All language subtitles for Teenage Paparazzo (2010).en

( water sloshing )

Girl:
IT IS SO HOT OUT.

- WHO'S THAT?
NICOLE RICHIE?
- NICOLE.

- IS SHE GONNA GO TO JAIL?
- MAYBE SHE'LL GET
A LIGHTER SENTENCE.

- ( giggles )
- DO YOU THINK COURTENEY COX
AND JENNIFER ANISTON

- AND DAVID ARQUETTE
HAVE THREESOMES?
- IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

IT'S A BIG POSSIBILITY.
I REALLY WANNA HAVE
A BECKHAM SIGHTING.

- WHO'S THAT?
- LINDSAY LOHAN.

WILL YOU GUYS PASS ME
ANOTHER MAGAZINE, PLEASE?

HELLO, MY NAME
IS ADRIAN GRENIER,

AND I'M A CELEBRITY...

OR AT LEAST,
I PLAY ONE ON TV--

LITERALLY.

TV reporter:
You know him as superstar
Vincent Chase

on HBO's "Entourage."

TV reporter:
The comedy was about
a young Hollywood star

and his entourage
being his childhood friends.

Adrian Grenier:
PLAYING THE ROLE
OF VINCE CHANGED MY LIFE.

BECAUSE NOW THAT PEOPLE
LOVE THE SHOW,

I'VE COME INTO A CERTAIN
VINCE-LIKE CELEBRITY MYSELF.

( clamoring )

AND IT'S STRANGE THAT I GET
ALL THIS ATTENTION

BECAUSE I PLAY SOMEONE
WHO GETS ALL THIS ATTENTION.

THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE
HAS BEEN WEIRD TO SAY
THE LEAST.

YOU KNOW HOW THEY
SAY THE LINE BETWEEN
FICTION AND REALITY

IS GETTING BLURRED?

WELL, THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING
TO ME BIG TIME.

- ( horn honks )
- YO, VINNIE CHASE!

YEAH, VINNIE!

- Does art imitate life?
- ( laughs )

- WHO ARE YOU?
- WAIT. CAN I JUST GET
YOUR PICTURE REALLY QUICK?

THAT IS SUCH A CELEBRITY.
COME BACK!

- Grenier:
NOW WHENEVER I GO OUT...
- YOU ARE SUCH A CELEBRITY.

...PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE
PICTURES OF ME.

- BUT SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE,
THE PAPARAZZI...
- ( camera shutters clicking )

...DON'T ASK PERMISSION.

AND THEY TAKE A LOT
OF PICTURES.

OVER THE YEARS, I'VE OBSERVED
THEIR GENERAL DISREGARD

AND INSATIABLE APPETITE
FOR CELEBRITY PHOTOS.

AND BECAUSE THEY'RE
ALWAYS AT A DISTANCE,
I FEEL OBJECTIFIED

AND HAVE A HARD TIME
SEEING THEM AS REGULAR PEOPLE.

- ( camera shutters clicking )
- ( insect buzzing )

BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL
ONE NIGHT THAT THINGS
GOT TOTALLY BIZARRE.

I RAN INTO A PARTICULARLY
UNUSUAL PAPARAZZO.

WHOA! JESUS!

I GOT WHAT
THE PAPARAZZI CALL "SPRAYED"

BY 10 OR 15 FLASH SHOTS
BY THE KID

AND I WAS COMPLETELY
SHOCKED OF COURSE.

AND HE STARTED
RUNNING AWAY.

I SAID, "HEY, WAIT, COME BACK.
WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

HE SAID,
"PAPARAZZI, DUDE."

I WAS TOTALLY CONFUSED.

I SAID,
"YOU'RE A PAPARAZZI?"

HE SAID, "YEAH."
I SAID, "HOW OLD ARE YOU?"

"13."
"13 YEARS OLD
AND YOU'RE A PAPARAZZI?"

HE SAID, "YEAH."

AND THAT WAS
THE TURNING POINT.

AFTER SEEING A KID
DOING IT,

I DECIDED TO TURN THE CAMERAS
ON THE PAPARAZZI

AND THROUGH THIS BOY,
TRY TO UNDERSTAND THEM

AND MAKE SENSE OF THIS
INSANE CELEBRITY WORLD.

- ( music playing )
- ♪ YEAH! ♪

IT WAS NOTHING LIKE THIS
20 YEARS AGO.

IT SEEMS LIKE
IT'S GROWING.

A FEW YEARS AGO
YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD
15 OR 20 GUYS.

YOU NOW GOT
40 OR 50 GUYS.

Man:
PAPARAZZI COULD GET
A GOOD SHOT.

GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE WAY.
I CAN'T SEE.

Woman:
PAPARAZZI WERE TRYING
TO SHOOT VIDEO

OF MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY
OUT SURFING.

THE BIGGER THE PHOTO,

THE MORE LAWS THEY'RE
WILLING TO BREAK.

( tires screech )

- Man: JULIA!
- YOU PEOPLE EMBARRASS
YOURSELVES IS WHAT YOU DO.

Man:
FAME IS GONNA BE A CURE-ALL
FOR THINGS IN THEIR LIFE.

TV reporter:
She has to say goodbye
to her precious little boys.

YOU'RE BETTER OFF BEING
ON THOSE TABLOID SHOWS.
IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR CAREER.

I SAW THAT KID.
I'M LOOKING AT THIS KID LIKE,

"HEY, MAN,
IT'S 2:00 IN THE MORNING.
SHOULDN'T YOU BE STUDYING?"

I WAS JUST LIKE,
"WHO IS THIS KID AND WHY
IS HE WITH THE PAPARAZZI?"

- HE ANSWERS ME WITH A CLICK.
- IS HE A LEGITIMATE GUY WHO
GETS PICTURES AND SELLS THEM?

- HE'S A STREETWISE GUY.
- Kid: ANY ACTION?

I THINK THAT KID'S
FUCKING SMART.

I WISH I WOULD HAVE BEEN
MAKING THAT MUCH MONEY

WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.
SHIT!

♪ I'VE SEEN IT HERE
AND THERE ♪

♪ JUST GIVE ME
SOME GIRLS ♪

♪ BE CAREFUL
WHAT YOU WISH FOR ♪

♪ OH!
NOW TAKE ME OUT ♪

♪ OOH HONEY,
LET'S GO DANCING. ♪

Grenier:
I HAD STUMBLED
ON A RARE OPPORTUNITY.

