The most expensive shots in the history of paparazzi (22 photos). The most scandalous and unusual photographs of celebrities taken by the paparazzi (12 photos)
Drugs, infidelity, fights, nudity - yes, all this attracts the attention of the paparazzi, who make fortunes from scandalous and unusual photographs of stars. We remembered the famous shots that made the world horrified or surprised.
Britney Spears failures
In 2007, Britney, who went into isolation, pushed into the background all articles about the death of model Anna-Nicole Smith. A few days before this photo was taken, Britney tried to go to a clinic for the treatment of alcoholism, but, without spending a day in the hospital, she returned to Los Angeles, went to the Tarzana salon and demanded to cut her hair, and after refusing I took the clippers and shaved myself. Further readings different sources They differ: some claim that Britney was calm and confident in what she was doing, while the tmz.com portal, for example, claimed that Britney was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. However, looking at this photo, we are inclined to believe in the second version.
A year earlier, paparazzi caught Britney almost dropping her eight-month-old son, Sean Preston. The boy was picked up by the singer's bodyguard. Then these shots spread across the tabloids, but the gossips still did not know what awaited them in a year...
The way Britney treated her young children gave many people pause. Here's another scandalous shot of Spears driving a car with a baby on her lap.
The last photo of Princess Diana
The paparazzi followed Lady Di until the last minutes of her life. According to the main version, the cause of Diana’s death in a car accident was precisely the pursuit of photographers, from whom the driver was trying to break away. As we can see, the paparazzi’s desire to photograph Diana with her boyfriend Dodi al-Fayed was truly insane. In the controversial photo, bodyguard Trevor Rhys-Jones, the only survivor of the accident, tries to shield himself from the lens, while Diana tries to hide in the back seat.
Michael Jackson dangles his son from the balcony
While some celebrities are hiding from the paparazzi, others are happy to add wood to the fire. In 2002, Michael Jackson surprised even seasoned photographers by throwing his nine-month-old son, Prince Michael Jackson II, over the railing of a Berlin hotel balcony so that the crowd could get a closer look at the baby. At the same time, the artist held the child with one hand, holding the second scarf on the baby’s face.
Cheating on Kristen Stewart
On the set of the film “Snow White and the Huntsman” in 2012, Kristen Stewart had a secret affair with married director Rupert Sandres, which, thanks to the efforts of the paparazzi, quickly became apparent. The footage, of course, instantly fell into the hands of Robert Pattinson, whom Kristen was then planning to marry. The deceived groom packed up his things and called off the engagement, despite the pleas and repentance of Stewart, whose personal life is still calm.
Duchess Catherine nude
In September 2012, nude photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge graced the cover of the French magazine Closer. The photo, by the way, does not depict anything criminal: Crown Prince William and his young wife Kate are sunbathing all alone near the pool in a private chateau in the south of France. The Duchess took the liberty of taking off her swimsuit top and rubbing sunscreen on her husband's back. Despite the routine nature of the episode, the pictures caused a stir around the world, and the reigning Queen Elizabeth II expressed her embarrassment.
Madonna, Sting and Tupac Shakur at the same table
Nothing scandalous or provocative, but the shot is really rare! The stars, who have so little in common, met at a party and chatted while they were photographed by surprised photographers.
The last shots of Steve Jobs
Founder of the company Apple Steve Jobs died at 56 after a long treatment for cancer. For almost a year after his tumor was discovered in 2003, Jobs refused surgery, trying to be treated with veganism, acupuncture, herbs and even hypnosis. The programmer subsequently regretted his decision and nevertheless turned to surgeons, but Jobs’ condition was rapidly deteriorating... The latest photographs of Jobs, exhausted by the disease, shocked fans.
John Lennon gives an autograph to his killer
On December 8, 1980, Lennon was shot and killed in the yard of his New York home by fan Mark Chapman. A few hours earlier, Champion asked the Beatle for an autograph when Lennon and Yoko Ono left the house to go to the studio. Among the fans waiting for the musician at the entrance was photographer Paul Goresh, who took the famous photo. Chapman then waited several hours for Lennon and Ono to return home and shot the musician.
