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We all love seeing the stars in pictures and magazines. Do we know how far the paparazzi goes to get that one picture? Is it worth a life?

Term Paparazzi first came about in Federico Fellini's 1960 film La Dolce Vita. the film featured a photographer character named "Paparazzo." the exact roots of the word are being disputed, a lot of people claim that it is based on the word Papataceo, the italian word for an oversized mosquito. Fellini said himself that the term Paparazzo suggests a buzzing insect, hovering, darting and stinging. The first American use of the word Paparazzi appeared in the 1961 article "Paparazzi on the Prowl." A Time magazine article called the newly formed group a "ravenous wolf pack of freelance photographers who stalk big names for a living and fire with flash guns at point blank."

By the late 10960s magazines like "The National Enquirer," stopped writing stories about UFO'S and started writing stories about celebrity fashion and movie star trysts. People Magazine which was a spinoff of "Time", people section had its first cover in 1974. US Magazine started followed right on the heels of People magazine, and started out as a bi- weekly edition. Know with the start of the internet scandalous photos can move on line with sites like "Just Jared", and Perez Hilton. TMZ which started out in 2005 was one of the first sites to popularize paparazzi videos.

We have seen and heard many stories about the paparazzi going to great lengths to get stories and pictures of stars. One of these incidents occurred in 1960 when paparazzi surrounded and blocked a princess's car. Some other incidents include Kanye West. He was recently in the news for smashing a paparazzi's camera for getting to close to him. Back when Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz were dating in 2004, Diaz was reported to snatch a photographer's camera and try to run off with it, however this did not work out to well for Diaz as other Paparazzi saw what was going on and snapped pictures in the act. Then there was Justin Bieber. Bieber was reported to be trying to get his car out of his parking space, but was having difficulties due to the paparazzi swarming him. he reportedly jumped out of the car and kicked at the paparazzi to get them to move. one of the paparazzi is currently suing Bieber for damages he sustained. Then earlier this year Hallie Berry was exiting LAX with her daughter. While trying to hide her daughters face from the flash of the camera she was herd yelling at the paparazzi, "it's just a child you idiots," while placing her daughter in her vehicle her fiancé Oliver Martinez lunged at the paparazzi. Then back in 2009 a photographer alleged that Mike Tyson pushed him to the ground. While Tyson claims he was just trying to protect his family from the aggressiveness of the paparazzi. The charges were later dropped.

Perhaps one of the most iconic cases of the paparazzi attacking the stars, is the case of Princess Diana. While it was later determined that not only was the paparazzi to blame for Princess Diana's death but also the chauffer. The car crash which happened back in 1997 killed both Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi al- Fayed. It was said that he car was being pursued at high rates of speed by the paparazzi. After the car crashed the paparazzi proceeded to take pictures of the bodies. While it was thought that it was just the paparazzi who caused the accident it was later determined that not only did the paparazzi cause it but also the chauffer as it had been determined that he had been under the influence of alcohol. The chauffer Henri Paul had been off duty for several hours when he had been called back to the Ritz to pick up Diana and Dodi. Paul had also died in the accident. Among those factors it was found that Diana who had been in the back seat had not been wearing a seat belt, and the Mercedes slammed head long into a pillar after entering the Pont de l'Alma underpass at 60 miles per hour which was nearly twice the speed limit. Charges of Manslaughter were brought against 9 members of the paparazzi, however, none were found guilty of the charges of Manslaughter. But three of them were found guilty of invasion of privacy.

there are know people and groups out there that are trying to get laws passed against the Paparazzi. One such group is called the Paparazzi Reform Initiative have been trying to get SB 606. SB 606 is particularly noteworthy because it was signed into law, and because stars like Jennifer Garner and Hallie Berry were very public supporters. They even testified in the California's Judiciary Committee in support of the bill. While before it was illegal for a person to harass a child because of the parent's employment, SB 606 made it so that photographing or even attempting to photograph a minor without his or her parent's consent in a way that "seriously alarms annoys torments or terrorizes" is harassment and is punishable in the county jail for up to one year. While this seems like a good law, it violates the first amendment. the new language of the law essentially says that if the conduct that seriously alarms the child is photographing him or her then it is illegal thereby implicating the first amendment. the statute contains a phrase that arguably makes it so that the law could never apply to the paparazzi. Specifically, the statute defines harassment as "knowing and willful conduct directed at specific child or ward that seriously alarms annoys torments or terrorizes the child or ward. so basically this puts the paparazzi above the law.

what we must remember when we look at magazines that have the pictures of the stars on them is what did it cost the stars? What did that picture of their child cost them or the child?

