Robert Pattinson has done his time as a heartthrob on the big screen. Nowadays, when he is deciding which movie roles to take, he doesn’t give nearly as much consideration to whether his adoring fans will approve.
“I will go through periods where I will think, ‘Oh, maybe I should do a commercial movie,’” Pattinson said recently. “And then I just think, someone gave me a really great piece of advice – someone from my agency, weirdly – they said the only clients that are happy are the ones that just do what they want to do. So I just kind of do everything for myself.”
Robert Pattinson, famous for the Twilight series of films, will star in the film Life as a photographer name Dennis Stock. The film is about the photographer’s relationship with Hollywood icon James Dean.
Pattinson spoke about how it felt to be the target of all the adulation that came his way in the wake of the Twilight series.
“The first period of getting famous was incredibly strange to me and really fun at the beginning because you didn’t realize the consequences of anything,” Pattinson said. “You could say or do whatever you wanted and it just didn’t matter.”
“I only really realized what being famous was about three years after I got famous, four years afterwards.”
Because of his status as a super-famous celebrity, Pattinson has been stalked by paparazzi for years. In his new role, he got to see what life might be like for those guys behind the flashbulbs.
“It is interesting to feel the power trip, especially when I was shooting the scene on the red carpet, when you are part of the massive throng of people, and not only are you part of the crowd and hidden but you have something you can hide your own face [with],” Pattinson said. “You just see all the pressure is on someone else. It is kind of nice, you feel all secure in your little pack. It is very different.”
Tbh remember me is forever my favorite and Robert Pattinson will always be the hottest
Justin Bieber has pleaded guilty to assault and careless driving, but will not go to jail over a collision with paparazzi in the Canadian countryside last year.
According to AFP, Justin Bieber was ordered Thursday to pay a Can$750 (US$600) fine for careless driving.
Fortunately for Bieber, 21, the more serious charge of dangerous driving was withdrawn. As for the assault charge, the pop star received an absolute discharge for the assault, which means he was found guilty but no conviction will show up on his record.
The charges came as a result of a crash that occurred in September near his hometown of Stratford, Ontario. Justin was in town with then girlfriend, Selena Gomez, visiting family.
Police alleged that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez had been taking turns driving the ATV while the other sat on the back. When it was Bieber’s turn, he allegedly rammed his All-Terrain Vehicle into a minivan driven by a photographer and then got into a “physical altercation” with the driver.
At the time, Justin Bieber tweeted his disgust at the intrusive presence of the paparazzi.
“There should be laws against what I just experienced. We should have learned from the death of Princess Diana,” adding, “I don’t have a problem with Paparazzi but when they act recklessly they put us all in danger.”
According to Justin Bieber’s lawyer, Brian Greenspan, the couple were on a quiet retreat in Stratford “that was unfortunately disrupted by the unwelcome presence of paparazzi.”
When Halle Berry talked to Extra about the launch of her new line of lingerie in partnership with Scandale Paris, she revealed that she has a piece of her beauty regimen that most women are not willing to keep up with.
“It’s something I’ve always loved, I mean I have worn a bra and slept in a bra, probably TMI, since I was 16 years old. My mother taught me the importance of that and taking care of my body on that end, so lingerie and undergarments have been really important to me.”
Well, they say that you should work in and invest in things that you know about personally. So, Halle Berry gets to do bras.
“It is because I wear these things all the time,” she said. “If you don’t want your boobs on your knees, it’s very important.”
Halle Berry also talked about the fact that her show, Extant, is heading into its second season on television. In this time of tons of show cancellations, that makes her pretty happy.
“Not everybody is that fortunate, so there’s a play place for my kids to come, and Nahla loves to come drive around on the Paramount golf cart, that’s the place she really gets to drive.”
She also spoke about her efforts to put a stop to paparazzi harassment of her and her daughter. She had wanted to move her daughter Nahla out of the country, but was forbidden to do so due to a custody agreement with the girl’s father.
But she and Jennifer Garner worked to pass an anti-paparazzi law that has giver her some relief when she is out with her daughter.
“You don’t see us anymore, you look on the internet you don’t see me going to the market anymore, pumping gas, walking my kids to the park, going to school, it has revolutionized our lives, changed our world, and most importantly my kids — they’re free to go out now, they’re not harassed.”
On Saturday, the singer tweeted that she was so over the paparazzi and their intrusion into her private life. She made it perfectly clear that she felt photogs had invaded her privacy by snapping pics of her and her family at home.
“Remember internet it’s literally ILLEGAL to post pictures of me at my house w/my family that unethical paparazzi have taken on long lenses,” Katy Perry tweeted.
