(Graphic from Gallery of the Absurd 08/14/07 )Spears loses visitation and paparazzi battle by Richard Winton, Tiffany Hsu and Susannah Rosenblatt Los Angeles Times 01/05/08 reports on how extreme the paparazzi pursuit of poor Britney has become:
But it was the behavior of the paparazzi that was generating debate after a bizarre media swarm outside her hillside mansion.Tags: britney, britney spears, true americanism
Spears is perhaps the most pursued celebrity in Hollywood. ...
Although photographers have long followed Spears and other stars around when they shop, hit the clubs and take hikes, the 24/7 stakeout in which even the most private moments become breaking news is something relatively new.
"There are about 50 to 60 guys who follow her wherever she goes. If it is the middle of the night, five or 10 of them will be on her," said Frank Griffin, a veteran paparazzo and co-owner of the Bauer-Griffin agency. "What you saw last night, it has been like that for a while wherever she goes. She has nothing left but those moments."
Griffin and others said Spears' latest troubles underscore the growing aggressiveness of a determined group of paparazzi who follow the star. wherever she goes. They endure hours of mundane tasks in hopes of getting "money shots," such as the time the pop star shaved her hair off at a San Fernando Valley salon. Griffin said the mainstream too has joined the chase. ...
"Even a year ago, the paparazzi were going too far, and it keeps getting worse," said Los Angeles waitress and model Amanda Pugh. "If they just left her alone, she could maybe get herself together."
A similar debate was being waged on some celebrity news websites, with some readers expressing sympathy for Spears and rage at paparazzi for invading her privacy.
"So paparazzi now you should be happy, you followed her each second taking photos and videos to fill your website and earn money by destroying others life," one reader wrote on US magazine's website.
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