So we have heard about the Kardashian's and all of their scandals that they have all gone through. From Kim Kardashian to Kylie Jenner, and Bruce and Kris getting divorced.

Kim Kardashian has been in teh spotlight very recently. She was doing an interview about maternity clothes adn she said "her style would be different from this time around." Does this mean that there could be a sister or brother on the horizon for baby North? Only time will tell. A source close to Kim and Kanye have said tht they have been getting into a lot of fights lately. Including Kanye telling Kim that he was going to take North with him to Paris for the year to do his concert, even if kim does not come with, Kim apparently ran out of the room crying saying "you can't take my baby".

Kourtney

Kourtney is pregnant again with baby number three. and I must say that she is adorable. However sources close to Kourtney are saying that when she told Scott about the baby that he went out drinking , breaking his vow of no partying. Kourtney says that she is not going to live with him if he is going to be like this. She was so unhappy at the fact that he did this to her that she banned him from their summer home in the Hamptons, where she and sister Khloe were filming Kourtney and Khloe take the Hamptons. she is very happy that she is pregnant again and that Mason and Penelope are very excited to be having a new baby sister or brother.

Khloe

Khloe on the other hand, is estranged from her husband of three years Lamar Odom. Their marriage came under fire when it was reported that Odom was cheating on Khloe and that he was also doing drugs. Khloe has since then became estranged from Odom. She was seeing rapper French Montana. That seemed to be going well. Well that he appeared on Kourtney and Khloe take the Hamptons. That romance has since fizzled out, Sources close to Khloe say that she ended their romance when he became clingy. However others say it was because Montana was sexting her friend Malika Haqq. Montana was then on a T.V. talk show and said some pretty hurtful things about Khloe. There are new reports surfacing on Khloe getting back together with Odom, and having his baby. Whatever  becomes of Khloe love life we wish her all the best.

Kendall

There is a new model in town and her name is Kendall. Kendall recently dropped her last name of Jenner due to the bad press surrounding the name. However Kendall was at New York Fashion Week modeling, where she reported the other models being nasty to her. Doing things like calling her names to putting out cigarettes in her drinks, and saying that the only reason she got the gig was because of her last name and family. Whatever the reason for Kendall getting the job. it is very clear that she rocked New York Fashion Week. And she clearly belongs.

Kylie

Kylie on the other hand has just gotten back from jetting across to Europe with reported boyfriend Tyga who is 23. Bruce Jenner says that Kylie has no discipline from Kris and that Kris lets her do whatever she wants. Kris was on a talk show promoting her new cookbook in the kitchen with Kris and she started talking about Kylie. When Kylie returned home she told Kris to stay out of her life and to not bring her up when she went on talk shows. Kylie is also singing. Sources close to Jenner say she says she is the next Katy Perry. Whether or not this is true we wish her all the best.

With all the turmoil that have been plaguing the Kardashians there is more to come. Especially know that Kris and

Is Jennifer Aniston pregnant? people have been wondering this for years, it has been a source of speculation. A source close to the Friends costar says that she three months pregnant from IFV treatments. The media thinks that Jen might be pregnant because Jen was spotted on the Red Carpet wearing a loose fitting silver sparkling dress at the premier of her movie "Life of Crime", sparking rumors that the star is currently pregnant. Jen Aniston is not the only star who is constantly getting hounded about being pregnant. Some other stars are: Carrie Underwood, Blake Lively, Princess Kate and Jennifer Garner.

  Carrie Underwood who just announced her pregnancy has been in the spotlight before because she was said to not want children. She and her husband Mike Fisher are very excited for this baby. The rumors about her not wanting children started when she was doing the "Sound of Music," there were also rumors that she was cheating on her husband with a member of the cast. However we know those were false.

   Blake Lively, who announced she was pregnant on her web page. She and husband Ryan Reynolds are expecting their first child. There wasn't really a whole lot of speculation on Blake Lively, however, with all the drama surrounding Reynolds it's quite surprising. Lively is very excited on her first child.

   Princess Kate there has been tons of speculation surrounding from her having twins to her having triplets. However Princess Kate just announced that she is pregnant for the second time. The second time mother is expecting a baby in April of 2015. No word on what she is having yet, however she is still suffering from the same morning sickness that plagued her during her first pregnancy. This time around she opted to have treatments at home instead. The sickness should lesson at around the 14-week mark however it could last up until week 16. 

   Then there is Jennifer Garner. She has three children with husband Ben Affleck. There was extreme speculation that the couple was pregnant with child number four. But those dreams were dashed when Garner went on Ellen and said she was not pregnant. The star who had no idea what the media was saying about her. Her babysitter informed her, Garner then went on to Ellen and confirmed that she was indeed not pregnant. That after three children you get a "baby pouch." Garner found it extremely funny.

