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Dudes! Surfers 'Beat' Photog Snapping McConaughey

Paparazzo reports beach attack to cops

(Newser) - A paparazzo trying to take photos of actor Matthew McConaughey on a Malibu beach reported to police he was attacked by a mob of surfers, the Los Angeles Times reports. The surfers approached the man and other photographers, demanded they stop filming and taking pictures and threw the man’s...

French Protect Brangelina With Trickery

Residents feed reporters lies in paparazzi game

(Newser) - As the quiet French town where Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have relocated has transformed into a paparazzi feeding frenzy, villagers are supplying the bait. Bemused by the hoopla, the mischievous Correns natives are feeding the media bogus stories—or so they tell Reuters—with a prize for anyone whose...

Miss. Cops Bust Pap for Stalking Jamie Lynn

But photog says he was 200 feet away

(Newser) - A paparazzo who once photographed Britney Spears’ bare nether regions was charged Tuesday for stalking the pop wreck’s pregnant teen sister Jamie Lynn, the AP reports. Authorities say Edwin Merino wouldn't leave the ready-to-pop Jamie Lynn, 17, and her baby daddy alone; he says he was shooting from a...

Britney's Ex: Sex Tape Drew Death Threats

Paparazzo-turned-boytoy says he was stabbed over tape of Spears stripping

(Newser) - Britney Spears’ onetime paparazzo-turned-lover Adnan Ghalib says he was stabbed because he was planning to post a sex tape of the pop wreck on his website, the Sun reports. The video is reportedly of the “Toxic” star performing a private striptease during an overnight getaway in Mexico during a...

Bid Hits $15M for Brangelina Twin Pics

People , OK ! magazines go to eight digits to seal first snaps of babies

(Newser) - They’re not even born (or are they?), but the twins on the way for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are already worth $15 million—and counting. A bidding war has broken out between OK! and People magazines for the first exclusive photos of children, the Daily Mail reports. An...

New Game Plays Off Miley's Midriff

New computer game aims to catch an animated Hannah showing skin

(Newser) - Thinking of becoming a paparazzo? AddictingGames.com hosts an animated paparazzi game called Miley Naughty Pics, where the object of the game is to catch Miley Cyrus in varying degrees of undress, TMZ reports. You get “money” based on how much flesh you “snap” of the moving animated...

Malibu Calls On Ken Starr to Fight Paparazzi

Ex-Clinton investigator to help city draft laws reining in photogs

(Newser) - Officials in Malibu are taking a new approach to taming paparazzi: enlisting the help of Kenneth Starr. The city’s mayor has asked the man who investigated Bill Clinton in the Monica Lewinsky case to bring together an anti-paparazzi think tank to draft laws seeking photographer-free “buffer zones” and...

Judges Back Rowling in Case Over Son Pics

UK outlets can't publish photos in ruling seen as blow to paparazzi

(Newser) - A British court approved JK Rowling’s request to ban publication of a photograph of her son, Reuters reports, reversing a lower circuit's ruling. "If a child of parents who are not in the public eye could reasonably expect not to have photographs of him published in the media,...

Paris Runs Over Paparazzo, Keeps Going

Photog goes to police after Hilton's car rolls over foot

(Newser) - Paris Hilton and her latest boyfriend, Benji Madden, ran over a photographer’s foot last night as paparazzi mobbed their vehicle, TMZ reports. Madden must have heard the man’s scream, because he peered out the window at the scene before driving off. The photographer has since filed a hit...

Ivana Weds No. 4
 Ivana Weds No. 4 
Apr 14, 2008 6:32 AM CDT

Ivana Weds No. 4

Young Italian actor signs prenup before ceremony

(Newser) - Donald Trump's 59-year-old ex-wife Ivana has married Italian actor Rossano Rubicondi, 36, in a lavish wedding at Trump's palatial Mar-a-Largo club, reports the Palm Beach Post. The Donald himself attended, and the Trumps' daughter, Ivanka, was maid of honor. Fourth hubby Rubicondi, who reportedly bickered over a pre-nuptual agreement, gave...

Ledger Duped Into Drug Video?
 Ledger Duped Into Drug Video? 
Apr 12, 2008 12:11 PM CDT

Ledger Duped Into Drug Video?