Kate Moss uses cocaine
The cocaine scandal of 2005, when paparazzi caught Kate using it, would have cost the career of any other model, but not Moss: she again went to rehab and triumphantly returned to business two years later.
Chasing a star: a win-win lottery
Ten years ago, there were at most a dozen paparazzi operating throughout Los Angeles. Today there are more than four hundred and fifty of them!
“The word “paparazzi” has long lost its former meaning,” says Daniel Angeli, nicknamed the “king of the paparazzi.”
When Angeli started, he and his colleagues were eager to learn and expose the truth. Today's California sensation hunters don't care too much about the truth. They simply stand guard in front of celebrities' houses, choosing the right moment to pull the trigger.
The new generation of paparazzi is called “stalkerazzi” (from the English stalker - hunter, catcher). But today they are being stepped on their heels by even more stubborn and greedy “colleagues” - amateur photographers.
“I often get photos of celebrities taken by lucky tourists,” admits Francois Navard, founder of X17, one of Los Angeles’s first paparazzi agencies. “A lifeguard on the beach, a bus driver, a simple tramp - anyone can try their luck.”
“In Hollywood today, anyone can become a paparazzi,” says Jean-Michel Psaila, president and CEO of the Abaka Press agency. “Even fifteen-year-old teenagers who decided to earn some extra pocket money!” Modern photographers take in quantity: among many pictures, sometimes there is only one that allows you to hit a huge jackpot. It's a lottery, a new gold rush. And, of course, things cannot happen without brawls.
Racing for survival
Hollywood roads are sometimes completely anarchic, no matter how hard the police try. There are also accidents caused by the paparazzi (although they insist that “Britney and Paris don’t know how to drive themselves”)!
The stars are protesting against lawlessness and trying to fight reckless photographers, convicting them of violating traffic rules.
Reese Witherspoon willingly testified about the "criminal behavior" of paparazzi while driving.
George Clooney was once riding a motorcycle with his latest girlfriend, Sarah Larson, and deliberately pulled over to the side of the road to tell his pursuers: “You can go anywhere and take pictures of me however you want, but at least don’t endanger people!”
The stars' agents, for their part, are demanding a law be passed that would protect their clients from dangerous races a la Lady Di in Paris.
In the meantime, the law is not on the side of celebrities, they are trying to defend themselves. For example, Nicole Kidman's bodyguards can beat up paparazzi who get too close. Julia Roberts, infuriated by some photographer waiting outside her children's school, reprimanded him decisively. And Eva Longoria once appeared in public wearing a T-shirt with the inscription: “I want more privacy” (“I want more personal space”).
Kate Moss found out what Californian paparazzi are like when she arrived at Los Angeles airport with her daughter Lila Grace: the chaos was such that the police had to intervene.
Celebrities going through mourning, such as Michelle Williams, are not spared. ex-girlfriend the late Heath Ledger, or Angelina Jolie, who lost her mother in January of this year. “It’s just that photos like these are of interest to readers of celebrity magazines,” one of the paparazzi justifies.
Symbiosis
Some celebrities have already come to terms with the existence of paparazzi. Gwyneth Paltrow, according to her, no longer pays attention to them. And Kate Bosworth regrets that she cannot keep her personal life a secret, but admits that “it is a price that must be paid.”
There is an opinion that the stars themselves manipulate the paparazzi. Indeed, when a celebrity needs promotion, she does everything to get into the camera. Tom Cruise, for example, has perfected this technique: before the release of each new Cruise film, he can be found in all popular restaurants where photographers are traditionally on duty. When the goal is achieved, the actor again “goes underground.”
Some people even make a career thanks to stalkerazzi: what would Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie or Lindsay Lohan become without the participation of the tabloids? These girls, by the way, smile in front of the lens much more often than frown, not forgetting to cover themselves with a handbag from time to time in order to maintain the image of a tired star pursued by the paparazzi.