THIS KID COULD GET ME ACCESS
TO A SECRET WORLD I MIGHT
NOT GET OTHERWISE

AND I JUMPED
AT THE CHANCE.

HE AGREED TO MEET ME
AT HIS DAD'S HOUSE.

BUT WHEN I ARRIVED,
HE HAD JUST GOTTEN A CALL,

A TIPOFF AS TO THE WHEREABOUTS
OF CAMERON DIAZ.

HER HOUSE?
OKAY, THANK YOU.

- YOU WANNA GO TO MALIBU?
- NO.

- I WANNA GET CAMERON DIAZ.
- AUSTIN, DON'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT GOING OUT THERE,

'CAUSE YOU GOTTA GO
TO BED EARLY TONIGHT.

- Grenier: IT'S FAR TOO.
HOW WOULD YOU GET THERE?
- HE WOULD USUALLY TAKE ME.

NO, THANK YOU.

Alwy:
AUSTIN GOES TO RESTAURANTS
WITH HIS MOTHER,

AND SOME OF THE RESTAURANTS,
THEY WON'T EVEN LET EITHER
ONE OF THEM IN

BECAUSE THEY SAY,
"YOU'RE A PAPARAZZI."

- Grenier:
THEY JUST RECOGNIZE HIM?
- UH-HUH, 'CAUSE HE'S BEEN

STANDING OUTSIDE
THEIR DOORS WAITING
TO GET A SHOT OF SOMEBODY.

ADRIAN, WHAT IS YOUR
MESSAGE ON YOUR PHONE?

( speaks gibberish )

( laughs )
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
IT'S JUST MY MESSAGE.

IT'S WEIRD.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST SAY,

"HEY, THIS IS ADRIAN.
LEAVE A MESSAGE"?

I DON'T WANT PEOPLE
TO KNOW IT'S ME.

OH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

- ( pops )
- OW!

IT DOESN'T HURT.

Grenier:
AUSTIN WAS DEFINITELY NOT SHY
ABOUT POINTING AND SHOOTING.

HE SEEMED TO HAVE
THE RIGHT ATTITUDE
FOR A PAPARAZZI.

- DO YOU LIKE CELEBRITIES?
- YEAH.

- MOST OF THEM ARE NICE.
- WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE?

- GET IT RIGHT.
- ADRIAN GRENIER.

CORRECT ANSWER.
BING BING, LET'S GO.

LOOK...

JUST LOOK AT IT.
IT'S ACTUALLY A KIND
OF TIGHT PICTURE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I THINK
ABOUT THIS WHOLE PAPARAZZI
THING IN GENERAL.

THAT'S WHY I WANTED
TO DO THIS PROJECT
WITH YOU, AUSTIN--

SEE IF WE CAN'T
FIGURE IT OUT.

I'M BUYING A CAMERA.
THIS IS IT.

Grenier:
SO I JOINED AUSTIN ON
A TRIP TO BUY A NEW CAMERA.

Austin:
ONLY ABOUT FOUR
OR FIVE PAPARAZZI

OUT OF THE 700
OR 800 HAVE IT.

- REALLY?
- AND I'M ONE OF THEM.

Grenier:
THERE WAS A LOT OF
ADVANCED GEAR ALL AROUND US.

BUT THIS KID
SEEMED RIGHT AT HOME--
VERY TECH SAVVY.

- WHERE'S THE BRACKET?
- IT'S HERE IN THIS BAG.

- Grenier: DOES HE
COME IN HERE OFTEN?
- YEAH, ALL THE TIME.

AFTER SCHOOL AND STUFF
HE RUNS THROUGH HERE.
HE'S A COOL KID.

Grenier:
I WAS THINKING

WE'RE ALL INFLUENCED BY OUR
SURROUNDINGS AND AUSTIN
GREW UP IN HOLLYWOOD

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE CELEBRITY ACTION.

MAYBE IT'S NOT SO STRANGE
THAT HE LATCHED ONTO THIS.

IF HE'D GROWN UP
SOMEWHERE ELSE,

MAYBE HE'D BE INTO
DIRT BIKES OR MALLS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
I HAVE THIS CAMERA.

IT'S NUTS.

Grenier:
BUT AUSTIN HAD SOMETHING
ELSE GOING FOR HIM--

A VERY SUPPORTIVE MOM.

HI.

HE SEEMS TO HAVE
SUCH A MATURITY

AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE.

HE'S A LOT MORE CONFIDENT
THAN I WAS WHEN
I WAS HIS AGE.

Austin:
THE FIRST TIME
I SHOT A CELEBRITY

WAS ADRIAN GRENIER
FROM "ENTOURAGE."

IT WAS PRETTY COOL.
I TOOK HIS PICTURE
AND THEN I'M LIKE,

"I'M GONNA TAKE ANOTHER ONE."
HE WAS LIKE, "YEAH, OKAY."

I REMEMBER THE NIGHT
THAT HAPPENED.

IT WAS LITERALLY HIS--
YOU WERE HIS FIRST
CELEBRITY PHOTO.

- YOU KNOW?
- HE PROBABLY SAYS THAT
TO ALL THE CELEBS.

- NO.
- I DON'T THINK HE THOUGHT

I WAS, LIKE,
A FULL-ON PAPARAZZO.

I THINK THAT THE PAPARAZZI GIG
THAT HE'S EXPERIENCING NOW

MIGHT BE SOMETHING
THAT HE'S IN FOR A WHILE.

HE SEEMS TO BE
VERY SERIOUS ABOUT IT.

HE'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHO HE IS

AND WHAT HIS ROLE IS
IN THE UNIVERSE.

HE'S JUST OFF
IN HIS OWN WORLD RIGHT NOW.

AND I THINK THAT'S
KIND OF TYPICAL OF HIS AGE.

IT'S AMAZING.
IT REALLY IS.

Jane:
HE'S JUST ALWAYS BEEN
INTERESTED IN CAMERAS.

ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED
IN VISUAL STUFF.

Austin:
MY MOM BOUGHT ME
MY FIRST LITTLE CAMERA.

I JUST STARTED TAKING
PICTURES OF STILL LIFE
AND ANIMAL LIFE

AND JUST KIND OF
EXPLORING WITH IT.

THEY'RE JUST SO COOL
TO SHOOT.

YOU KNOW, THE PLANTS DON'T
MOVE LIKE CELEBRITIES.

AND YOU CAN FOCUS
AND YOU CAN CHANGE
THE COLOR OF THEM.