Lawsuit says actor took coke paparazzi gave him

(Newser) - Two paparazzi are accused of giving Heath Ledger cocaine while hiding their identities and then filming him, E! News reports. A lawsuit filed yesterday against the men and the photo agency that employed them claims the paps befriended Ledger at a 2006 party, gave him the drug, and then secretly...

Princes: Now Leave Mum Alone
 Princes: Now Leave Mum Alone 
Apr 8, 2008 3:50 AM CDT

Princes: Now Leave Mum Alone

William and Harry relieved grueling inquest is over

(Newser) - Prince William and Harry are relieved that the grueling inquest into their mother's death has concluded, hoping it will quiet speculation about conspiracies behind the tragedy. "They just want it to end after all this time," a source told the Daily Telegraph. The inquest concluded yesterday that Princess...

Paparazzi Punk Plan Doesn't Scare Mags

Editors rip Kutcher's turn-the-tables show as 'conceited celebrity'

(Newser) - Avril Lavigne with a baby bump. Paris Hilton out with a monk. Ashton Kutcher's plans to punk gossip rags by teaming up with celebrity friends to serve fake news stories doesn't have many editors shaking in their boots, the New York Daily News reports. “A fake belly doesn’t...

Boring Britney Bad for Business
 Boring Britney Bad for Business 
Mar 22, 2008 1:15 PM CDT

Boring Britney Bad for Business

Paparazzi are getting tired of star's good behavior

(Newser) - Now that she's under dad's control, the world of Britney Spears seems to be a lot more stable these days—good news for those concerned about her well-being but not so good for the paparazzi. She's long been a cash cow for tabloids, but now photographers are getting tired of...

Naomi Campbell Leaves Brazil Hospital

British supermodel fine after emergency abdominal surgery

(Newser) - A helicopter whisked Naomi Campbell away from waiting paparazzi at a Brazil hospital after a successful operation to remove a cyst from her abdomen, E! Online reports. Doctors, including one of Brazil's top specialists, say the British supermodel is "completely cured" following the emergency surgery. Campbell, 37, is a...

LA Police Arrest 4 in Paparazzi Crackdown

Brit, LiLo followers face jail time for blocking sidewalks

(Newser) - Even Britney Spears’ paparazzi can’t stay out of trouble, the Los Angeles Times reports. Late Tuesday and early yesterday, Los Angeles police arrested four shutterbugs for blocking sidewalks in their hunt for tabloid-worthy shots—part of a crackdown, using existing loitering and traffic laws, on increasingly aggressive photographers. All...

Court Nixes Gag Order in Britney Case

Paparazzi dangerous, but 1st Amendment protects them

(Newser) - Britney Spears will get no help from LA's family court in dodging the paparazzi, People reports. The commissioner overseeing her custody case today declined her lawyers' request for a gag order. Spears' legal team had requested a media blackout because the hordes of photographers were "dangerous" to the troubled...

Wild Girls Rate, Bad Boys Skate
Wild Girls Rate,
Bad Boys Skate
Feb 17, 2008 8:39 AM CST

Wild Girls Rate, Bad Boys Skate

Media swarm Britney, Amy, but leave Heath, Kiefer in peace

(Newser) - There's a clear gender disparity in the obsessive media coverage of celebrity meltdowns, writes the New York Times. Just compare the relative restraint Entertainment Tonight exercised in holding back a video of Heath Ledger doing drugs with the news outlet gusto that greets the latest Amy Winehouse or Lindsay Lohan...

Brit's Parents Fear Her Life's 'At Risk'

Pop star released from psych ward without their consent

(Newser) - Britney Spears' parents are terrified of the potentially life-threatening consequences of their daughter's release against the recommendations of her psychiatrist from UCLA Medical Center, where she was being treated for mental problems. "We are deeply concerned and believe her life is at risk," said the singer's parents, who...

Brit's Dad Gets Control Until Valentine's Day

Attorney tries to block dad's conservatorship of Spears' $40M assets

(Newser) - A California court has extended control over the affairs of troubled pop star Britney Spears to her father until February 14, reports the Los Angeles Times. The judge also appointed a physician to report on Spears' mental condition at a hearing next week. The singer is currently at UCLA Medical...

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