In sorrow and in joy
Sometimes stars themselves inform the paparazzi about their movements. “We are in direct contact with many celebrities,” confirms François Navarre. Sometimes the paparazzi even happens to play the role of a bodyguard. A French photographer who followed Kate Moss in Paris once helped her fight off a group of youths who showed excessive aggressiveness. In gratitude, Kate allowed him to take a few photos. But when in Amsterdam the model finally got tired of camera flashes, she asked: “Please, I would like to spend this evening alone with my loved one.” But what would happen to Kate if there were no paparazzi at all? She does not give interviews, and without street photographs she would never have developed the image of a fashion icon that attracts famous brands.
All these “photographed to death” girls, like Kate and Paris, know very well that “that same handbag” that they are holding was given to them only to draw attention to the thing. “This is business, there is nothing shameful here,” explains the press attache of one of the leading fashion houses. “Photographers just have to press the shutter so that everyone rushes to get themselves “that same handbag.”
Intrusive paparazzi are hunting for celebrities around the clock. The result is scandalous photos of stars snorting cocaine, dropping their own children and cheating on their partners. Star secrets become public knowledge, and photographers receive thousands and even millions of dollars for their “catch.”
We present to you the most expensive and provocative photos of stars taken by the paparazzi.
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That same stellar shot for Quinto, where threatens the paparazzi with a bow and arrow. This is how the star of Federico Fellini’s cult film La Dolce Vita defended her privacy. October 20, 1960.
drops his son. In May 2006, paparazzi captured Britney Spears almost dropping little Sean Preston Federline. And in Spears' other hand alcoholic drink. Because of the photo, the singer was deprived of parental rights to her children.
After that, Britney went into the lead. She tried to go to a clinic for the treatment of alcoholism, but, without spending a day in the hospital, she returned to Los Angeles, went to the Tarzana salon and demanded to cut her head, and after refusing, she took the clippers and shaved herself.
Being depressed, the singer was caught by photographer Danny Boy looking like this. For photographs of the pop princess who attacked his car, he received 250 thousand dollars. Later, he also sold his jeep, scratched by a star, for 40 thousand dollars.
Photo of Princess Diana on the day of the accident. According to the main version, the cause of Diana’s death was precisely the persecution of photographers from whom the driver was trying to get away. In the controversial image, bodyguard Trevor Rhys-Jones, the only survivor of the accident, tries to shield his face from the lens with his hand, while Diana hides in the back seat.
Loneliness of Lady Di. February 11, 1992. The photographer photographed Princess Diana alone at the “temple of love” - the Indian Taj Mahal. Then the princess decided to collaborate with the paparazzi: their pictures could show the world what was going on in her soul. Many deciphered the message as follows: “Look, I’m alone. My husband doesn't love me."
Photographers received $6 million from the media for a series of photographs of Lady Di relaxing on a yacht in Saint-Tropez in the company of her boyfriend, Dodi al-Fayed. They say this happened after her divorce from Prince Charles.
It was these photographs that became the first factual confirmation of the princess’s romance with the Egyptian. In addition, it was with him that Diana was traveling in the car that ill-fated evening.
Proof of Kristen Stewart's Cheating. On the set of Snow White and the Huntsman in 2012, Kristen Stewart began an affair with married director Rupert Sanders. Thanks to the efforts of the paparazzi, everything secret became clear.
Stewart's fiancé, Robert Pattinson, immediately saw the footage. The deceived groom packed his things and called off the engagement, despite Stewart's pleas and remorse.
In September 2012, nude photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge appeared on the cover of the French magazine Closer. In them, Prince William and his wife Kate sunbathe by the pool, and the Duchess is in the sun without a swimsuit top. The pictures caused a stir around the world, even Queen Elizabeth II was embarrassed. The magazine was later fined.
Madonna, Sting and Tupac Shakur at the same table. The photograph is very rare, since, as everyone thought, the gathered stars had very little in common. Meanwhile, it is known that for some time the world-famous Madonna dated the not so famous Shakur.
Steve Jobs before death. Latest photos of the founder Apple, debilitated by illness, shocked fans. He was 56 when he died of cancer. A year after his tumor was discovered, Jobs refused surgery, trying to be treated with veganism, acupuncture, herbs and even hypnosis.