The singer also reminded — more like threatened — the media and photographers that publishing photographs taken at home without her consent could be grounds for legal action.
“Any distribution or purchase of these type of photos anywhere is extremely against my will & is an endangerment to me & my family’s privacy,” Katy Perry wrote in another tweet.
Remember internet it's literally ILLEGAL to post pictures of me at my house w/my family that unethical paparazzi have taken on long lenses.
Katy Perry is expected to perform at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, where she is nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Dark Horse Featuring Juicy J, as well as for Best Album with Prism.
Jennifer Aniston chatted with Lee Cowan during an interview on CBS Sunday Morning this weekend, and made a priceless comment about the paparazzi that not just any celebrity would dare make. Since she is presently generating headlines for her role in Cake, one might expect she’d fear the repercussions of casting unfavorable light on some of the reporters and photographers that might work their hardest to shed an unfavorable light on the talented actress. That didn’t seem to matter Sunday morning, however, when Aniston let ’em have it with both barrels.
“Just don’t pay attention,” she said. “I think I used to. There was a period where I was hell-bent on saying, ‘That’s not true, that’s not right, that’s not fair.’ And now I just think you have to let it roll off your back and you realize, I think everyone knows it’s all BS and, like, soap opera on paper.”
Jennifer Aniston also talked about that role in Cake, in which she plays a woman who struggles with chronic pain–one who is suicidal and also addicted to painkillers.
“I was really ready to, you know, just disappear and really go into the depths of a character,” she said of the role that differs greatly from those she has recently played–for example in Horrible Bosses.
And of course the subject of Jennifer Aniston’s fiance, Justin Theroux, came up, too, and thus brought her right back to the paparazzi topic once again.
“All the attention on your personal life — how hard has it made it for you just to have, like, a normal relationship with somebody?” Cowan asked. “I mean, I’ve even terrified to bring up the topic of relationships with you, because it’s such a thing.”
Jennifer Aniston talks tabloid troubles: "I think everyone knows It's all B.S. and like a soap opera on paper." http://t.co/cSy7xA2Vol
“Yeah. Well, it’s also very normal,” Aniston said. “I understand it. But my relationship is very normal. My relationships have been wonderful, normal relationships that exist within this circus of curiosity and what-not.”
Can you believe that in one interview, Jennifer Aniston managed to tell people she doesn’t pay attention to the paparazzi, that it’s all B.S., and that it’s a soap opera on paper? Add to that the fact that she described what they do as a circus of curiosity, and she may have tactfully slammed them unlike any actress before her.
The best thing is, Jennifer Aniston doesn’t need them. She is a celebrity due to her own hard work and talent.
Kudos to Jennifer Aniston for her priceless paparazzi comments. They will likely serve to make her fans love her even more–and get a few laughs as well.
The paparazzi can be frustrating for a lot of celebrities, especially those who are expecting or already have children. Kristen Bell is one of the many celebrity parents who are against the paparazzi photographing their children.
She and her husband Dax Shepard even believe there should be a law that protects children or minors from the paparazzi.
Kristen and Dax welcomed their daughter Lincoln into their lives in 2013 and are expecting another child together.
Earlier this year Kristen and Dax established the No Child Policy and urged other celebrity parents to stop doing interviews with media outlets that buy photos of their children from the paparazzi and publish them. Many celebrities joined up with them and agree with the policy.
Kristen said that establishing the policy has helped her feel better about her children’s privacy and has helped make her second pregnancy a little bit more easier.
“The response has been so overwhelming that it’s really almost a moral stance that the consumer demanded their publications take,” Bell told the Associated Press in an interview. “We’re all consuming healthier media now.”
She also said that she thinks the policy is helping others and many of her celebrity friends have told her that they are not photographed with their children as often as they once were.
“I feel a lot safer because I’m not followed at all now,” Bell said. “It makes me feel like we all rallied and did something — the good people that were on the side of responsible parenting and passionate about child welfare spoke up and made a difference, and that is a really invigorating feeling.”
Kristen and Dax hope that the paparazzi will think about what they are doing before they photograph innocent children who do not ask or agree to be on the covers of magazines or a part of other types of media. She hopes that the policy will help her children and the children of other celebrities live a normal life.
Kristen Bell recently opened up about her second pregnancy and how it was so much nicer than her first – not being followed around by the paparazzi.
Bell, who is already a mother to her daughter Lincoln with her husband Dax Shepard, established the No Kids Policy earlier this year that requested that celebrities and media outlets withhold interviews from places that publish celebrity children’s photos without their parents’ permission. Jennifer Lawrence and Jennifer Aniston signed the petition among other A-list stars.
