paparazzi

Vengeful Brad Garrett Responds as Well as Can Be Expected to Being Called ‘Tall Faggot’

2:34AM STV | After a brief, thrilling lapse into the parallel universe of stars attacked by their own security detail, we’re kind of relieved today to see the restoration of celeb-on-paparazzo violence. And few do it like Brad Garrett, a pap-attacker from way back who last night staged a stunning return to form outside Dan Tana’s. TMZ’s record of the altercation suggests Garrett was provoked, and unless the taunts “He’s just a tall faggot, anyway,” and “Pussy” were defanged at some recent historical moment we overlooked, we think we’d tend to agree. More »

Britney’s ‘Sex Tape’ Ex Offended By Rumours That He Wants a Piece of Her

4:30AM Kyle Buchanan | Like Bigfoot, the legend surrounding Britney Spears’s sex tape is one that refuses to go away, no matter how terrifying it might be to eventually lay eyes on the real thing. Also, much like Bigfoot, recent news that appeared to finally confirm its existence may have been dashed, as the sex tape’s supposed peddler, paparazzo ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, is claiming that no such thing exists. First Anne Hathaway, now Britney — is any celebrity sex rumour safe? Said an angry Ghalib to Star:

Heather Locklear’s 911 Call Placed by Concerned, Paparazzi-Friendly Former ‘Us Weekly’ Staffer

3:20AM Kyle Buchanan | When we first heard about Heather Locklear’s weekend arrest for driving under the influence of a controlled substance, we were most interested in the curious detail of the sunglasses she repeatedly ran over. Turns out, the entire case is full of curious details, and here’s the biggest one: the witness who placed the call to 911 is a former Us Weekly staffer who’s under investigation by the FBI for hacking into the magazine’s computer system to locate celebrities. Oh, and she called the paparazzi immediately after her 911 call. Oh, and she also just happens to have a lucrative partnership with Locklear rival Denise Richards! Details and her kooky 911 call, after the jump: More »

If You Run Into Nicole Kidman Today, You May Notice Her Grinning Ecstatically

11:25AM Jess McGuire | All those hours spent with her Jamie Fawcett voodoo doll, tearing up his pretend cash and cutting up his pretend credit cards before jamming his pretend camera up his doll bot-bot, have finally paid off for Nicole Kidman, it would seem. Her arch enemy Mr Fawcett, a notorious paparazzo, has just declared himself bankrupt. Freelance photographer Jamie Fawcett has confirmed losing a defamation case which called Kidman as a star witness has proved his financial ruin. With legal bills reportedly in excess of $1.6 million following the judgement against him earlier this year, Fawcett told Confidential yesterday he was formally bankrupted on August 29. And how did all this come about? Apparently Jamie Fawcett didn’t like the Sun-Herald referring to him as Sydney’s “most disliked freelance photographer”. More »

Sunday Rose Round-Up: She’s Heeeere

9:30AM Clem Bastow | Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have finally brought daughter Sunday Rose to Australia where she belongs to meet the press grandparents and ride in the pouch of a passing kangaroo while drinking Vegemite out of a sippy-cup (or something like that). Predictably, Our Nicole’s favourite people – the paparazzi – were waiting for them. But not so fast, deviant snappers of the night! Decoy cars helped to block the press in pursuit, while an aviation fuel tanker and luggage trailers were also strategically parked to limit vision to the jet and couple’s cars. In a twist of fate, the actor’s nemesis, paparazzo Jamie Fawcett, was detained by police for a roadside check, while he was en route to the Kidman’s harbourside home. Can’t you just see Fawcett waving his fist in the air and shouting, “And I woulda made it, too, if it wasn’t for you meddling kids!”? Defamer Australia looks forward to seeing Sunday Rose hitting the water at Bondi Beach with a “swim nappy” on and a swipe of fluorescent green and gold Zinc Stik across her nose. More »