The paparazzi still seem to be interested in Paris Hilton--so much so that when a restaurant valet is impeding their progress as the blonde heiress revs the engine of her red Ferrari before zipping away from Madeo, he gets into it with one of the flash-popping paps. more ›

Actor Shia LaBeouf's neighbors - Joe and Orit Picker - have been granted permission to keep the paparazzi barricade that surrounds their Sherman Oaks home. Erected last year, the 7-foot high and 120-foot long wall blocks the home on the 3900 block of Deervale Drive from the incessant photo snappers stalking the actor 24/7. more ›

Actor Shia LaBeouf's Sherman Oaks neighbors erected a towering wall in front of their home to block bothersome paparazzi last year, and city planning officials have deemed the wall in violation of city building codes. A Los Angeles City Council meeting on the matter is scheduled for today. more ›

Will & Kate plus 8 million paparazzi means that a plan for the pushy photogs needed to be implemented in anticipation of the arrival of the royal newlyweds. Ambitious paparazzi hoping to take shots of the royal couple in certain parts of Hancock Park could face a potential jail stay, according to the L.A. Times. more ›

It's hard to believe someone obsessively adores socialite and heiress Paris Hilton this much, but 36-year-old James Rainford sure does. Enough to violate the restraining order taken out against him that prohibits him from being within 200 yards of Hilton or her homes, even. And yet there he was, shirtless, on the beach in Malibu yesterday afternoon, looking into Hilton's home. more ›

In a morbidly reminiscent accident this morning, Tori Spelling crashed her car while being chased by photographers, according to KTLA. Spelling, 38, was driving her kids to school when a paparazzi began chasing her. After the accident, the pap apparently got out and still tried to get the picture. more ›

California's celebrity governor had no problem signing this bill into law yesterday. AB 2479 by Karen Bass (D - Los Angeles) takes some illegal tactics used by paparazzi and upgrades them to misdemeanors. more ›

L.A.'s most fascinating architecture tour? Scene of a grisly headline-grabbing crime? Culturally significant landmark? more ›

Your Daily Thread's Tracy Hepler offers up her picks for the best summer workouts to be found in L.A. on the Huffington Post today. The list is pretty yoga-intensive, from posing for inner peace and outer toning in Runyon Canyon to on the Malibu Pier. One of the quirkiest picks has to be "Running from the Paparazzi," which is running workout-meets-sightseeing tour, taking what celebs do to avoid TMZ to a whole new level for exercise buffs. So what are some other great outdoor workouts to check out? How about running the stairs at the Hollywood Bowl in the morning (when maybe you can catch that night's act rehearsing), or aerial training at Cirque School? Give us your ideas for summertime fitness! more ›

Remember when actor Sean Penn, sick and tired of the paparazzi, went on the offensive and kicked a photographer in Brentwood last year (video)? The City Attorney filed charges in February and today the verdict came out. He "was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to perform 300 hours of community service," according to the LA Times, which reminds us he served 60 days in jail in 1987 for attacking an extra for taking a photo of him while on set. more ›

On June 21, 2008, Malibu surfers Skylar Peak and Philip Hildebrand confronted the paparazzi clogging the beach in the attempt to land a perfect shot of actor Matthew McConaughey. Peak and Hildebrand came to blows with a French photographer, and after the scuffle were charged with misdemeanor battery. Their trial is now underway, but locals hail the duo as heroes, not criminals, according to the LA Times. Comparisons to the fatal tunnel chase of Princess Diana abound; Malibu residents, including celebs, resent the relentless photogs' intrusion. Said one Malibu security guard: "These paparazzi need to get a job, real jobs." more ›

Santa Monica Police officials say things have improved over the last several months at a local nursery school where celebrities pick up their children. After complaints that paparazzi were becoming unruly at the First Presbyterian Nursery School on 2nd Street, the City Council agreed to a "good faith" effort last October in lieu of creating an ordinance that could have violated the 1st Amendment. However, one councilman believes the problem hasn't been solved, despite the police department's report, says the Santa Monica Daily Press. more ›

Drama broke this past weekend during the filming of ABC's The Bachelor, but it wasn't the cast making things interesting, it was the paparazzi and security officers. Based on witness accounts and the insistence of the security officers who made the citizen's arrests, L.A. County Sheriff's deputies booked two paparazzi... more ›

The Los Angeles City Attorneys office today will file two misdemeanor counts against actor Sean Penn, according to TMZ. Back in October, Penn was captured on video--of course--kicking a paparazzo in Brentwood, apparently breaking the pap's camera. If found guilty, jail time could be up to 1.5 years. You can watch the video here. more ›

The black BMW 650 whisking actress Lindsay Lohan out of the area behind the Hotel Cafe last night struck one of the members of the paparazzi swarming the vehicle, then fled the scene, according to KTLA. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. on the 1600 block of North Cahuenga Boulevard, when Lohan and her two assistants entered the vehicle that then exited from "the narrow alley behind the club." Witnesses report seeing the car surrounded by paparazzi, then one of them being struck, with a female assistant at the wheel. Lohan's "car sped away and never came back," leaving "a 220-pound male [who] was treated at the scene" for his injured wrist and leg. Police are still investigating the incident and hope to identify the driver. more ›