Grenier:
SO WHEN DID YOU DECIDE
TO START SHOOTING CELEBRITIES?

THE FIRST TIME I HAD
THE URGE TO PAPARAZZI,

MY MOM WAS AT THIS SPA,

YOU KNOW, WHATEVER,

AND PARIS HILTON WAS THERE.

AND THERE WAS LIKE
50 PAPARAZZI AT THE TIME,

'CAUSE SHE WAS REALLY BIG
AT THAT MOMENT.

SO I JUST KIND OF WAS THERE
AND JUST KIND OF FELT
THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE

AND THE ADRENALINE
OF WHAT WAS GOING ON.

SO I DON'T KNOW--

IT WAS JUST REALLY EXCITING
AND EXHILARATING

TO JUST BE
IN THAT GROUP TO DO THAT.

( panting )

LINDSAY.

( clamoring )

- Man: WATCH OUT FOR THE POLE.
- Man #2: OVER YOUR SHOULDER,
TO YOUR LEFT.

- THANK YOU.
- Man: OPEN UP, OPEN UP.

DON'T HURT MY LINDSAY.
DON'T HURT MY GIRL!

Man #3: STOP PUSHING.
STOP PUSHING.
STOP PUSHING!

Grenier:
I STARTED WONDERING
WHAT A PAPARAZZI CAREER

MIGHT BE LIKE FOR AUSTIN.

TYRA, WORK IT, TYRA!
WORK IT!

JENNIFER, YOU'RE THE BEST.
THANK YOU!

- MARY J., MY FAVORITE.
- THAT GUY.

RIGHT OVER THERE,
'CAUSE THERE'S A REFLECTION.
BIG SMILE.

- PERFECT. I LOVE YOU.
- IS THAT GOOD FOR YOU?

Grenier:
SO I TRACKED DOWN A GUY
I HAD SEEN AROUND FOR YEARS--

A VETERAN PAPARAZZO.

LET ME GET MICHELLE
RIGHT HERE FOR STEVE.
RIGHT HERE, GUYS.

FOR "SOCIAL LIFE" MAGAZINE.
OVER HERE, GUYS.

Grenier:
HE WAS KNOWN TO BE SMART
AND A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE.

- Sands: NICOLE
AND ASHLEY, NICOLE AND ASHLEY!
- Woman: NICOLE, PLEASE!

I'M GONNA SAY THIS
RIGHT NOW.

NICOLE RICHIE,
WHO ONLY EXISTS BECAUSE
OF THE CAMERA,

AND ASHLEY SIMPSON,
AND THEY DON'T WANNA POSE
FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS?

THEY CAN'T COMPLAIN
WHEN THEY GET SHOT BY
THESE GUYS ON THE STREET.

THEY CANNOT COMPLAIN.

Grenier:
I WAS EXCITED
TO SIT DOWN WITH STEVE.

AFTER ALL,
WE HAD SOME HISTORY.

SEE, I MET HIM
ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO WHEN--
HERE'S A NICE IRONY--

I WAS PLAYING SOMEONE
IN LEONARDO DiCAPRIO'S
ENTOURAGE

IN WOODY ALLEN'S MOVIE
"CELEBRITY."

- Man: I'M A BIG FAN, BRO.
- HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?

COULD I GET A PICTURE
WITH YOU?

Grenier:
I WAS HOPING STEVE
WOULD HAVE SOME INSIGHTS,

MAYBE SOME ADVICE
FOR AUSTIN.

- I LOVE THE SHOW-- BIG FAN.
- THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

HELLO?

WHAT, THERE ARE 100
PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS
FOR ADRIAN?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

YOU MUST BE HAVING THE TIME
OF YOUR LIFE, ADRIAN.

ADRIAN, IS LIFE MORE FUN

WHEN YOU'RE THE STAR
OF A POPULAR TV SHOW?

GOD, I WISH I WAS YOU,
BUT ANYWAY...

SHARON STONE.

SHE WAS IN MY CRIB.

Grenier:
STEVE'S BEEN A PAPARAZZO
FOR MANY YEARS.

- Man: WHO WERE YOU TALKING TO?
- ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHER.

SOMETIMES I JUST LIKE
TO KEEP MY FEELERS OUT
IN THE STREET

TO SEE
IF I'M MISSING ANYTHING.

DO YOU KNOW IF THERE
ARE ANY CELEBRITIES

- GONNA BE SHOWING UP
HERE TONIGHT?
- NO, I DON'T.

DO YOU KNOW IF STALLONE'S
COMING INTO TOWN?

Grenier:
WHAT ADVICE
WOULD YOU GIVE TO AUSTIN?

THE ADVICE
I WOULD GIVE AUSTIN WOULD BE

TAKE AS MUCH MONEY
AS YOU CAN

FROM YOUR PHOTO AGENCY,
BUILD ENOUGH EXPERIENCE

AND LEAVE THE AGENCY
AND GO INTO BUSINESS
FOR YOURSELF.

- MIND IF I TAKE A PICTURE?
- NOT AT ALL.

( camera shutter clicking )

- I SAW YOU THE OTHER NIGHT
AT AREA--
- HOW OLD ARE YOU?

- 14.
- THAT'S DOPE, MAN.

- HI.
- THAT'S A HIGH-PAYING
JOB FOR A KID.

- I TRY.
- SMART.

- THANKS.
- RIGHT ON.

HOLD ON. LET ME
GIVE YOU MY CARD.
MY WEBSITE'S ON THE BACK.

- STOP PLAYING.
THAT'S AWESOME, LITTLE MAN.
- NO, SERIOUSLY.

- THANKS.
- I LIKE THAT.

THE WHOLE PAPARAZZI THING
IS GOING VERY WELL FOR ME
AT THIS POINT.

I SAID,
"YOU MUST MAKE GOOD MONEY.
YOU'RE MAKING MONEY?"

HE GOES,
"YEAH, I DO ALL RIGHT."

I SAID, "WHAT'S ALL RIGHT?"
$500 TO $1,000 A PICTURE.

IT SURE AS HELL BEATS
SELLING LEMONADE.

OKAY, CHECK THIS OUT.

JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT.

DAVID SPADE.

Grenier:
OH, THERE'S BAI LING.

Austin:
SHE'S COOL.

BRITNEY SPEARS.

BRITNEY SPEARS
WITH HER NEW DOG.

THAT WILL SELL.

UH...