    Like all the other women in this story Jennifer Aniston has a career that puts her in the spotlight. While Jen has not came right out and said that she is pregnant, another family member has. Her brother just announced his pregnancy with his girlfriend. Jen was spotted buying a blue baby blanket for him. While we do not know whether or not Jen is pregnant we do know that she would make a fine mother. Jen has had the experience of helping Friends costar Courtney Cox with her children, and know she will be able to help her brother. Some people close with the star said that she is not happy for her brother, however that could not be farther from the truth. Jen is very happy becoming an auntie. The star also says that she could not be happier with where her life is know. She is currently with fiancé Justin Theroux of two years. The couple says that they could adopt or they may not, however the couple says that whatever they decide should be between them and not everyone else. Justin is not happy with how everyone is saying that Jen is pregnant or not. He says that it's there life and when they are ready to make the announcement they will. Jen also went on to say that it's not like she has a checklist if what to do to make her more of a woman. That she is not going to have her worth of as a woman judged because she doesn't have a kid. She went on to say that she doesn't have a checklist and if there not checked off that she has then failed somehow as a woman. Jen's rep has come right out and said that Jen is not pregnant. While we do not know when or if Jen will become pregnant we do know that no matter what she will be a great friend. We wish her all the best.

We have all herd about the stars from George Clooney to Jennifer Aniston and many others as well photo shopping their photos. We have always asked ourselves why. Why would stars want to do this? when they are already beautiful, why photo shop your photo?

  The first photo shop was created in 1988 by brothers Thomas and John Knoll, who formed a partnership with adobe photo shop. They shipped out their first product in February of 1990. It is currently in its 20th year of being available. When it first came out, adobe photo shop was mainly used for help with making photos on the computer easier. While today it's mainly used for actual photo shop.

   Social media has always played a part in how people think they should look. From little girls wanting to look like their favorite actress or singer to other girls starving themselves to look "perfect" like that Victoria Secret Model. University of strathclyde did a study in partnership with Ohio University and Iowa University said that college girls and their use of Facebook may have something to do with eating habits, exercise habits, and body image. The study did say that while no correlation can be made between time spent on Facebook and eating disorders it did however predict a worse body image. Some people are saying that since social media has become more prominent that girls are more bombarded by the search of the perfect body. Before social media people would just see that model or actor on the front of a magazine covers and billboards or watch them on T.V.. But know girls are sitting around all day staring at them, but not all social media outlets are bad.  Pinterest  just banned thinspo, which consists of photos, and tips meant to provide inspiration and motivation to those looking to whittle their bodies down to tiny proportions.

   Thinspo typically consists of photos of female bodies with pencil thin arms and jutting out ribs. This is nothing new. A lot of social media outlets are putting a ban on thinspo. While putting a ban on this may be a good thing there are two main problems Number one is enforcing the ban is going to be hard with all of the wiggle rom. Trying to determine if a user is deliberately encouraging this is such a grey area. Pinterest has said that they planned on addressing the users flagged by other users and dealing with them on a case by case basis. Additionally Tumblr is going on the same thing. Although they are hesitant on taking a hard stance they do give out health warnings to the users who search for relating to thinspo.

   The second problem with this ban can be asked with a simple question: what else can the social media outlets do? They don't make the content. The social media outlets can attempt to ban the women and girls who collect these images into one disturbing collage. However a ban on the individual components is impossible. Not all stars photo shop their photos. For instance Kiera Knightly is known for having a more boyish figure. not that there is anything wrong with that. However when King Arthur came out in 2004, she was very shocked by the fact that her breasts had been enhanced by air brush. She was so adverse to the photo shop that when Pirates of the Caribbean came out she refused to let the production company go photo shop crazy. Another surprising actress is Kim Kardashian. When complex magazine printed a photo shopped one and put the original one on line. Kim's thighs looked larger her stomach and her skin less flawless, however she responded by saying that she was proud of her body and that the picture is helpful for everyone to see that just because she is on the cover doesn't mean that she is perfect. Another star is Jessica Simpson. she not only speaks out against flagrant photo shop. she is starting a beautiful me campaign. it is a campaign to motivate teens to embrace their inner beauty. She also practices what she preaches. she recently did a photo shoot for Marie Claire that was completely make up free. But their are other stars that do photo shop their pictures. Like Beyoncé, and others. However we all strive to have this perfect body , but we need to remember that their is no definition for the word perfect. we need to keep our own definition of perfect and strive for that and not try to look like Beyoncé or Angelina Jolie. We need to remember that we come in all shapes and sizes.

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