from unexpected places. A young woman named Jennifer Bruhl worked as a paparazzi in Hollywood for three “insane” years before she retired and wrote a book called “Shooting Stars” which was excerpted in the NY Post. Among her disclosures were a story about Seal’s nasty temper (no surprise to us or to Heidi Klum) and the fact that female paparazzi are dealt with more harshly by female celebrities. Jennifer noted that when female celebrities are confronted by a pack of photographers, they single out and berate the girls. Hilary Duff was known to verbally attack the women, but by far the worst were Marcia Cross and Nicole Ritchie. Their insults to the female paparazzi were evil and vulgar. What’s their problem?
It looks like there are SOME celebrity kids who don’t mind having their picture taken at all. In fact they LOVE it. Mark Ruffalo, 46, (The Kids Are All Right) and his wife Sunrise Coigney watch in amusement as their little girl (one of their 3 children) hams it up for the camera.
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Unlike Alec Baldwin or Kristen Bell, Simon Cowell never complains about the paparazzi because he really enjoys being photographed. Strange, but true. He practically ASKS for it! Why else would he take an evening stroll on the boardwalk in Miami with his shirt off? He’s with his girlfriend Lauren Silverman and their newborn baby Eric. Simon and Lauren appear to be the only people wearing sunglasses at night. Hopefully, Lauren will take him shopping for some new jeans…
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Lourdes Ciccone was walking through Lincoln Center in New York with a friend, when paparazzi spotted her and gave chase. Her friend became angry and unnecessarily told everyone to “F—k off!” It’s time for Lourdes to get a grip on the fact that she is news and destined to create a stir wherever she goes. Madonna’s daughter has every intention of following her mother into show business and is studying all the performing arts in school – what does she expect?
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Something is VERY different about Kim Kardashian since she came under the spell of Kanye West. Her face is not the same. Kim used to enjoy paparazzi attention – she’d stop and pose and joke with them. In all the photographs we’ve seen of Kim for the past few months she has exactly the same expressionless look – not unpleasant, not pleasant, just neutral and disinterested. (Like a Stepford wife?) When Kanye started having fights with paparazzi he decided if Kim ignored them they might lose interest. He instructed her to stop acknowledging them and never smile or pose. So THIS is her new public look.
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