EVA LONGORIA YESTERDAY.

YOU KNOW, THE OTHER DAY
I WAS ON ROBERTSON,

AND THERE WAS
A LITTLE BOY PAPARAZZI.

AND I SAID,
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

AND HE GOES,
"TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING."

Austin:
I HAVE THIS SHOT
OF KIM KARDASHIAN.

SHE WAS LIKE--
MARILYN MONROE PICTURE.

I SOLD IT FOR,
LIKE, A COUPLE GRAND.

I'M SORRY.
WHAT WERE YOU SAYING?

NEVER MIND.
IT'S FINE.

- TELL ME.
- NO, I THOUGHT
THAT YOU WERE

GONNA CALL ME AND, LIKE,
TELL ME WHERE YOU WERE
SOMETIMES.

BUT IT'S COOL.

- YOU MEAN FOR PHOTOS?
- YEAH.

- THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
- YOU THOUGHT I WAS GONNA
TIP YOU OFF?

YEAH, I HAVE HAD
CELEBRITIES DO THAT.

- WHO?
- I CAN'T NAME NAMES.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
REALLY NICE TO ME.

EVEN GWYNETH
WHEN SHE GAVE ME
HER BABY PICTURE.

THIS BABY WAS IN THE--

EVERY NEWSPAPER
HAD HER BABY.

SO I WILL RESPECT HER
FOR LIFE BECAUSE OF THAT.

Grenier:
I KNEW THERE WAS SOME
COLLABORATION BETWEEN PAPS

AND CERTAIN CELEBRITIES
LOOKING FOR EXPOSURE,

BUT THE PAPS COULDN'T OPERATE
WITHOUT THE CONSTANT
COLLABORATION

OF ANYONE IN A POSITION
TO GIVE THEM A TIP.

HAVE YOU SEEN ANYBODY
GOING IN?

- PARIS.
- REALLY?

WHERE DID SHE COME IN FROM?

WE'RE GETTING PARIS,

NICKY, THE OSBOURNES,
A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.

SHE USUALLY DOES.

THANKS, MAN.

- PARIS HILTON?
- Austin: IS SHE OVER THERE?

- YEAH.
- WHERE?

- SHE'S RIGHT THERE.
- HER CAR'S RIGHT THERE.

- PARIS.
- Woman: NICKY HILTON
AND PARIS HILTON.

COME ON. PARIS!

( panting )

HEY, CHASE THAT CAR.
CHASE HER.

CATCH UP TO THAT CAR
ON THE RIGHT.

THIS IS HER RIGHT HERE.

IS THAT NICKY? NO.

STAY ON HER ASS.
SHE'S TURNING.

SHE'S GOING TO IN-N-OUT.
HOLY SHIT!

GOT IT.
GRILLED ONIONS ON BOTH?

- REGULAR.
- COKES ON BOTH OF THEM?

- YEAH.
- Austin: EXTRA SPECIAL SAUCE.

HERE.
CAN YOU PULL UP,
LIKE, RIGHT AT THE EXIT?

LIKE RIGHT
WHERE THE EXIT IS,
SO WE CAN JUST JUMP IN?

- LIKE AT THE CORNER.
- Man: HEY, LEAVE HER ALONE.

- STOP TAKING HER PICTURE.
- Austin: IT'S OUR JOB.

HEY, SERIOUSLY,
COME ON, LET HER BE.

- NO, DUDE. PARIS.
- WHAT?

HAVE A GOOD BURGER.

I'M FRIENDS
WITH HER, DUDE.

IF YOU'RE FRIENDS
WITH HER, GIVE ME
HER NUMBER.

Grenier:
I GOT AUSTIN'S TAKE
ON PARIS.

I WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT SHE THOUGHT OF HIM.

SO I TOOK AT LITTLE TRIP
TO MALIBU, CALIFORNIA,

- TO PAY HER A VISIT.
- I ALWAYS SEE HIM.

HE'S ALWAYS OUTSIDE MR. CHOW'S
OR OUTSIDE MY HOUSE.

SO I SAY HI TO HIM.
HE'S SO YOUNG AND CUTE.

- ISN'T HE LIKE 14 YEARS OLD?
- HE IS.

HIS MOM ISN'T UPSET
THAT HE DOES THAT?

SHE'S GIVING HIM
THE FREEDOM

TO EXPLORE HIS WORLD,
HIS OPTIONS.

AT 3:00 A.M.?

I JUST WOULDN'T
WANT MY KID

LIKE, GOING--
TAKING PICTURES

AT CLUBS LATE AT NIGHT.

IT'S DANGEROUS.

Austin:
JUST DON'T RUN ME OVER.

SHIT.

- ( engine starts )
- Austin: WHAT THE FUCK?

- FUCKING BITCH!
- Man: LISTEN, HEY!

- WHAT?
- IF THE CAR IS COMING,
JUST DON'T RUN TOWARDS.

- YOU ARE GONNA GET HIT.
- OKAY.

IT IS DANGEROUS.
I THOUGHT THIS LITTLE BOY

WAS GONNA GET RUN OVER
BY A CAR,

GONNA GET TRAMPLED
BY THE OTHER GUYS.

THERE'S NO MONEY
IN THE WORLD

THAT COULD EQUAL
THAT LIFESTYLE.

- HOW COULD YOU BE HAPPY RUNNING
AROUND AND DOING THAT?
- ( horn honks )

SOMETIMES WHEN I'VE BEEN
IN TRAFFIC, THEY'D GO OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET,

AND STARTED, LIKE,
PUNCHING EACH OTHER.

'CAUSE THEY
CUT EACH OTHER OFF.

THEY JUST--
THEY FIGHT A LOT.

Grenier:
SO THAT KIND OF THING
REALLY MAKES IT DANGEROUS.

I THINK SO.
YOU KNOW,

PRINCESS DIANA
WAS BEING CHASED.

IT'S SCARY IF THAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN IN HOLLYWOOD

WITH THE WAY THEY DRIVE
SO RECKLESSLY.

THEY DON'T CARE.

- WOULD YOU LET
YOUR KIDS DO THAT?
- Kevin Dillon: NO.

I MEAN, IF IT'S SOMETHING
THAT HE OR SHE REALLY
REALLY WANTED TO DO.

WHEN THEY GROW UP
THAT'S A DIFFERENT BALLGAME,
BUT NOT AT THAT AGE.