“The response has been so overwhelming that it’s really almost a moral stance that the consumer demanded their publications take,” Bell said during an interview with the Associated Press. “We’re all consuming healthier media now.”
“I feel a lot safer because I’m not followed at all now,” Bell continued. “It makes me feel like we all rallied and did something — the good people that were on the side of responsible parenting and passionate about child welfare spoke up and made a difference, and that is a really invigorating feeling.”
Aside from the paparazzi, Bell said her pregnancy was simply easier overall. “Same as the first one!” Bell told Us Weekly of her second pregnancy. “Really easy, thank God. I’ve had a lot of friends who have had rough pregnancies and I’m really, really thankful. People are affected differently by hormones, we’re all different.”
The main change Bell made this time around was giving up sugar. “Idid it for thirty days as a challenge, we both did it to see if we could do it,” she said. “The end of thirty days, we ate a bunch of brownies and cookies and nonsense. And within five minutes we looked at each other and went, ‘Oh my god. I’m going to barf. This is toxic.’ It simply felt like our bodies didn’t want it.”
However, Bell assured us that she still was able to have some tasty treats. “The sugars I do now are like, I’ll have an apple, I’ll have two apples, I’ll have peaches, I’ll have a huge thing of grapes. Being aware of high fructose corn syrup has made a big difference,” she continued. “When you give up brownies and cake, you won’t believe how good an apple will taste. Brownies are good, but I don’t feel good when I eat them anymore.”
The Veronica Mars star reportedly feels a lot more comfortable in her own skin this time around, reports US Weekly.
However, it’s not just because she knows the ropes of motherhood. This time, she doesn’t have to deal with the stress of being followed by the paparazzi.
For those who don’t know, Bell played a dominant role in the establishment of the No Kids Policy earlier this year.
In support of the policy, celebrities signees opted to decline doing interviews for media outlets that published pictures of celebrity children without parental consent.
Once a number of A-list celebrities began standing their ground, lots of media outlets quickly began complying with the policy guidelines.
During a recent interview, the 34-year-old actress touched on the benefits of the new policy. “The response has been so overwhelming that it’s really almost a moral stance that the consumer demanded their publications take,” Bell said during an interview. “We’re all consuming healthier media now.”
She went on to reveal she’s no longer being hounded by the paps at all. Needless to say, she’s quite relieved and pleased with the drastic changes.
The Frozen star also shared how other celebrities have said the new policy has been beneficial for them as well. “I feel a lot safer because I’m not followed at all now,” Bell said.
“It makes me feel like we all rallied and did something — the good people that were on the side of responsible parenting and passionate about child welfare spoke up and made a difference, and that is a really invigorating feeling.”
Although her life is less stressful, she did reveal one major change she had to make during her second pregnancy – giving up sugar. The Neutrogena Naturals spokesperson reportedly gave up sugar long before she got pregnant. Now, she’s opting for healthier substitutes.
“The sugars I do now are like, I’ll have an apple, I’ll have two apples, I’ll have peaches, I’ll have a huge thing of grapes. Being aware of high fructose corn syrup has made a big difference,” Bell explained. “When you give up brownies and cake, you won’t believe how good an apple will taste. Brownies are good, but I don’t feel good when I eat them anymore.”
Princess Diana was adored by millions around the world. She was a leader in charitable and philanthropic causes. She visited children’s hospitals and gave medical equipment. She learned sign language so she could better serve as patron for the British Deaf Association. She worked to ban landmines.
When Diana died in a tragic car accident on August 31, 1997, the world mourned her passing. Investigations into the cause of the crash that killed her went on for years, with regular tabloid coverage. One of the long-thought contributing factors to Diana’s crash was that her vehicle was being chased by paparazzi seeking photographs of her and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed.
The culpability of paparazzi infringing on the privacy of others has been a topic ever since. But now it has been brought up afresh by an unlikely source.
Teen pop phenomenon Justin Bieber was reportedly rear-ended by a chasing paparazzo this week. According to the TMZ report that broke the story, Bieber was driving his Ferrari through West Hollywood when he noticed he was being trailed by the photographer. Angered, Bieber reportedly slammed his brakes and was rear-ended by the Prius following him.
Bieber later tweeted: “There should be laws against what I just experienced. We should have learned from the death of Princess Diana…”
There should be laws against what I just experienced. We should have learned from the death of Princess Diana…
So far, his statement has been retweeted almost 65,000 times. But it was Bieber’s follow-up tweet that caused a stir. “…I don’t have a problem with Paparazzi but when they act recklessly they put us all in danger.”
…I don't have a problem with Paparazzi but when they act recklessly they put us all in danger.
