If I were the photog, I wouldn't be too worried. This isn't the first time Diaz and Timberlake have had run-ins with the paparazzi. Justin was previously in trouble for a 2004 altercation in LA where he and Diaz attacked a photographer and "stole" his camera. He was given, as he says, "a slap on the wrist," and warned about not using violence when dealing with pesky paps. There are of course, a variety of snapshots showing Cameron Diaz harassing, tussling and causing general mayhem with Hollywood's bottom feeders.
On the other hand, Diaz's antipathy toward the photographic set is at least partially explained in light of her being blackmailed by a photog over semi-revealing shots from her distant past.
I have a certain sympathy for famous people who want some privacy, but it's not as though the negatives of fame and fortune were unknown to these people when they set sail on their journey for public worship and adulation. Were there not a consumptive demand for their visages, as it were, they wouldn't be living the good life.
Not to mention the pointlessness of fighting with these photohounds: just smile and move on. If you engage them in an effort to either break the law or entrap them into breaking the law, you are merely encouraging more and more intrusive altercations. Perhaps you should look within yourself and say, "Wow, I feel lucky I am important enough that people want to hide in the bushes and take my picture."
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Article comments
1 - DJRadiohead
I feel some sympathy for them, too, but they have resources unlike anything any of us will ever touch. They also have the option of just staying home. Hell, that's what I do.
2 - Eric Olsen
I'm sure it's the relentlessness of it all that gets so wearing and I can sympathize with that, but as Dawn said, it's not like they were clueless going in, nor that they aren't very well compensated for their troubles
3 - DJRadiohead
They aren't clueless going in, but very few of us can prepare for the concept of "wealth beyond our wildest dreams" or "hordes of photogrophers and observers watching our every move." It seems such a surreal existence and in many cases it seems to happen "overnight." That said, there are many successful people with high degrees of visibility who manage to live "normal" lives.
I think the core of who a person truly is also comes into play. Paris strikes me as a vapid person who would live a useless life with or without the money- we'd just never know about it. Tom Hanks seems like he would be a good guy to watch a ballgame with even if he worked as a bank branch manager.
Fame and celebrity and wealth can certainly have an impact. It can wear on a person and it brings challenges and resources. A good, grounded person stands a better chance of overcoming that then the Paris Hiltons of the world.
4 - Dawn
I totally agree with your assessment of celebrity culture DJR. What we see at their best and worst moments culminate into the kind of people they are their core. Paris is vapid, Lindsay is young, Tom Hanks rules.
5 - sal m
i think cameron is trying to sabatoge her own career by going with the black hair and that j-timberlake has a mommy/son thing going with the older, haggy looking diaz.
lindsay lohan and her mom can't disappear fast enough...how long before lindsay pulls a dana plato?
6 - Eric Olsen
part of Cameron's appeal as an actress is that she can actually look quite odd as opposed to looking smoking hot all the time - I believe I am making a compliment
7 - Dawn
I have a little more faith in Lindsay. I truly think she has talent and smarts, the question is can she make it to maturity without causing herself permanent damage. She's basically acting her age, but with shitloads of money and fame. Not a good combination. Her mother should be ashamed for not being more involved in her life other than to take her money.