John Lennon gives an autograph to his killer. On December 8, 1980, Lennon was shot to death in the yard of his New York home. The killer was a fan of the musician, Mark Chapman. A few hours earlier, Champion had asked the Beatle for an autograph as Lennon and Yoko Ono left the house to go to the studio.
AIDS patient. Photographers have launched a real hunt for the seriously ill idol of millions of people. For a photo taken during lunch in a London restaurant, the photographer received $230,000.
Kate Moss snorting cocaine. In October 2005, The Daily Mirror purchased a photo of model Kate Moss snorting cocaine for $300,000. After appearing on the cover in this form, Chanel and Burberry immediately broke off cooperation with Kate, who had to apologize and undergo drug addiction treatment.
But even after that, photographers caught the celebrity leaving nightclubs. In one of these photographs, the girl’s trousers are stained with something white: either powder, or a prohibited powder.
Iglesias' naked fiancee Anna Kournikova. For $500,000, a photographer named Frank sold nude photographs of Anna Kournikova to Penthouse magazine. Later it turned out that the pictures showed the daughter of Italian fashion designer Judith Soltis Benetton.
Jacqueline Onassis topless. The famous paparazzi received $1.2 million for a photo of a half-naked Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. That day, under the guise of a gardener, he entered the protected island of the Onassis family. The photo was published in the porn magazine Hustler.
King Farouk of Egypt gets into a fight. A photo of the Egyptian King Farouk, who rushed at Italian photographer Tazio Secchiaroli with his fists, was bought by the media for $1.4 million.
Photo of deceased supermodel Anna Nicole Smith. A photo of the deceased Playboy star in 2007 cost $1.5 million. And the Splash News & Picture Agency bought a video recording of the star undergoing artificial respiration and cardiac massage for a tidy sum.
Hillary Clinton forgave Bill for cheating on Monica Lewinsky. A romantic photo of Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary was taken by the paparazzi some time after the scandal with Monica Lewinsky. The whole world then realized that the president had been forgiven.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton cheat on their spouses. Richard and Elizabeth's romance began in 1962 on the set of Cleopatra. But Elizabeth was not ready to get a divorce: her then-husband Eddie Fisher left his wife for Taylor. For a while, she and Richard tried to stay away from each other.
But it didn't last long. Soon they secretly fled to a tiny villa in Porto San Stefano, and these were the happiest moments in the woman’s life. The paparazzi caught them kissing on June 25, 1962.
Sean Penn hits annoying photographers. In the photo, Penn punches Vinnie Zuffante in New York. The year was 1986. Sean Penn and his wife Madonna were attacked by paparazzi near their apartment. What is noteworthy is that the photo was taken by another paparazzi - the above-mentioned super popular photographer Ron Galella.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's first photo together. The photo was bought by the publication for 500 thousand dollars. Before evidence emerged, their affair was only an unsubstantiated rumor.
Wet Victoria Beckham. The eternally ideal wife of a football player at a celebration in honor of the first anniversary of the Victoria Beckham boutique did not calculate the amount of alcohol. A representative of the Beckham family had to say that a drink was simply spilled on Victoria.
Paris Hilton Lingerie. The flamboyant millionaire was caught in one of the nightclubs in Saint-Tropez. Hilton then took a lot of it on her chest and started dancing along with tanned strangers. She didn't even notice how her underwear came out.
Drunk Pamela Anderson. The paparazzi caught the drunk actress as she left the Guys & Dolls club in Hollywood.
Drug-taking Heath Ledger. Fuzzy footage of the late Heath Ledger drinking coke at a party in January 2006 has outraged his agents. They filed a lawsuit against the Hollywood photo agency, claiming that they deliberately gave the powder to the actor.
Tupac Shakur on the evening of the shooting. Rapper Tupac Shakur in this photo has only a short time to live. That evening, September 13, 1996 (the date is also visible in the picture), the musician sitting in a black car was shot by unknown assailants near a hotel in the suburbs of Las Vegas.
By the way, the BMW in which the rapper died, along with bullet holes, was put up for auction in 2017 for $1.5 million. To this day no one has bought it, but the owners do not intend to reduce the price. But they bought a Hummer car that Tupac bought a month before his death. For $206,531.
