Life In Front of the Lens
September 1, 2004 Mel Gibson is taking all of his paparazzi aggression out though his new film -- and it has quite a few people upset. "Paparazzi," which the superstar produced, gives audiences a glimpse of celebrity photographers that push too far. And now Hollywood’s A-list stars are joining the bandwagon and speaking out against the pesky tabloid shutterbugs.
"I get followed every day, almost, by car," "Super-Man 2" star Kirsten Dunst told us. "I'm not one of those people that are going to try to dart away, because I don't want to hit somebody. It's just really scary, you know?"
Alec Baldwin has had his share of paparazzi problems in the past. "This guy came to my house and hid in a car," Baldwin remembered. "It was very menacing, very threatening; he jumped out of the car and came toward me."
And Kevin Costner insisted, "There are times when you want your privacy, and they can cross the line -- not can, they do."
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos saw that line crossed first-hand when photographers cornered her after her split from her husband, John Stamos. One photographer made such a hurtful remark to the star that she did several on-air interviews to set the record straight on what happened.
But like it or not, some stars are learning how to deal with the paparazzi. New mom Gwyneth Paltrow actually asked a New York photographer how to deal with the swarming foreign press.
Gibson could dish out some advice of his own. His appearance Wednesday night at a GOP dinner event is one of his first public appearances since his blockbuster "Passion of the Christ," and the controversy that came with it, swept the nation.
But now with "The Passion" setting records in video sales with two and a half million sales in its first 12 hours and "Paparazzi" in theatres Friday, it looks like Mel will have to be ready for the glare of the spotlight once again.
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