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NEWS ABOUT: Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz stories: 23 news summaries

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TIPS FOR THE MANSIONLESS


 What Broke 
 Celebs Can 
 Teach Us 

Don't make the same mistakes as Nicolas Cage and Annie Leibovitz

Nov 6, 09 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Celebrities really are just like us: During these financially stressful times, they’re suffering, too. On Huffington Post, Manisha Thakor points out the takeaway from four high-profile meltdowns.
  • NBA Player Antoine Walker: Squandered away his $110 million fortune by age 33. The lesson? If you have a variable
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entertainment • debt • celebrity • recession • Antoine Walker • credit crisis • Annie Leibovitz • Nicolas Cage • Nicolas Cage broke

 Leibovitz Shoots First Family 

Sasha, Malia throw arms around parents in White House portrait

Oct 23, 09 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - New screen saver, anyone? The White House released a new Obama family portrait taken by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. The First Family sat in the White House’s Green Room for the picture, at left. More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • photography • Annie Leibovitz • first families • portrait • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • women's issues • Obama family portrait

Leibovitz
Staves Off
Foreclosure

Photog gets reprieve, but property, rights to work still at risk

Sep 11, 09 2:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Annie Leibovitz has won an extension of her outstanding $24 million debt to Arts Capital Group, the New York Times reports. The celebrity photographer bought back the rights to her homes and intellectual property—both collateral in the loan—for an undisclosed sum as part of the restructured deal. But... More »

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bankruptcy • photography • debt • Annie Leibovitz • loan

 Leibovitz's $24M 
 Deadline Looms Tuesday 

Photographer may be forced to file for bankruptcy

Sep 6, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Annie Leibovitz's $24 million question looms Tuesday, the AP reports: Will the photographer of the stars be able to repay a $24 million loan or lose the rights to her catalog of iconic photographs. With such a staggering amount due in only a few days, Leibovitz’s best option... More »

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intellectual property • bankruptcy • loans • copyright • Annie Leibovitz

 Italian Photog Says 
 Leibovitz Stole His Pics 

He sues for $300,000, adding to her troubles

Sep 5, 09 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Italian photographer is suing famed celebrity shutterbug Annie Leibovitz for $300,000, claiming she stole two of his photos, the New York Daily News reports. Paolo Pizzetti says Leibovitz’s associates hired him to scout locations in Italy for a limited-edition calendar Leibovitz was putting together for Lavazza... More »

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photography • lawsuit • photographers • Annie Leibovitz • copyright infringement

GLOSSIES

 How Annie Leibovitz 
 Got Underwater 


Aug 17, 09 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Photographer to the stars Annie Leibovitz is in a widely reported financial pickle, but it really comes as no surprise to those close to her, New York reports. Leibovitz is now engaged in baroque legal wrangling over her catalog, but her troubles started earlier. Insiders say a suspected “... More »

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Vanity Fair • bankruptcy • photography • debt • Vogue • photographers • spending • Annie Leibovitz • underwater • economic downturn • Susan Sontag • catalog

(Newser) - A financial firm is suing Vanity Fair photographer Annie Leibovitz for failing to cooperate to repay a $24 million loan, reports the Telegraph. Leibovitz last year put up her photographs and two homes as collateral for the money to pay off debts. But now Art Capital Group said the 59-year-old... More »

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Vanity Fair • photography • debt • court • lawsuit • photographers • Annie Leibovitz • loan • repayment

 Bankruptcy 
 Looms in 
 Leibovitz's 
 Viewfinder 

Lighting supplier claims photog has unpaid bills

May 24, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Annie Leibovitz pulls down $2 million a year from Vanity Fair to shoot Hollywood A-listers, but a lighting company that claims the shutterbug owes it about $200,000 may force her to file for involuntary bankruptcy. Leibovitz is already underwater—with other lawsuits over real estate and unpaid bills, she... More »

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bankruptcy • photographers • civil lawsuits • Annie Leibovitz

OPINION

 Portfolio Misses 
 Another Historic Cover 

Magazine editor becoming known for bad decisions

Mar 18, 09 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The bad cover decisions at Portfolio just keep on coming, writes Ryan Tate in his continuing persecution of the mag on Gawker. Sure, “diva editor” Joanne Lipman has made some poor choices of what to feature instead of the current economic crisis—a clothier, Sarah Palin. But her worst... More »

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Barack Obama • journalism • Annie Leibovitz • Gawker • Conde Nast • Portfolio • magazine cover • Joanne Lipman

 Cash-Poor Collectors 
 Turn to Haute Pawnshops 

'Private art banks' exchange paintings for cash

Feb 24, 09 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - With loans hard to come by, some rich Americans are turning to their art collections for quick cash. Rather than sell in a depressed market, collectors turn to a lightly regulated corner of the marketplace that provides capital in exchange for temporary ownership of artwork. While they may look like... More »

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art market • art • Annie Leibovitz • loan • lending practices • financial crisis • pawn shop