Michael Jackson dangling daughter over balcony railing. Michael showed his baby out the window, throwing her over the railing and draping a towel over her head. The public found this strange and even cruel.
Jessica Simpson cheated on her groom on the eve of the wedding. The singer was caught leaving a hotel in Los Angeles. Everything would be fine, but she was wearing the shirt of Adam Levine, with whom she spent the night. The wedding was canceled after the photo was published.
Ashton Kutcher cheating on Demi Moore. In 2011, the popular actor and exemplary family man was caught cheating with Sarah Leal. After such a scandal, the star was not offered serious roles for two whole years.
A priest leaving a nightclub. The famous shot of the priest Don Gussoni leaving a nightclub was taken in Rome in 1959. Gussoni's futile attempts to snatch the camera from the hands of photographer Giacomo Alexis were captured by the eminent paparazzi Geppetti and forever destroyed the reputation of the church minister.
Marilyn Monroe undressed in front of John Kennedy. In fact, this is a staged photo with doubles. In reality, no intimate photos of Monroe and Kennedy existed.
But there was a photo of Kennedy and Monroe at the window. But it is also staged.
The only photograph of Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy together was taken literally minutes after Monroe performed her famous "Happy Birthday Mr. President" on the occasion of Kennedy's 45th birthday in May 1962.
Amanda Bynes's wig has come off. The fame she received as a teenager was probably not easy for the young star. The consequences were numerous trials, arrests and other troubles. The photograph with her wig falling down became a kind of symbol of this chapter in the actress’s life.
Orlando Bloom Nude Photos. The 39-year-old actor went on vacation to Italy, where he went completely naked. Moreover, it was not on a nudist beach, but simply off the coast of Sardinia. Moreover, having noticed the paparazzi on the shore, Bloom turned to them and showed himself in all his glory.
French President Francois Hollande rides a motorcycle with his mistress. January, 2014. The French magazine Closer is published with a “bomb” on the cover: President Francois Hollande is having a love affair with actress Julie Gayet. His common-law wife, Valerie Trierweiler, was then hospitalized with a nervous breakdown.
Julia Roberts goes to dinner with her lover. August, 1991. Actor Jason Patric and Julia Roberts head to Nick and Eddie's restaurant. The stars tried to shield themselves from the paparazzi, but Ron Galella managed to take a photo of the couple - already in the car. It turned out to be a very funny angle.
Another time, Julia Roberts was caught by a photographer at a very unfortunate moment - when she forgot to shave her armpits. However, one can only hope that she really forgot to do this, and does not walk like this all the time.
George Bush is trying to solve a Rubik's cube. One of the most famous photos of Alison Jackson, who loves to play with celebrity images. In fact, this is a photo of the president's double.
Marlene Dietrich spanked the photographer. He tried to photograph the star at the airport in Paris, but he had to devote all his strength to protecting himself from an angry woman. But another paparazzi was luckier.
It is difficult for Hollywood celebrities to hide from the “all-seeing eye” of the paparazzi. We bring to your attention fresh photographs of stars in everyday life.
Photographers caught the handsome guy Channing Tatum as he left his hotel in New York.
Movie star “Macho and Geek”, dressed in a warm sweatshirt, jeans and a baseball cap, decided to end his day with a walk through the busy and frosty streets of the Big Apple. Well, we'll keep him company.
But Heidi Klum went to the 2014 Grammys pre-party in West Hollywood on Thursday night.
The party was hosted by an airline company and many celebrities were invited. The 40-year-old supermodel and part-time mother dressed in black leather and could not go unnoticed.
Grateful fans, who noted the special sexiness of her outfit, waylaid Heidi at the Chateau Marmont hotel.
Rita Ora, which is in at the moment most of spending time in Los Angeles, I was also tempted to come to Chateau Marmont.
Rita was hard to miss: she wore a super short gold dress with white accents, which she wore on her way to her car.
Weekdays Angelina Jolie take place on the set. Paparazzi captured her while working on a new project “Unbroken” , which is currently filming in Queensland, Australia.