It's big business when a celebrity dies--not just for the memorabilia hawkers, the slap-dash t-shirt makers, or the TV documentarians, but because the late celeb's business keeps local civil courts busy. more ›

Few details right now, but KABC-TV has reported that heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson has gotten into some scuffle with the paparazzi at LAX (wrong guy to harass?). It happened around 4:45 p.m. Unsubstantiated, but one person tweeted: "Mike Tyson just got arrested outside United terminal 7 LAX for punching one of the paparazzi!" more ›

Among the various laws signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday was one strengthening an already existing law aimed at paparazzi. more ›

Last night we couldn't get to the valet parking stand outside of Mozza because there were paparazzi all over the place. Naturally I jumped out of the car and joined them. more ›

An assembly bill making its way through state committees gained the support of the city of Los Angeles today. AB 524 "would allow civil fines of up to $50,000 for the taking and selling of images or recordings of people engaged in personal or familial activity, with actual knowledge that the images or recordings were obtained illegally and if any compensation, consideration, or remuneration was provided," according to a city motion. Councilmember Paul Koretz, a former Assemblyman himself, said the bill "only makes sense." more ›

Actress Farrah Fawcett, who died Thursday morning after a lengthy battle with cancer, will be honored and mourned in a private funeral service on Tuesday, according to the Huffington Post. The Catholic service is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown. more ›

While watching the Oscars at home in my bedroom, I got an email informing me that I was invited to Prince's Post-Oscar party. Me? The guy who was sitting in his room watching the Oscars in a sweaty t-shirt and shorts thanks to some much needed time at the gym was now going to be partying with Prince at his ultra-exclusive post-Oscar party. more ›

Nomination day is an early day in Hollywood. Media outlets arrive at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater as early as 12:30 in the morning to start setting up. The rest of the press corps arrives at 3:30 a.m. for the press breakfast, and some stragglers creep in as late as 5 a.m. Jockeying for position is not as aggressive in a room full of mixed media. But once it is the photogs' turn to rush the theater, watch your toes. more ›

On Monday night, while Norwegian rocker Ida Maria (MySpace) wowed the Spaceland (MySpace) crowd, Santa Barbara's Katy Perry (MySpace) returned to her singer-songwriter roots by headlining a sold out show at the Hotel Cafe (MySpace) in Hollywood, with support from last-minute openers Holly Conlan (MySpace) and Meiko (MySpace). LA-Underground observed that, "If [Perry] returned to the 50-capacity Genghis Cohen Cantina or Highland Grounds where she really started now that would be something (especially since Highland Grounds/The Dive closed last year)." But to say that this intimate show wasn't highly anticipated would be wildly inaccurate, as fans flew in from as far away as Vancouver, offering as much as $200 for a pair of tickets, and upwards of 15 paparazzi camped outside at the front and rear entrances for the duration of the evening. more ›

Possibly taking cue from Korea's DMZ and TMZ's branding (it stands for the historical Thirty Mile Zone), check this sticker out that was spotted over the weekend at one of Malibu's famous celebrity hunting grounds--the Cross Creek Shopping Center in Malibu. Blogger Veronique Tuerenne, internet-rolls her eyes and calls this sticker "wishful thinking." Malibu is one of the cities particpating in a regional paparazzi taskforce that most recently published a citizen's guide to help navigate the law when dealing with paps. more ›

If you've ever wanted to adopt your own entourage and get world-class A-list treatment, apparently Los Angeles International Airport is the place to go. So throw on your best pair of sweats, grab your $1000 handbag, and slip on those shades! Of course, you might want to enlist your own security detail, because yesterday "the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday decided against any new regulations to control paparazzi at [LAX]" reports the Daily News. more ›

Councilman Dennis Zine's, who created a regional Paparazzi Task Force this summer, has proposed an ordinance to keep paparazzi a modest 20 feet away from schools, hospitals and medical facilities when recording celebrities. Zine defines the prohibition for photographers and videographers taking photos/video for a "'commercial purpose" defined as the expectation of a sale, financial gain, or other remuneration. However, the celebrity or facility can give consent for photographs. But does 20 feet matter? With a long lens or a great zoom function, the product won't change much. What will happen is an easier walk from the door to the curb for the celebs. more ›

When she is not costing the taxpayers thousand of dollars for expensive police escorts or having paparazzi arrested outside her home, Britney Spears still occasionally makes a music video. The Soup just couldn't help but get in on the action more ›

One of the first steps to fighting a problem is informing the public of what's legally right and wrong. After yesterday's meeting of the Regional Paparazzi Taskforce led by LA City Councilmember Dennis Zine, the group released this one page document highlighting laws paps break on a regular basis to score that big money shot (laws cited are state, Los Angeles, Malibu and Beverly Hills). But what's a little ticket or some short jail time when you just made $27,000 from a couple of shots? To them, it's just a cost of doing business. A downloadable version of the guide will soon be available on Zine's website. more ›