Given that Bieber was allegedly the one who slammed on his brakes, just who was acting recklessly? Is his comparison to Diana’s death a fitting parallel?
Some celebrities don’t mind the paparazzi snapping photos of them with their children, but others hate it. Most feel like the children of celebrities should not have to deal with the paparazzi because they didn’t ask to be famous and shouldn’t have to worry about the media at such a young age.
Kate Hudson is one of the many celebrities who do not want their children photographed.
In a recent interview with Cover Media, Kate was asked if she felt like it was harder for upcoming actresses and their families today than it was when she was growing up. She responded by saying,
“I think that tabloids are interested in dysfunctional people. Therefore you can look at that and say that’s why there are certain people who are very tabloid friendly whereas there are other people who aren’t tabloid friendly. I think yes in the last fifteen years or ten years it’s gotten much worse, way crazier.”
She went on to say that she doesn’t mind being photographed and realizes that it comes with the job. She also said that she doesn’t like when the paparazzi try to photograph her two sons, especially without asking first.
“When we were kids it wasn’t even close. There was a modicum of respect for people’s private lives. Somebody said to me once that a perfect example of how it changed back in the day is if Cary Grant slipped on a red carpet people would turn their back and now people are throwing banana peels out there. I think that’s exactly how it’s changed just in terms of the difference. Whether it’s good or bad – I don’t know. It’s a little frustrating. The only thing that really bugs me is when it comes to the kids. They didn’t choose what I do or what Matt does or what Chris does and when they become a man and is out in the world and wants to get into show business then they would have chosen that field of work, but right now, they’re just boys. They should have a normal life as a kid and it’s really frustrating when people are trying to take pictures of your children. That’s really sad, it’s low. Low class,” she said.
Please boycott magazines that run pics of "celebrity children." They shouldn't be punished for who their parents are.
Kate isn’t alone in her views. Other celebrities including Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have called for a boycott of magazines that pay for photos of celebrity babies and children.
If these magazines didn’t pay for these types of photo, the paparazzi would have no reason to take them.
Back last year, Kanye West was being hounded by paparazzi. They followed him into LAX, got in his face, and pushed him too far. Finally Kanye shoved one of them.
If there’s one thing paparazzi love more than getting paid for pictures they take, it’s suing people who finally snap and get physical with them. Thus Kanye West finds himself in the middle of giving a deposition in the civil case against him after the shoving incident.
But it was some of Kanye’s colorful comments in the course of that deposition that caught the attention of fans and gossip rags. Kanye was fed up with the photographer’s lawyer, Nate Goldberg. He told him so in no uncertain terms.
“I’m in the business of trying to make dope s–t for the world. You’re in the business of representing scums and trying to make as much money as long as there’s this lapse in the law,” Kanye told him.
But things really turned strange when the same lawyer started a discussion about one of Kanye’s songs, which included the n-word. Goldberg read the line from the song, including fully pronouncing ni—er.” Kanye took exception to Goldberg’s reading.
“It offends me because you’re a white person saying n—a,” he said. “I mean in the ’60s people used to hold up ‘Die N—-r’ signs when my parents were in the sit-ins also.”
Kanye didn’t stop there, telling Goldberg what he thought about him and his client.
“We, as group of minorities here in L.A., as celebrities have to ban together to influence guys like this,” he continued. “Guys trying to take the picture, guys trying to get the big win, guys trying to get the check.”
“I’m the smartest celebrity you’ve ever f–king dealt with,” he said. “I’m not Britney Spears.”
Mila Kunis is a celebrity. In the United States, celebrities are icons. They are worshipped until someone decides it’s time to smash them.
The most current dish on Kunis is that she is pregnant and she is engaged to Ashton Kutcher. They kept it secret for a long as they could, because in icon-crazy America, that is not enough for us. We need to know what Mila Kunis is eating while she is pregnant. We need to know what Mila Kunis is wearing, preferably daily.
How does all this go over with Mila Kunis? Well, what has she said in the past?
“I keep my personal life as personal as I physically, mentally, possibly can,” she once said. “I will go to my grave trying. It is hard, but I’ll end up going to a bar that’s a hole in the wall. I won’t go to the “it’s-happening” place. . . It’s absurd. It baffles me. Before, you could watch a movie and you would believe the characters in the film. You would believe they were who they were. Nowadays, you watch it and you know everything about that actor. You know where they live. You know where their kids go to school. There’s no sense of mystery.”
Prior to Kutcher, she was with actor Macaulay Culkin, and she refused to talk about it. She told one interviewer, “We don’t talk about it to the press. We’ve been together going on seven years because we don’t talk about it. It’s already more high profile than I want it to be.”
