Even simple gestures, like Francis’ rejection of the papal palace, went beyond mere symbolism. “The main reason he didn’t want to live there mostly had to do with autonomy,” says a Vatican clergyman who has worked closely with multiple popes. “In the palace, they can control what ge...
Conspiracy theorists went crazy over Beyonce's pregnancy back in 2011. To this day, many still believe that the superstar was never really pregnant, and that her daughter, Blue Ivy, is either Jay Z's illegitimate child or was given birth to by a surrogate so the singer wouldn't have to ...
At the recent premiere of “The Royal Tenenbaums” at the El Capitan in Hollywood, Hackman dutifully showed up on the red carpet to pose for the paparazzi, but he was a no-show at the post-premiere party held at the old Rudy Vallee estate in the Hollywood Hills. Hackman admits he’s ...
Paparazzi stalk her. Tabloids speculate about her. Her purple “makeup” diamond (the Santa Monica jeweler reiterated last month to The Times that it cost $4 million, though other sources say that figure was leaked as a prank to reporters) made People magazine. Her appearance at the 2003 ne...
multiply the attention on you. You have to be careful where you choose to eat lunch when you’re not working. If you go to the restaurant that’s the big new restaurant that all the paparazzi are at, then you are going to get photographed. There are people I know who encourage that....
When the paparazzi took some unwelcome swimsuit photos of Catherine Zeta-Jones, the Oscar winner wasn't exactly thrilled. So she had her husband, Michael Douglas, take somefar more complimentarybikini photos, which she then posted to her Instagram account. ...
because it slows us down and we’re then less likely to overtake them. Also, it benefits me to show what I really look like, because then there’s no value in tabloid photos of me. People are used to seeing my wrinkles and spots and under-eye circles, so the paparazzi can’...
which was a Four Seasons restaurant. Paella and roast pheasant were her favorite dishes that day. At the end of the afternoon, as we sat in the town square waiting for our driver to arrive, a paparazzi spotted us and took the photo of Rita and I…it went around the world that same...
Then came the cameras. Television crews staked out Cristophe’s Beverly Drive salon. Paparazzi lingered outside his door. Newspapers all over the world spelled his name wrong, adding anhafter theC. And for all the talk about a $200 trim on the Tarmac, nobody got Cristophe’s prices right...
But when he was invited to the Philippines to perform in 1981, everything changed. “Somehow over there I was a superstar,” Benoit, now 56, recalls with a laugh. “They had all the paparazzi waiting at the airport; it was just like out of a dream.” ...