Paparazzi
Defined by Wikipedia as “A plural term (paparazzo is the singular form) for photographers who take candid photographs of celebrities, usually by relentlessly shadowing them in their public and private activities.” “The term paparazzi is often used in a derogatory manner.”The paparazzi have been blamed, and officially convicted on February 22, 2006 for the death of Diana and Dodi Al Fayed. Witnesses say that the photographers were pursuing the couple on motorcycles that lead to their crash.
Read about a recent tiff between Reese Witherspoon and a paparazzi photographer, who wanted to take pictures of her family at Disneyland. Read this .
How high the stakes are: A photographer claims that he will be able to buy a house on Sunset Boulevard (LA), if he can click Britney Spears with her kid.
What the paparazzi do to take pictures: It is said that the paparazzi follow illegal means to obtain the pictures. I was surprised to read that a paparazzo had a car accident with Catherine Zeta-Jones to force her out of her car!!!!!
Interesting take on “How the Stars combat the Paparazzi” from http://howstuffworks.com.
And yet, as I stood billing groceries in Meijer, a few days back, I found myself browsing through People’s magazine with pictures of “a very pregnant Katie Holmes” and “Jennifer Anniston and Vince Vaughn”.
Are we responsible for this invasion of privacy of celebrities or are the paparazzi? A “who came first, the chicken or the egg” problem!
However, firmly established as something that should definitely not lead to a Diana and Dodi, ever again!
References
Wikipedia
www.howstuffworks.com
www.bbcnews.com
posted by PH @ Friday, May 12, 2006
2 Comments:
some stars need that attention from the paparazzi's. But the paparazzi's are one step ahead.
brat, yeah that it one of way of putting it.
i remember reading an interview from shahrukh, where he honestly said, if i walk into a room and no one looks at me, i feel depressed.
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