![]() ![]() We trailed them while they followed a tip about Britney's whereabouts. So we did to the paparazzi what they do to celebs. His driver chattered loudly on a cell that wasn't even turned on. One guy in a SUV pulled his jacket over his head and pretended to sleep, treating me to faux-snoring. One paparazzo immediately jumped out of his car and walked up and down Mulholland Drive shouting, "She's recording! She's recording!" to his colleagues - a warning that they shouldn't talk to us. When producer Amy Walters and I tried to interview the string of paparazzi lined up outside Britney's hilltop home, they acted as if our microphone was an uzi. Getting an actual photorapher to discuss their tactics was a more challenging affair. "We're not interested in chasing someone down Van Nuys or Sunset Boulevard," says co-owner Brandy Navarre. X-17, one of the many celebrity photo agencies on constant Brit-watch denies employing reckless tactics. Well, that's what's happening with paparazzi." "It wasn't an industry - it was a yahoo who decided they're gonna get part of the action. "It's almost like when people went into the wild, wild West, and they heard about gold," he says. Harvey Levin, executive producer of TMZ, a popular Web site and TV show that focuses on celebrity gossip and news, says the paparazzi frenzy revolves around the allure of striking it rich. That famous photo of Britney shaving her head, for example, reportedly went for $350,000. has grown exponentially in the last couple of years, largely because of the money that can be made on an exclusive shot. Only feet away from people sitting enjoying themselves." "One of the cars pulled up into our handicapped spot driving about 30 mph, putting on the breaks. They're very destructive, very dangerous."īerkman recalls what happened one day when Lindsay Lohan stopped by for some of coffee. They could trample a small child or knock into someone with a coffee. They don't look or care what they're doing. ![]() They just run in and they're out before you know it. "It's about time someone cracked down on the paparazzi," says Shallom Berkman, the co-founder of Urth Cafe, a trendy celebrity magnet in West Hollywood. ![]() Zine hasn't ironed out the specifics, but ultimately, he hopes to avoid an American version of Princess Diana's death in 1997, he says. You're not going to be going down the street on the wrong side of the road, parallel to a car, and take pictures of a person, blind the driver and have him crash." "What we're saying is you're not going to go on the road and block traffic. He says his proposal would not interfere with efforts of mainstream media or individuals who want to take photos in a safe manner. ![]()
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