When asked about the paparazzi, she really lets her opinion fly.
“Makes me so angry. So many people care about your personal life over your talent. I don’t live to be famous. I don’t live to be recognized. I never want to be on the cover of Us Weekly. I truly am telling you: I despise this aspect. There used to be mystery, mystique about the lives of film land folks, Now, there’s a war going on, and we’re still [asking], ‘What did Britney Spears have for breakfast?’”
And this isn’t pre-pregnancy Mila talking, she is sick of the hounding and pestering from paparazzi. She and Ashton Kutcher just want these vultures to go away.
But these vultures will keep pecking so long as someone buys their photos.
Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield seem to be a powerful couple and even have other celebrity couples copying their creative antics.
Anne Hathaway and husband Adam Shulman were recently photographed on Independence Day carrying cardboard signs in front of their faces while walking down the street.
Why the signs? Apparently Stone an Garfield came up with a genius way to hide from the paparazzi and contribute to charities as well. Hathaway and Shulman thought this would be an excellent idea to avoid the paparazzi as they walked their dogs around the neighborhood.
If you are not familiar with the charities that Hathaway was promoting, here is some background information.
The Girl Effect
The Girl Effect was created by the Nike Foundation along with the NoVo Foundation, United Nations Foundation and Coalition for Adolescent Girls. “The girl effect is a movement. It’s about leveraging the unique potential of adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves, their families, their communities, their countries and the world,” the website reads. “It’s about making girls visible and changing their social and economic dynamics by providing them with specific, powerful and relevant resources.”
Feeding America
Feeding America focuses on trying to end hunger in the United States. “Feeding America is the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity,” the website explains. “Our mission is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.” To make a donation to the cause click here.
World of Children Award
World of Children Award focuses on children worldwide and those who are the driving forces behind the programs serving children. According to their mission, “World of Children Award improves the lives of vulnerable children by funding and elevating the most effective change makers for children worldwide.” To find out how you can get involved, click here.
Kristen Bell, famous for her role on the cult-hit Veronica Mars and also for voicing Anna in Disney’s Frozen, has confirmed that she and husband Dax Shepard, known best for his role in the television series Parenthood, are expecting their second child.
“I can confirm that Kristen and Dax are expecting their second child and a sibling for Lincoln. The whole family is beyond excited,” stated a spokesperson for the couple.
Bell and Shepard started dating in 2007 and were engaged for four years until their marriage in 2013, a marriage the couple decided to postpone until same-sex marriage was legalized in California.
The couple wasted no time in deciding to have children, with their first daughter, Lincoln, being born in March of 2013. Since the birth of Lincoln, the couple had become adamant about the role paparazzi should play in the lives of celebrity children.
Because the couple wanted Lincoln to be spared the issues others, such as Suri Cruise, have faced, they started the “No Kids Policy” campaign, a campaign targeted at making it illegal for paparazzi to simply snap photos of a child simply because they are the son or daughter of a celebrity.
dear @peoplemag -scaring & harassing kids isn't "entertainment news". pls agree to stop using #pedorazzi shots. #nokidspolicy RT IF U AGREE
Since Bell and Shepard announced their campaign to ban paparazzi from photographing children, many people and organizations have joined the cause, including actors John Krasinski and Emily Blunt:
The campaign received so much attention that in January of this year, a law signed by California governor Jerry Brown made it a misdemeanor to photograph a child in a harassing manner if the reason for the photo is due to a celebrity parent.
Despite the fact that Bell and Shepard will now have two young children to care for, Bell still insists that she does not want help from a nanny: “I want to be very hands on. I want to cook for my family and feel present for them. I’m always missing her [Lincoln] when I’m not there.”
On Tuesday, the celebrity-gossip site TMZ made its best attempt to bring down the career of yet another Hollywood star. This time, however, their plan may have backfired.
Jonah Hill, most well-known for his roles in Superbad, 21 Jump Street, Moneyball, and The Wolf of Wall Street, was taking a break from promoting his upcoming role in 22 Jump Street by strolling along the streets of Los Angeles in somewhat questionable shorts. Seeing the potential wardrobe gaffe as a prime tabloid opportunity, paparazzi immediately descended upon Hill and his friends, attempting to derive some sort of reaction.
Hill’s response to the paparazzi’s antics was more than they could have wished for.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Bg_vMJEr8
After calmly dealing with the harassment from some random dude for quite some time (And not even losing his cool when the paparazzi made a derisive comment about his shorts), Hill had had enough and spewed forth a phrase which is never acceptable to say: “Suck my dick, you faggot.”