(Newser) - Michelle Obama will appear on the cover of Vogue’s March issue, only the second first lady (after Hillary Clinton) to have the fashion honor, the Washington Post reports. While most first ladies in the modern age have had spreads inside, editor Anna Wintour says Michelle's "serene... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • magazine • Vogue • Narciso Rodriguez • Annie Leibovitz • Anna Wintour • first lady • Jason Wu • magazine cover

 Pop: Miley Pic 'Stinks,' Move On 

Billy Ray regrets allowing publicist to chaperone photoshoot

Jun 18, 08 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus' father wishes he had stuck around to chaperone his daughter's Vanity Fair photo shoot, he tells the Today show. Billy Ray Cyrus, who posed with his daughter for the mag spread, says he wasn't around when the racy photos of Miley wrapped in a blanket were taken. The... More »

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Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Billy Ray Cyrus • Annie Leibovitz

 Miley Scandal
 a Matter of Brand Name 

Simple break with Disney image caused uproar

May 3, 08 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The brouhaha over Miley Cyrus' Vanity Fair photo shoot is a “simple misunderstanding” stemming from a clash of brand names, writes Mark Feeney in the Boston Globe. Cyrus’ Hannah Montana is an established Disney brand--and when Hannah met Vanity Fair, a sudden change in that image was the result.... More »

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Vanity Fair • pop culture • Disney • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Billy Ray Cyrus • Annie Leibovitz

 Hot Miley Pix:
  Mistake or Career Move? 

Industry insiders see more strategy than slip up

Apr 30, 08 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - As tween queen Miley Cyrus deals with continuing fallout from provocative Vanity Fair photos, some industry insiders are wondering aloud if the shots were really a mistake—or a calculated career move. Though Cyrus, 15, claims she was duped by photographer Annie Liebowitz, others believe the sultry shots may... More »

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Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Billy Ray Cyrus • Annie Leibovitz

Photographer Defends 'Classic Portrait' of Miley

Leibovitz says critics misinterpret racy shot
of teen star

Apr 28, 08 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Photographer Annie Leibovitz is defending her controversial picture of 15-year-old Miley Cyrus, saying the shot for Vanity Fair has been "misinterpreted," CNN reports. "The photograph is a simple, classic portrait," Leibovitz said of the picture of a topless Cyrus with a towel covering her breasts. "... More »

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Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Annie Leibovitz

Miley 'Ashamed' of Provocative New Photos

Vanity Fair shoot with Leibovitz turned out not so innocent

Apr 28, 08 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus is upset about provocative new Vanity Fair photos, including one showing her barely wrapped in a satin sheet on the cover, reports E! Online. The teen says she's now embarrassed by pics snapped by photographer Annie Leibovitz. The Disney Channel has accused Vanity Fair of... More »

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Disney Channel • Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Annie Leibovitz • topless • Bill Ray Cyrus

 Top 10 Celebrity Tax Troubles 

Wesley Snipes, Willie Nelson (among others) no strangers to the IRS

Apr 15, 08 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tax day can be a hassle, but at least most of us don't have to worry about the glare of the media spotlight, too. Access Hollywood rounds up the top 10 celebrity tax controversies.
  1. Damon Dash: New York State billed the music mogul $2 million.
  2. Joe Francis: Girls
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taxes • celebrity • Willie Nelson • Annie Leibovitz • Internal Revenue Service • Wesley Snipes

OPINION

 I See Sex, Not Racism 

The cover may be fraught with subtexts, but it is what it is

Apr 2, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last week's Vogue cover had "a lot of people, smart and dumb, losing their minds," writes Wesley Morris in Slate. Sure, Annie Leibovitz's shot may pander to the "ugliest racist tropes: black male as ape," with LeBron James as King Kong and Gisele Bundchen as... More »

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LeBron James • stereotypes • racism • Vogue • Gisele Bundchen • King Kong • Annie Leibovitz • Anna Wintour

COMMENTARY

Vogue Cover Stirs Up Race Controversy

Some say Liebovitz shot perpetuates stereotypes

Mar 26, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Vogue cover featuring NBA star LeBron James and supermodel Gisele Bundchen is stirring up a fuss, Dan Fleschner writes on an MSNBC blog. Some say the shot, by the legendary Annie Leibovitz, perpetuates racial stereotypes by portraying James in an aggressive "King Kong-like" pose, with Bundchen as the... More »

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NBA • race • LeBron James • stereotypes • Vogue • Gisele Bundchen • Annie Leibovitz

Keith Richards, Supermodel

Rolling Stone mugs for Louis Vuitton

Mar 6, 08 11:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Keith Richards is featured in a new Louis Vuitton ad, accessorized as usual with headscarf and guitar—but wearing no LV, writes Elizabeth Snead in the Los Angeles Times. The Rolling Stone isn’t identified in the pic, as, a rep notes, “Keith Richards needs absolutely no introduction."... More »

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music • Al Gore • Louis Vuitton • Keith Richards • Rolling Stones • advertisements • Annie Leibovitz • Climate Project

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