The Changeling star relished her directorial duties and the opportunity to film some picturesque scenes on the Gold Coast.
Demi Lovato And Selena Gomez had lunch together at a restaurant Craig's Restaurant in West Hollywood. The girls greeted each other warmly, and Demi showed off long pink hair. How do you like the changes in her image?
Hilary Duff is fully engaged professional activity. Paparazzi photographed her as she parked her Porche and headed to the recording studio.
And this is the third time this week.
Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness vacationing in snowy New York.
On Friday they climbed the Empire State Building to celebrate Australia Day. Married couple sufficiently insulated: Hugh put on a burgundy shirt, over which he threw a long black coat, and Deborra smiled happily from under a black hat.
To stay in attractive shape, Hollywood stars I have to spend a lot of time in the gym.
Photographers caught it Reese Witherspoon in Los Angeles as she left a fitness club after an intense workout. It is worth noting that the actress looked fresh and attractive even after physical exertion.
But Madonna, surrounded by a crowd of accompanying people, was photographed by paparazzi at JFK Airport in New York.
The pop icon did a strange thing: she boarded the first available flight to Los Angeles. And the singer also gave eyewitnesses a golden smile, in the literal sense of the word... Gold teeth?!
Elizabeth Hurley caught the attention of photographers as she left her home in London. Even for a shopping trip, Liz still carefully selects her wardrobe. Fans waiting for her on the street appreciated the combination of a leopard-print fur vest and a purple scarf.
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Paparazzi - for some it is pure evil, for others it is an opportunity to learn as much as possible about the lives of celebrities. French Museum contemporary art The Pompidou-Metz Center organized an exhibition a few months ago best photos paparazzi over the last half century. And although many paparazzi do not consider themselves artists, as they say their goal is to spy on the lives of stars and sell pictures at a higher price, some works can be called works of art. Watch funny, sometimes scandalous, but still amazing paparazzi pictures over the past half century.
13 PHOTOS
1. Paparazzi are waiting for Anita Ekberg at the airport - a still from the film “The Sweet Life”. (Photo: Pierluigi Agency).
The fictional character of a paparazzi photographer who persistently follows the life of a movie star was created by Federico Fellini in the film La Dolce Vita in 1960. Since then, photographers who take pictures of celebrities without their knowledge are called paparazzi.
2. Princess Diana. This is a photo of Alison Jackson, who likes to take photos of celebrity doppelgängers. (Photo: Alison Jackson). At first, the targets of the paparazzi were mainly actresses, then politicians and their relatives and members of the British royal family.
3. Mick Jagger and Arnold Schwarzenegger leave a hotel in Antibes, France, 1990. (Photo: Jean Pigozzi). Photographs taken from cover, blurry, careless compositions, with sharp flashes - this is how one can characterize the style of the paparazzi, who, as a rule, use long lenses for filming, travel in fast cars and wait for hours for their “victims” in front of their houses or favorite restaurants.
4. Pictured: the contents of Madonna's trash can, 1990. (Photo: Pascal Rostain et Bruno Mouron). 
5. George Bush trying to solve a Rubik's cube - this is one of the most famous photos of Alison Jackson, who likes to play with the image famous people. (Photo: Alison Jackson). 
6. Marlene Dietrich attacked a photographer who was trying to photograph her at the airport in Paris. But another paparazzi was luckier. (Photo: Daniel Angeli / BESTIMAGE). The impudence of the ubiquitous paparazzi, who take pictures despite protests, sometimes causes aggression among stars, often leading to assault.
7. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie get into a car in Paris. (Photo: Sébastien Valiela/Eyewitness). One thing is certain, the paparazzi deprive their “victims” of the right to immunity privacy. Many of them call it the price of fame and fame.
8. Paparazzi favorite - model Kate Moss after a fashion show in Paris, 1992. (Photo: Bruno Mouron). 
9. Robert Redford and Costa Gavras were besieged by paparazzi after leaving a restaurant, 1976. (Photo: Michel Guinies). 
10. “Antonia + taxi”, 1962. (Photo: William Klein dla Vogue).
