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    TwiceShy: I detest paparazzi. more »
    bowleserised: Having read about paps pursuing mothers who were out with their children and screaming at them that they were "cunts" I think this might be the best t... more »
    odinsraven: I have many mixed feelings about this subject, but I will try to limit this comment to one coherent thought. My feeling is that anti-paparazzi laws a... more »
    PinkSoxHat: The difference is that those airbrushed covers aren't the result of car chases, borderline stalking, and screaming at and harassing the celebrities wh... more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: I never really know of what to think of the celebrity media industry. On one hand, nobody deserves to be stalked and harassed, which in my mind is wh... more »
    dripdrop: Don't some countries censor paparazzi pictures of children? I want to say England does that, but I'm not sure. I feel like that might be appropriate... more »
    BAngieB: Okay, but what can we do to shut down Megan herself? more »
    andBegorrah: Po-po, po-poor Gaga. more »
    CurtCole: This isn't going to bode well for fame whores like Spencer Pratt. more »
    NellMood: I don't understand. How will we know that the stars are just like us if we can't see pictures of them engaged in personal or familial activity? How wi... more »
    KimberleeJean: I'm torn, because these people make TONS of money by the simple virtue of being famous, then bitch because there are aspects of their fame, like peopl... more »
    CurtCole: I just picture a bunch of assholes setting off flashes around the entire state line. That, or everyone in New York will start carrying a camera. more »
    scandalouskiki: Let's all go back to classic Hollywood - yes, there were gossip columnists, but there was also an air of mystery surrounding the stars. We didn't know... more »
    ArtfulSlinger: Also, reality shows used to be interesting because they were actually about reality. The first seasons of The Real World and even Road Rules were awe... more »
    ArtfulSlinger: These things were created because there are 10 magazines, 5 TV shows, and about 3000 blogs who survive on the fame game. Of course stars like Debbie ... more »
    stoprobbers: This might also explain the rapid decline in Fanfiction. Why bother making it up when you already know?......Stop looking at me like that, you know yo... more »
    lisas: Bring them back to where? Gossip mags? No fucking thank you. How long is it fun to analyze the lives of people who are mind-bogglingly wealthy and wel... more »
    Lady Skittlehattington: The media are just too good at their jobs nowadays. It was a lot more fun back in the day to suspect that Carole Lombard and Clark Gable were banging,... more »
    swashbuckling: I don't know why, but that photo of Heidi running her pink bikini annoys the hell out of me. I cling to the culture of 5-10 years ago and I worry that... more »
    kaiwhakamarie: I find it incredibly hard to remember a time when reality TV didn't exist. Though I know it was just a few short years ago. Can you imagine? I despise... more »
  • #snapunhappy

    New Anti-Paparazzi Law Unlikely To Shut Down Megan Fox Pipeline

    Governor Schwarzenegger has signed a bill that would make it illegal for paparazzi to take unauthorized photos of stars in "personal or familial activity.'' But will this really curb our insatiable desire for pics of Megan Fox and other luminaries? More »
  • #famegame

    A Plea: Bring Back The Real Stars

    We're living in absurd times, where magazine covers and gossip columns are devoted to covering details about "stars" like Jon & Kate and "Speidi." Salon's Heather Havrilesky calls this "The Triumph Of The Uncelebrity." I call it tragic. More »
  • #memyselfandi

    Stars: They're Just Like Us! Except For, You Know, The Giant Life-Sized Portraits Of Themselves.

    The recession has not hurt Hollywood's booming terrible-portrait business, although the stars make a big show of finding the likenesses embarrassing. They should. More »