AT THAT AGE,
YOU CAN HAVE A SAY

IN WHAT YOUR KIDS DO
FOR SUCH A SMALL
WINDOW OF TIME.

I PERSONALLY WOULDN'T.

DO YOU EVER WORRY
ABOUT HIM BEING OUT THERE?

SURE, YEAH.

- YOU KNOW, I'M A MOM.
- ( laughs )

THERE'S ALWAYS
THE QUESTION,

"WELL, DON'T YOU FEEL
THAT HE'S A LITTLE YOUNG?"

OR "AREN'T YOU AFRAID
THAT HE'S OUT THERE?"

YOU KNOW,
THERE'S A CERTAIN TONE

IN ALMOST
EVERYONE'S VOICE.

I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, IT IS A FINE LINE,

ESPECIALLY
AT THIS AGE WHEN KIDS
ARE BECOMING ADULTS,

BUT THEY'RE NOT QUITE ADULTS
AND THEY STILL NEED GUIDANCE
AND PROTECTION.

I THINK
YOU KNOW YOUR KID.

YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW YOUR KID.
AND I KNOW AUSTIN

AND I KNOW WHAT HE'S
CAPABLE OF AND I KNOW
HIS JUDGMENT.

I WOULDN'T LET HIM GO OUT
INTO THIS ENVIRONMENT

IF I DIDN'T FEEL THAT HE
WAS CAPABLE OF DEALING
WITH CERTAIN THINGS.

Austin:
IT'S OKAY.

- HUH?
- YEAH, I'M PAPARAZZI.

IN HOLLYWOOD,
EVERYBODY'S JUST DRUNK.

SO IT'S REALLY EASY
TO GET YOUR CAMERA STOLEN.

THIS IS PEPPER SPRAY.

IT'S MADE
OUT OF PEPPER AND SPRAY.

IT'S NOT LETHAL FORCE,
BUT HARMFUL FORCE.

SO SAY LIKE THESE HOBOS

THAT ARE REALLY DRUNK
AND FUCKED UP...

- ( slurring )
- ...AND THEY'RE CRAZY...

- CIGARETTE.
- DON'T COME NEAR ME, PAL.

...I CAN DEFEND MYSELF.

- ( screaming )
- OH MY GOD.

JUST A BUNCH
OF DRUNK IDIOTS FIGHTING.

- Man: HEY, GET THE FUCK OFF!
- Austin: STUPID.

Grenier: WHAT DO YOU
THINK ABOUT THIS KID
WHO'S DOING THIS JOB IN L.A.

AND PUTTING HIMSELF
AT RISK AND GOING OUT INTO
THE STREET TO GET A SHOT?

AREN'T THERE SOME
DANGERS WHEN PAPARAZZI
GET TOGETHER

AND THERE'S SORT OF
A FRENZY AND THEY'RE
ALL OVER THE PLACE?

Sands:
IT CAN BE, BUT THEY CAN
ALSO BE WELL-BEHAVED.

- WHAT'S UP, AUSTIN?
- WHAT'S UP, MAN?

Jane:
I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE THAT
HE'S WITH, THE OTHER PAPARAZZI,

GENUINELY CARE ABOUT HIM.

EITHER ALWY OR MYSELF,
WE KNOW WHERE AUSTIN IS.

Austin:
IF YOU'RE WORRIED,
JUST CALL ME.

Jane:
HE CHECKS IN WITH US CONSTANTLY
WITH HIS CELL PHONE.

AT THE LATEST, 2:00,
BUT SHE'S NOT GONNA STAY OUT
THAT LATE, SO...

OKAY.
LOVE YOU, MAMA.

Jane:
HE'S NOT IN A CAR.
SO I DON'T REALLY RUN THE RISK.

HE'S USUALLY BIKED UP THERE
OR HE'S ON HIS SCOOTER

OR SOMETHING.

Grenier:
A LOT OF YOU
MIGHT BE DOWN ON JANE.

YOU MIGHT BE THINKING,
"WHAT'S THIS WOMAN DOING?

THIS IS TABLOID-WORTHY
PARENTING--

'MOM LETS KID RUN WILD
IN THE STREETS.'"

BUT I WAS BEGINNING
TO WONDER.

SO MANY OVERPROTECTIVE PARENTS
HOVERING OVER THEIR CHILDREN
THESE DAYS--

KEEPING THEM ON LEASHES,

RUBBER PLAYGROUNDS,
KNEEPADS, HELMETS.

AREN'T KIDS SUPPOSED
TO HAVE ADVENTURES?

MR. CHOW'S--
TAKE A LEFT ON SAN VICENTE.
GO STRAIGHT DOWN TO WILSHIRE.

MAKE A RIGHT ON WILSHIRE
AND GO STRAIGHT TO CAMDEN.
SEE YOU LATER.

Grenier:
KIDS THAT AGE USED TO RUN
AROUND THE WOODS ALL DAY,

CLIMBING TREES, ROCK FIGHTS,
HOME BEFORE DARK.

THAT'S NOT DANGEROUS?

HE'S THE ANIMAL PLANET GUY.

( animal snarls )

Grenier:
MAYBE SHE WAS JUST
LETTING HER SON GO ON A QUEST

LIKE WE ALL DREAM ABOUT
WHEN WE'RE YOUNG.

BUT I'M GOOD.
I DON'T GO OUT TO PARTIES
AND DRINK ALL NIGHT

AND GET FUCKED UP ON COKE.

Grenier:
DO YOUR FRIENDS DO THAT?

I'VE HAD FRIENDS IN THE PAST
THAT HAVE DONE THAT.

Jane:
HE PROMISED
HE WOULDN'T DO DRUGS.

AUSTIN AND I HAVE
A LITTLE PACT ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S WHY I'M RESPONSIBLE
AND THAT'S WHY I GET FREEDOM.

'CAUSE I DON'T
DO THAT SHIT.

HE PROMISED ME.
HE'S TOLD ME HE'S KEPT IT.

DON'T YOU NEED TO BE IN
THE HOUSE? YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT YOUR MOMS ON THERE.

IT'S WEDNESDAY.
DON'T YOU GOT
SCHOOL TOMORROW?

( women laughing )

HE IS HOMESCHOOLED,
AND HE'S JUST GOT A NEW
REPORT CARD WHICH WAS GREAT.

HE'S GOT A "B" AVERAGE.
HE MEETS WITH THIS GUY
ONCE A WEEK.

HE TURNS HIS WORK IN.
HE DOES HIS WORK.