And thus the media fire-storm began. Fortunately for Hill, though, he had seen this sort of celebrity fiasco unfold before (*cough* Alec Baldwin *cough cough*) and knew exactly how to handle the situation.
Hill’s first act of reparation came Monday on Howard Stern’s radio show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12ERI8uZXi4
It was here that we first heard Hill’s account of the story. Apparently the paparazzi had been following him around all day, saying terrible things about his family and constantly filming him. It was this constant annoyance that finally sent Hill over the edge and led to the use of the slur. Despite his aggravation, though, Hill admitted the fault of his actions:
“I’m not at all defending my choice of words, but I am happy to be the poster boy for thinking about what you say. And how those words — even if you don’t intend them in how they mean — they are rooted in hate, and that’s [expletive], and I shouldn’t have said that.”
Knowing that an apology on a satellite radio station was not enough, however, Hill decided to make amends once again during his appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
After explaining the paparazzi’s actions once again, Hill explains what led him to spout the phrase he did:
In response, I wanted to hurt him back and I said the most hurtful word that I could think of at that moment. I didn’t mean this in the sense of the word. I didn’t mean it in a homophobic way. How you mean things doesn’t matter. Words have weight and meaning. The word I chose was grotesque and no one deserves to say or hear words like that… My heart’s broken and I genuinely am deeply sorry to anybody who’s ever been affected by that term in their life… I know I’m usually funny and stuff, but this wasn’t funny, it was stupid, and I deserve the shit I’m going to get for it.
Except now, Hill most likely isn’t going to receive any shit for his actions. If one peruses the comments on The Tonight Show’s video posted on YouTube, one can see how many people now believe Hill is an outstanding guy for owning up to his actions and apologizing. One can even find plenty of people commending his actions over on Twitter.
Peggy Drexler, an assistant professor of psychology at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, even went one step further and wrote an article placing the blame for the phrase upon the paparazzi themselves.
Regardless of whether one accepts Hill’s apology or not, it still seems as if everyone in the media is missing the boat. We all know Hill did not use the phrase because that is what he truly believes. (Hill has been a gay rights activist for quite some time) So, the question must be, why did Hill hurl the pejorative phrase at the paparazzi bully in his moment of intense frustration?
Perhaps it has to do with the fact that the United States is still an extremely patriarchal and heteronormative society where phrases such as the one Hill uttered are quite common and accepted. If one is inundated and inoculated with homophobic phrases on a daily basis, whether it be from family, friends, the media, or XBox Live, it becomes an accepted norm and is integrated into one’s lexicon, whether one likes it or not.
So perhaps instead of focusing on whether or not Hill’s apology is acceptable or which individual is responsible, the media should be focusing on the macro aspects of the phenomenon. But, if that was to happen, TMZ would have less material and would potentially cease to exist; and we all know how important TMZ is…
Kate Middleton — upset by the release of an embarrassing photo of her bare butt — is making sure that type of exposure never happens again.
The Duchess of Cambridge has reportedly hired a female “minder” to protect her from any more embarrassing photos in the future.
German tabloid Bild published a photograph recently of the 32-year-old princess as her dress blew upwards to expose her bare butt while exiting a helicopter with Prince William in April during the royal tour to Australia.
British papers refused to print the invasive photo, so it was sold to the “highest bidder,” which turned out to be Bild. The woman who took the photo says she will donate the money she earned from the sale to charity.
The German tabloid published the photo with the caption: “Photos show our favourite Duchess Kate, 32, in the Australian Blue Mountains. The rotor blades of the royal helicopter swirl the air so that Kate’s summer dress blew up – giving a clear view of her beautiful bum!”
Although Middleton is aware she lives in the public eye, she believes the tabloid went too far.
“Kate realizes she has a very public life,” a source told Showbiz Spy. “But she does believe she’s entitled to a certain amount of privacy. She doesn’t expect to see her naked ass splashed across a German tabloid. She’s furious. She and Prince William are once again considering their legal options.”
“Kate will now be watched all the time. We can’t afford any more embarrassing photos like this,” a source told the Daily Star.
“The poor girl was snapped topless in France while on holiday and now someone has got a photo of her bottom. She needs more protection to spare her blushes,” said the source.
In another Middleton photo controversy, the Duke and Duchess took legal action against French magazine Closer after the publication printed pictures of the topless princess while on vacation in September 2012.
“The incident is reminiscent of the worst excesses of the press and paparazzi during the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, and all the more upsetting to the Duke and Duchess for being so. Their Royal Highnesses had every expectation of privacy in the remote house. It is unthinkable that anyone should take such photographs, let alone publish them,” Clarence House said at the time.
