Celebrities Vs. Paparazzi
Pose for the camera now click, click. That is unless you’re a celebrity who hasn’t mastered the art of skillfully avoiding the paparazzi. This week wasn’t good for the celebrity/paparazzi relationship. Alec Baldwin was caught hurling homophobic slurs at the paparazzi on camera, of course, Tom Cruise suggested that Katie Holmes used the paparazzi as ammo in their divorce, and Kanye West allegedly beat up two paparazzi in Austin, Texas over the weekend.
We revisit these and some infamous celebrity showdowns with the paparazzi.
Alec Baldwin seems to have forgotten that those paparazzi cameras often come with microphones. This week he was caught by TMZ calling a pap a “c**k-sucking f*g.”
Just five months ago, Baldwin hurled homophobic slurs to violently threaten a British reporter.
Kanye West was mistaken for beating up two paparazzi in Austin, Texas in a viral video that circulated on the Internet. People may have thought West was involved in the incident because of his recent altercations with the paps. Earlier this week he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor battery and attempted grand theft stemming from a scuffle with a celebrity photographer this year.
Britney Spears‘ 2007 meltdown had more than a couple interesting run-ins with the law. After shaving off her hair, Britney was seen shoving an umbrella through the car of a celeb photog.
Pint-sized singer Justin Beiber lashed out at the paparazzi, and his entourage had to hold him back from physically assaulting the cameraman.
“American Idol” alumni Adam Lambert engaged in an altercation with the paparazzi, but later denied any battery allegations.
Lily Allen is no stranger to drama after releasing her controversial video this week that criticizes the music industry’s portrayal of young women. She apparently dislikes being photographed by the paps, as well. Allen is known to kick and scream when her photo is taken without permission.
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Sean Penn encountered paparazzi hiding in his hotel bedroom and dangled the cameraman from his ninth-floor balcony. That’s gangsta!
Tom Cruise led the paparazzi on a 20-minute high-speed chase through Manhattan with his daughter Suri in tow. How bad do those paparazzi want those pictures?
Halle Berry argued for stronger paparazzi laws after enduring strong-willed photogs clamoring for pictures of her and daughter Nahla. In an incident caught on video, Berry demands the paps to back up, as she is attempting to exit a restaurant with Nahla. “This is my child for God’s sake!” she yells. The police had to intervene and clear a path for her to walk. During a child custody dispute with Nahla’s father Gabriel Aubry, Berry went as far as to petition the court to allow her to move to France with her daughter, in a vain attempt to free them from the paparazzi’s tyranny.