I THINK HE'S VERY BRIGHT.
HE DOES ASK WHAT GRADES
HE'S GETTING

'CAUSE HE WANTS TO CHECK
TO MAKE SURE HE'S GETTING "A"s.

DO YOU DO YOUR SCHOOLWORK?

YEAH.

- GOOD GRADES?
- YEAH, "B"s.

CERTAINLY CAREERWISE
HE'S GOT MORE DIRECTION

THAN ANY OF MY STUDENTS.

HE'S GOT HIS FOOT SOLIDLY
IN SOME DOOR.

DAMN, YOU GOT A NICE
SETUP TODAY.

- THIS LIGHT'S
FUCKING AWESOME.
- IT'S A COOL BAG.

Grenier:
I'D NOTICE HOW THE OTHER
PAPS TREATED HIM.

- THERE WAS A REAL RESPECT.
- WHOA, DAWG.

IT SUCKS 'CAUSE ALL
THE WEIGHT IS FORWARD SO WHEN
YOU HOLD IT FOR A LONG TIME,

IT HURTS YOUR FRICKING WRIST
'CAUSE ALL THE WEIGHT'S
THROWN FORWARD.

- YOU KNOW MY NUMBER, RIGHT?
- YEAH, I GOT YOUR CARD.

- I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
- ALL RIGHT.

Jane:
YOU KNOW,
HE'S AN ONLY CHILD,

SO HE LOVES THE GUYS
THAT HE'S WITH.

THERE'S THIS
CAMARADERIE THING.

Grenier:
DO YOU HAVE ANY MENTORS?

ANYBODY THAT TAKES
YOU UNDER THEIR WING
AND TEACHES YOU THE ROPES?

DID YOU SEE MY SICK
PARIS HILTON ON "TMZ"?

- WHICH ONE? WHICH ONE?
- THE BEST ONE.

Austin:
THERE'S A LOT OF THEM
THAT I RESPECT AND ADMIRE.

YOU MEAN I JUST
CAN'T GO WALK UP?

OH, OKAY.

SHE'S POPPING A LEFT.
SHE'S POPPING A LEFT.

LET'S WALK BACK, DAWG.
LET'S LET HER COME OUT.

- ANYBODY?
- NOBODY.

- NOBODY? ALL RIGHT.
- NOBODY GOT HER.

- MAN, THAT WAS RIDICULOUS.
- HEY, IF YOU TAKE OFF,
CAN I RIDE WITH YOU?

- YEAH.
- I'LL CALL YOU. BYE.

PEACE OUT.

THAT'S HOW I ROLL.

Grenier:
I WAS GLAD TO SEE AUSTIN
IN GOOD STANDING

WITH THE PAPARAZZI,
A WORLD I'D BEEN SO CURIOUS
ABOUT EVER SINCE I STEPPED

INTO VINCE'S SHOES,
BUT OF COURSE

HE HAD NEVER BEEN
A THREAT TO THEM.

SO HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANY
OF YOUR PAPARAZZI BUDDIES?

I WANT TO--
I WANT TO INTERVIEW THEM.

A LOT OF THEM WON'T DO IT.
NOBODY WILL DO IT.

- WHO WILL? NOBODY?
- NOBODY WILL DO IT.

WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?

I'LL TELL YOU ONCE
THE CAMERA'S OFF.

Grenier:
WHY? WHAT IS THIS,
A SECRET SOCIETY?

Jane:
THEY DON'T WANT
THEIR COVER BLOWN.

MAYBE THEY LIKE TO OPERATE
UNDER MORE ANONYMITY.

WHAT BUTTON
CHANGES YOUR I.S.O.?

HE'S VERY MINDFUL OF THEM
AS A GROUP--

HIS BUDDIES.

HE'S COOL.

ARE YOU EVER CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT THEY MIGHT THINK?

I CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
THEY'RE ALL MY FRIENDS.

I'VE KNOWN THEM SINCE
I STARTED PAPARAZZI.

- THEY'RE ON YOUR SIDE?
- YEAH.

Grenier:
BUT DESPITE WHAT HE SAID,

THERE WAS STILL TENSION
WHEN WE FILMED THEM AT
PAPARAZZI STAKEOUTS.

- GO OVER THERE, PLEASE.
- Cameraman: I'M SORRY?

- GO OVER THERE, PLEASE.
- WHERE?

I DON'T WANT THEM
TO SEE YOU FILMING ME.

SO GO OVER THERE.
CAN YOU JUST MOVE
LIKE FOUR STEPS OVER?

- YEAH.
- LIKE KEEP GOING,
LIKE THERE.

DON'T GET OUT OF THE CAR.
FILM ME FROM ACROSS THE STREET.

- WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GET DOWN?
- 'CAUSE I CAN'T BE SEEN
IN THIS CAR.

- WHY NOT?
- 'CAUSE THEY KNOW
YOU'RE WITH ADRIAN.

- NO, THEY DON'T.
- YEAH, THEY DO!

THEY'RE JUST BEING
REAL BITCHES ABOUT IT.

- WHO?
- EVERYBODY--

THE WHOLE PAPARAZZI WORLD.

I WILL NOT NAME A NAME,
BUT THERE'S PEOPLE WHO DON'T
LIKE YOU TALKING TO AUSTIN.

LIKE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
AND THE FACT THAT AUSTIN
HAS A MIC ON HIM,

THERE'S PEOPLE
THAT JUST GET PISSED.

- A LOT OF THE PAPARAZZI
HATE ME NOW.
- Grenier: IS THAT RIGHT?

'CAUSE THEY THINK ADRIAN
IS SPYING ON THEM.

Grenier: HUH.

- I KNOW PEOPLE DON'T LIKE YOU.
- Austin: I'VE HEARD PEOPLE
WANT TO KICK YOUR ASS.

- WHO WANTS TO KICK MY ASS?
- THERE'S PEOPLE.

AND EVEN HE SAYS IT.

THE PAPARAZZI WANT
TO BEAT ADRIAN UP?
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT.

THERE'S DEFINITELY PEOPLE
IN THE INDUSTRY

WHO HAVE CRIMINAL
RECORDS, FOR SURE.

- Grenier: SHOULD I BE SCARED?
- IF SOMEONE FIGURED OUT
WHERE YOU WERE,

I'M SURE YOUR TIRES
WOULD GET SLASHED.

- THAT'S HAPPENED,
PAPARAZZI AGAINST PAPARAZZI.
- Austin: YEAH.