Actress Kristen Bell is taking her No Kids Policy for paparazzi to the next level as she continues the fight against unauthorized media use of celebrity kids images.
Bell and her husband Dax Shepard launched the movement in January 2014 out of concern for their daughter Lincoln and other celebrity children like her.
Other celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Lawrence, quickly jumped on board.
After securing support from colleagues, Bell moved to put pressure on television and print outlets that use images of celebrity kids without parental consent. She did so by threatening that if they didn’t comply with her No Kids Policy, celebrities would effectively boycott the outlet, choosing instead to promote their projects with media sources that had adopted the policy.
Guys, I’m a mama bear now. If you mess with my cub, you’re gonna get the horns. #nokidspolicy
In the next phase of her campaign, Bell will focus on the end consumer, asking them to consider the circumstances surrounding the images that appear in the media they consume. She’ll attempt to get her message out with a series of media interviews and meetings with mommy bloggers.
“The consumer is the only one who can put an end to this. They are the only ones with real power,” Shepard wrote in January.
Thank You @TheInsider for adopting a #nokidspolicy !!! I hope you're the first domino in a widespread change 🙂
Referring to the anti-paparazzi law that was passed in California last September, Shepard wrote that while he supported it and hoped it would hold up in court, ” .. it only really addressed the supply side of the equation, and not the demand … as long as people pay good money to buy magazines featuring famous people’s children, there will be men popping out of bushes and lurking around playgrounds to get those pics.”
As grateful as I am for the recent #nokidspolicy stance from various outlets, I am still concerned about the actual act of the #pedorazzi
Bell feels so strongly about the negative implications of paparazzi intrusion in celebrity kids’ lives that she would consider giving up her acting career if push came to shove.
“I like being an actress very much,” she said, “but I love being a mother and it is a very clear decision which one I would choose.”
Yay! Squeee! @eonline and @ENews has adopted the pedorazzi #nokidspolicy. Thank you E! Thank you! Thank you! Milo thanks you too!
Shepard said that since he and Bell brought their daughter home from the hospital in October 2013, there has been a car or two parked across the street from their home at all times, waiting to snap photos of the family when they leave the house.
“We think that people who like looking at children in magazines must actually like children. We are betting on the chance that they like them enough to protect them from constantly being shadowed by strange men … We pray that one of the classier weeklies, like People, will enact a no-kids policy, and that they will be rewarded by the consumer for doing so,” Shepard wrote. “And we hope that leads to others following suit. It would be miraculous if the situation changed and celebrities’ children got to be just children. And it would be even more miraculous if that change came from the will of the people and not legislation.”
Suri Cruise has become Kristen Bell’s leading argument in a new movement among Hollywood stars to have limitations put on paparazzi when taking pictures of celebrity kids.
“Suri Cruise is not fictional. She’s a real little girl … and it’s just not fair,” Bell said.
Bell, a 33-year-old actress and mother, started the “No Kids Policy” back in January with her beau Dax Shepard, and has since received tons of support from other celebrities including Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Lawrence.
Aniston and Lawrence even agreed to decline interviews with media outlets that use celebrity children’s photos and videos without their parent’s consent.
Bell has continued her movement and will be talking in upcoming interviews, and has also been meeting with fellow “mommy bloggers.” She is urging people to think about what their child would feel if they had no privacy and their pictures were posted everywhere they looked.
“There is no way for a child to wrap their head around the fact that they are a cog in this machine,” Bell said during a recent interview. “All they experience is the predatory sense of being hunted.”
Although Bell loves being an actress, she explained that she would quit the industry in a heartbeat if she had to choose between work and her 11-month-old daughter Lincoln. “I like being an actress very much,” she explained, “but I love being a mother and it is a very clear decision which one I would choose.”
Josh Duhamel and his wife Fergie talked to HuffPost Live in April about how they are very supportive of their friends Kristen and Dax in their efforts to stop the paparazzi.
“Dax and Kristen are both very good friends of mine and I agree with what they’re doing because they’re very good, protective parents and they’ve had experiences that are different than what we’ve had,” Dunhamel said. “At the same time, we knew what we were getting into when we had our little one and it was, ‘Yes, he didn’t ask for it,’ but it’s best that he sort of adapts to it and understands it. It’s up to us to make him understand what it is and try to make his upbringing as normal as possible, in spite of all of that.”
“We’re not quite as aggressive about it, as long as they’re respectful and keep their distance,” Duhamel added. “I don’t want them to terrify my kid by any means and I don’t want it to affect the way he sees the world [but] I don’t want to start any kind of beef with them either because they could be pretty voracious when they need to be.”
