Pioneering Paparazzo Has Stars in His Eyes

'You’re supposed to be unusual' in Hollywood: Wishful Drinking author

(NEWSER) - Carrie Fisher’s shrink told her, “If you worked in a supermarket they would’ve institutionalized you at 20,” she recalls. Not so in Hollywood, where the erstwhile Princess Leia suffered through drug addiction, manic depression, and failed relationships—her own and her parents’. But electroshock therapy helped her deal with all that and turn it into a one-woman show—and it was “worth it!” she tells New York. “Totally. Fucking. Worth it!” More»

No charges after Beverly Hills scuffle

(NEWSER) - David Beckham and his bodyguards went after the paparazzi yesterday—right in front of a Beverly Hills police station, E! Online reports. The soccer star was angry at being followed, and one of his bodyguards allegedly took matters into his own fists. Beckham and wife Victoria drove off before the cops arrived to break up the fight; no charges have yet been filed. More»

Actor dishes on cute daughter

(NEWSER) - Tom Cruise doesn’t mind the paparazzi snapping away at hot-tot daughter Suri—in fact, he thinks some of the shots are “incredible.” “It’s certainly different these days with the media, but people have been very good to us and do give us space, so I am not going to be critical,” he told Grazia in an interview. The actor also denied rumors that wife Katie Holmes is pregnant. More»

(NEWSER) - Michelle Williams, who stars in a new film about the loss of a best friend, says time hasn’t made mourning ex-boyfriend Heath Ledger any easier. “I’m at heart an optimistic person, but in some ways it just gets worse," the Dawson’s Creek alum says through tears. "It's just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone." She likens her grief to "a moving river" that takes her to "a slightly different place" every day. More»

Paparazzi swarm TV show set

(NEWSER) - Paparazzi pandemonium over Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson turned the New York City set of Ugly Betty into a “scary” and "intense” work environment, the actor who plays Justin tells the news arm of ABC, which airs the dramedy. "When Lindsay's on the set, it's mayhem," says co-star Ana Ortiz ("Hilda"). More»