LIKE CERTAIN AGENCIES
WILL BE LIKE, "WE'VE GOT
THESE EXCLUSIVES."

SO THEY WENT AND CUT
OTHER PEOPLE'S TIRES.

I MEAN, WHAT IS THIS?
THE MAFIA?

( camera clicking )

THEY'RE SCARED THAT THEY'RE
GONNA BE IN THE DOCUMENTARY

AND THAT YOU'RE GONNA
PORTRAY US AS BAD PEOPLE.

Grenier:
RIGHT, BUT WHEN THEY TAKE MY
PHOTO AND THEN SHOW A PICTURE

AND MAKE FUN OF ME...

John Mayer,
Adrian Grenier,

in the rematch
of the century--

"Douche-Off
Part Deux."

...WHATEVER.
I DON'T CARE,

'CAUSE I'M SECURE ENOUGH,

I THINK,

BUT I JUST FIND THE IRONY
TO BE INTERESTING.

( dramatic organ music )

Adrian:
WE'RE ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET
AND THEY'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

YOU DON'T KNOW THEIR NAMES.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

BUT THEY KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE
AND THEY KNOW WHAT
YOU LIKE TO DO.

THEY FOLLOW YOU THERE
AND THEY HIDE AND YOU DON'T
ALWAYS SEE THEM.

- BIG SHIT.
- YEAH?

MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE FAMOUS

ARE ANNOYED BY THE PAPARAZZI.

- ROLLING!
- ROLLING!

ACTION!

Sands:
CAMERON DIAZ IS A VERY
INTERESTING PERSONALITY.

BECAUSE IF SHE COULD HAVE US
THROWN TO THE HIGHLANDS
OF NEW JERSEY,

SHE WOULD.

CAMERON DIAZ CERTAINLY DOESN'T
WANT TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED.

THEY JUST VIDEO YOU.
AND THEY'LL JUST LITERALLY

FOLLOW YOU
TO THE GROCERY STORE

OR FOLLOW YOU ANYWHERE
YOU GO AND JUST NEVER STOP.

THE ONE NAME THAT I HATE
IS POP-STALKERAZZI,

WHICH KIND OF PISSES ME OFF.

WE DO WAIT OUTSIDE
THEIR HOUSE AND FOLLOW THEM
WHEREVER THEY GO, BUT...

- GUYS, GO AWAY!
- SORRY, WE'RE JUST
DOING OUR JOB, KATE.

- YEAH, RIGHT!
- GOOD TO SEE YOU, JUSTIN.

- SOME CELEBRITIES
WILL TRY TO BE EVASIVE.
- FUCK OFF, SCUMBAG.

HOW MANY PEOPLE
DO YOU PUT IN DANGER?
I KNOW YOU'RE TAPING.

EXCUSE ME, MY FRIEND,
YOU'RE HARASSING ME.

IS ANYBODY HEARING MY VOICE?
I'M EXPECTING YOU GUYS
TO LEAVE NOW.

SOME CELEBRITIES
CALL THE POLICE

AND TRY TO ATTACK
PHOTOGRAPHERS.

- OUT OF MY FACE.
- GO FUCK YOURSELF.

- Man: OH MAN!
- ( glass shatters )

- YOU BROKE MY CAMERA, MAN!
- FUCK YOU!

AND THEY'LL GO
SO FAR AS TO TRY
TO CREATE A PICTURE.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS
AUSTIN KID WILL DO THIS,

BUT I REMEMBER BEN TELLING ME
RIGHT AFTER WE GOT FAMOUS--

HE WAS COMING OUT
OF A RESTAURANT AND
THE GUY SCREAMED,

"HEY, I SAW YOU
WITH YOUR MOTHER
AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS.

SHE LOOKED LIKE
A FUCKING WHORE."

NOW BEN WAS
WITH SOMEBODY

WHO WAS ALSO A CELEBRITY
AT THE TIME.

HE SAID, "GET IN
THE CAR RIGHT NOW.
GET IN THE CAR."

HE SAW THAT HE WAS
ABOUT TO DO SOMETHING.
HE SAID HE WAS SHAKING.

HE GOT IN THE CAR,
"WHAT JUST HAPPENED?"

SOME CELEBRITIES
HAVE BODYGUARDS TO
BLOCK PHOTOGRAPHERS...

DON'T MAKE ME GET
PISSED OFF. SERIOUSLY.
YOU DON'T WANNA -- WITH ME.

...MAYBE EVEN ASSAULT THEM.

- Woman: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- MOVE, LIKE HE SAID.

Austin:
YOU KNOW ERYKAH BADU?
SHE'S LIKE A SOUL SINGER.

I SAID NO.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING:
I SAY HELL TO THE NO,

I MEAN HELL TO THE NO,
ALL RIGHT?

Man: SO STOP.
DON'T DO IT.
DON'T DO IT.

SHE TOLD ME RIGHT TO MY FACE
SHE WAS GONNA KICK MY ASS.

Grenier:
SHE ASKED YOU NOT
TO FILM HER, RIGHT?

- SHE SAID,
"DON'T TAKE PICTURES."
- THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.

HERE'S THE THING.
HERE'S THE THING.

NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR
A CELEBRITY COMPLAIN.

LIKE, NOBODY WANTS
TO HEAR THAT, AND I'M
NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT IT.

I JUST ACCEPT IT AS IT IS.

Lewis Black:
I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD PEOPLE,

YOU KNOW,
WHO GOT INTO THIS

AND THEN CAN'T DEAL
WITH THAT.

YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY,
THAT'S PART OF IT.

YOU'VE ASKED FOR IT.

WHY'D YOU HIRE
THE P.R. PERSON?

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO IN A SENSE
HAS CREATED THE MAGNET.

YOU KNOW,
I CAN'T COMPLAIN.

I MAKE A LIVING OFF THEM
PHOTOGRAPHING ME

AND MY PRODUCTS
OR WHATEVER I'M DOING.

SO, YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE ANNOYING
IN EVERYDAY LIFE,

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,

BEING IN HOLLYWOOD,

YOU ALSO NEED THEM.

Sands:
WHEN THE CAMERAS ARE ON YOU,
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

Grenier:
THEY SHOULD
AT A CERTAIN POINT

JUST, YOU KNOW,
HAVE A LITTLE RESPECT.

I'M SORRY, ADRIAN,
WHEN YOU'RE A STRUGGLING ACTOR,

YOU WANT TO BE FAMOUS.
'CAUSE WITH THAT COMES WORK.