Selena Gomez was served with some legal papers in Los Angeles on Thursday. While exiting a convenience store the on and off girlfriend of Justin Bieber was approached by a woman who served her the papers.
It’s a bit unclear exactly what those papers were, but some are speculating they may pertain to a lawsuit filed by a member of the paparazzi back in June of 2013, alleging Justin Bieber attacked him back in May of 2012. Selena Gomez was with the As Long As You Love Me singer when the incident took place.
It was about nine months ago when Jose Osmin Hernandez Duran said he was one in a group of paparazzi who lawfully photographed Justin Bieber and the Come & Get It singer as they walked to a car in the parking lot of The Commons shopping center in Calabasas, California. The suit alleges Bieber had trouble maneuvering his Mercedes out of the lot and that he yelled, “F–k off! Get out of my way!” at the photographers. A few seconds later Bieber allegedly exited his car, “sprinted” toward Duran and delivered “a martial-arts type kick” to his ribcage followed by a punch to his face.
The Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office opted not to press charges against Justin Bieber at the time, following an investigation. Duran’s lawsuit is the only thing still tying both him and Selena Gomez to the incident. If these papers were in fact related to this case, it may mean Selena is being subpoenaed to testify–against Justin.
In other Selena Gomez news, a rumor is running rather rampant at the moment that she and Justin Bieber may be getting engaged. Do you think the former Disney princess (Selena starred for years on The Wizards of Waverly Place) would marry the Canadian bad boy?
Kim Kardashian wasn’t expecting to deal with the police when she spotted an intruder on the lawn of her mother’s home. This weekend, the 33-year-old reality vixen was at her mom’s (Kris Jenner) Hidden Hills, CA., home when she suddenly spotted an uninvited man roaming around the yard.
While the police were notified, it was a startling experience for the family.
A Malibu-based Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department watch commander confirmed that an individual was taken into custody outside the home on Sunday for a 5150 evaluation/hold.
Bu who was the intruder? While the police haven’t identified him publicly, a source confirmed that the intruder smelled and appeared to be homeless.
It was also confirmed by a source that Kim saw the man on the grounds while looking out a window.
The man in question also told officers who arrived on the scene that he was friends of the family. He said he was Kendall Jenner’s boyfriend and Justin Bieber’s stepbrother. It turns out, both of the aliases the man gave the police were false. The source even commented saything that Kendall was not even home at the time making the intruder’s statement even more puzzling.
“It freaked everyone out,” the source said. “They didn’t know how he got past security.”
While the experience was jarring for the family, they all seem to be doing fine now.
This isn’t the first time Jenner has experienced an intruder on her gated property. Last year, Jenner dealt with paparazzi sneaking throughout her property. She even chased the man down, but didn’t even catch him.
Katy Perry’s celebrity status did not stop photographers and fashionistas from booing her off the catwalk during the Milan Fashion Week. Perry walked on the runway as a guest of American fashion designer and good friend Jeremy Scott on his debut show for Moschino. The pop star allegedly showed up almost an hour late to the event, causing a significant delay to the show. Photographers and other members of the audience showed their disapproval by booing her off the stage as the strutted her stuff on the runway.
The 29-year-old Roar singer arrived at the show wearing a body-hugging black dress with “Moschino” spelled in gold across the chest and a matching coat with gold trimmings. Members of the crowd were visibly upset with impatience as the show started only when Perry took her seat next to singer Rita Ora.
In an attempt to appease the disgruntled crowd, Perry spontaneously launched a photoshoot on the runway before heading to her seat, but the gesture seemed to have backfired as the audience responded with boos and heckles. As the heckling grew louder, Perry snapped at the audience to “shut the f—k up”.
Things did not improve for the famous pop singer when she flew back to Los Angeles on Friday. The jeers continued courtesy of the paparazzi when Perry arrived at LAX, which prompted her assistant Tamra Natisin to confront the photographers and shove them out of the way.
The Moschino show was Scott’s first for the fashion house since he took the position of Creative Director in October of last year. It was held on the exclusive and upscale Corso Venezia and was scheduled to commence at 8 pm. British pop singer Rita Ora was also tardy, but it was only until Perry’s arrival that the models started coming out to the catwalk.
Us Weekly reports that Perry arrived at the exact time she was informed to come to the show, as told by an insider at the Moschino show. Nevertheless, several well-known fashion figures like Marie-Claire UK editor-in-chief Trish Halpin and Financial Times fashion editor Vanessa Friedman were not forgiving of Perry as shown by their real-time tweets.
Katy Perry keeping us waiting @moschino going to be late for dinner. That’s the problem with celebs at fashion week
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