Paparazzi scoop

New York Magazine recently interviewed a celeb photographer about his job and got some star scoop from the perspective of a paparazzo:

What was a recent score?
Pink's wedding in Costa Rica. They had an Israeli security team and they were keeping an eye on us, so the other photographer and I pretended to be gay. We were rubbing suntan lotion on each other's backs and having a cuddle and stuff, so the security turned their eyes off us, and we got all the pictures we wanted. Mine made six-figure money.

Who's your favorite celebrity?
Britney Spears. Everybody's made money off her.

The worst?
Jennifer Aniston. She's bad. It's personal, and I don't really want to say... I just think she's an a**hole.

Which celebs don't sell?
They don't buy Jude Law much in the States, unless he's fooling around with the nanny. Sean Penn, you can give him away. John Travolta, Robert Downey Jr., you can give them away, too. Tobey Maguire doesn't sell. The only time Leo Dicaprio sells is if he's with Gisele or another girl. He always seems to have the same outfit on anyway.

Biggest score?
Gwyneth Paltrow's baby photo of Apple. That made a lot of money - $500,000 to $750,000. Maybe even a million. She asked me to do it. I emailed her, and she said, "I'm going to have my baby. Why don't you come and shoot it?"

Did you pay her for the photo?
Sandra Bullock asked a friend of mine on a movie set, "What did Steve pay Gwyneth for that picture?" and he said, "He didn't pay her anything." Sandra said, "Bullshit. No way a celebrity's going to do something like that without taking any money." Well, guess what? She was right. But that's all I'm going to say.

Where do you draw the line?
I don't break the law, but I'm starting to change my ethics about this: I'm really tired of celebrities saying, "Oh, no, no pictures of the baby!" And you listen, and then two weeks later, WireImage gets the exclusive. I'm not going to listen anymore.

Any injuries on the job?
I had to have wrist surgery after I was hit by bodyguards for Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. A car door slammed into my face and split my lip when I was chasing Madonna.

Where's Tom Cruise's baby?
Some lucky fool's going to bump into them and make $4 million.

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