IT IS HYPOCRITICAL
AND IMMORAL TO TURN YOUR BACK

ON ALL THAT

THAT YOU WORKED
YOUR WAY UP TO ACHIEVE.

Grenier:
ONE DAY I NOTICE
A PICKUP TRUCK FOLLOWING ME.

IT WAS A PAPARAZZO,

OR SHOULD I SAY PAPARAZZA?

I'M VAIN TO A CERTAIN DEGREE.

I LIKE TO LOOK DECENT.

Grenier:
JEN'S REASON FOR NOT
WANTING TO BE FILMED

WAS SO HUMAN AND HONEST
THAT FOR ONCE--

A REAL CONVERSATION.

Jennifer:
TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY
THAT I'VE EVER FOLLOWED YOU.

IT'S INTERESTING THAT
FOR THE MOST PART,

PAPARAZZI TEND TO NOT ASK.

WHEN WE ASK,

WE USUALLY GET
TURNED DOWN.

Alan Chapman:
THE NAME PAPARAZZI,

I THINK IT MEANS
AN ANNOYING FLY OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

SOMETHING THAT
SHOULDN'T BE THERE.

SOMEBODY THAT'S POSSIBLY

IN YOUR WAY OR ANNOYING YOU
WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE.

AND THE NAME STUCK.

Grenier:
YOU KNOW THE WORD PAPARAZZI
COMES FROM THE ITALIAN WORD

FOR "MOSQUITO"?

SO WE'RE KIND OF LIKE
ANTAGONIZING YOU?

JUST KIND OF BITING
AT YOUR SKIN?

THE HISTORY
OF THE WORD STEMMED

FROM A FELLINI MOVIE
"LA DOLCE VITA."

James Hosney:
IN "LA DOLCE VITA,"

IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'D EVER
HEARD THE WORD PAPARAZZO.

BUT IT'S THE NAME
OF A CHARACTER.

HE'S LIKE
A PUBLICITY AGENT.

AND WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
IS HIS DEGRADATION.

BUT REALLY THE TRANSLATION
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
LIKE FLIES

HOVERING AROUND SHIT.

BUT THAT SCENE
WITH ANITA EKBERG,

WHEN SHE COMES OUT
OF THE PLANE

AND SHE'S FACED WITH ALL
OF THE FLASHBULBS--

TO ME IT'S FASCINATING,
'CAUSE THAT IS THE BEGINNING

OF THE '60s
AND THE BEGINNING

OF PAPARAZZI,
POP CULTURE

AND HOW YOU CREATE STARS.

ADRIAN, DO YOU THINK
WE'RE MOSQUITOES?

- DO I THINK
YOU'RE A MOSQUITO?
- YEAH.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
A MOSQUITO YET.

- OKAY.
- BUT I DON'T WANT YOU
TO BECOME ONE...

- THANKS.
- ...FOR MY SAKE...

- OKAY.
- ...AND FOR YOURS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT
WE'RE IRRITATING TO YOU,
AND WE'RE NUISANCES.

BUT NOBODY FORCED YOU
INTO CELEBRITY, ADRIAN.

NOBODY FORCED ALL THESE
PEOPLE INTO CELEBRITY.

Grenier:
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE RIGHTS

OF A CELEBRITY
AND A CIVILIAN?

Sands:
I BELIEVE ONE OF THE COURTS
SAID IN THE 1970s,

THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY
OF SOMEONE WHO'S FAMOUS ENDS

WHEN HE HIRES A PUBLICIST
AND AN AGENT HIRED TO
GET THEIR NAME OUT.

THEY SUPPORTED
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS' RIGHT

TO TAKE PICTURES OF PEOPLE
IN A PUBLIC STREET.

AND I THINK THAT
MAKES SENSE.

THESE CELEBRITIES
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THEY
ARE PUBLIC FIGURES

AND THEY WILL HAVE
PHOTOGRAPHERS

NEXT TO THEM
REGARDLESS.

IT'S ALL PART
OF THE GAME.

ADRIAN, YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND THIS INDUSTRY
FROM THAT STANDPOINT.

YOU NEED TO SEE THIS INDUSTRY
FROM THIS STANDPOINT.

I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT
BECAUSE I WAS NEVER
A CELEBRITY

AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT GOES ON.

AND I HAVE SUCH
A DIFFERENT UNDERSTANDING

NOW AS A PAPARAZZI.

Grenier:
NEXT WEEK I WANT YOU
TO TEACH ME HOW TO SHOOT.

I'M GONNA GO WITH YOU,
I'M GONNA SHOOT SOME
CELEBRITIES MYSELF.

I WANT TO SEE
WHAT YOU GO THROUGH.

I WANT TO FEEL THAT
THAT MAKES YOU SO EXCITED.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO WEAR A SKI MASK.

- WHY?
- 'CAUSE EVERYBODY'S
GONNA BE CHASING YOU.

- I'LL GO IN DISGUISE.
- HOW?

OR NOT.

I'LL JUST TAKE A CAMERA
AND THAT'LL BE MY DISGUISE--

THE CAMERA IN FRONT
OF MY FACE.

Grenier:
AUSTIN'S GONNA TEACH ME
HOW TO PAPARAZZI.

I'M GONNA GO OUT.
I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN
MAKE A COUPLE BUCKS.

I WANT YOU TO SHOW ME
WHAT CAMERA I SHOULD BUY.

Austin over phone:
Do you want to best
camera or a good camera?

I WANT THE STARTER KIT--
THE BASIC PAPARAZZI CAMERA.

- HE NEEDS THE MARK II.
- MARK II. YOU WANNA SEE THAT?

- MARK II, PLEASE.
- SO TELL ME ABOUT IT.
WHY IS THIS THE ONE I WANT?

- 'CAUSE IT'S FAST.
- ( fast clicking )

- IT'S THE FASTEST.
- WHOA! I LOVE IT.

- ( camera shutter clicking )
- Grenier: AGH! SHIT!

- Woman: GOT A NEW CAMERA?
- Man: NICE CAMERA, MAN.

IS IT?
DID I MAKE A GOOD CHOICE?

- Man: YEAH DEFINITELY.
- I HAVE A GOOD TEACHER.

KEEP IT ON E.T.T.L.

THAT'S TO PUT THE LIGHT
ON WHEN IT'S DARK.
YOU CAN SEE THERE.

YEAH!

- KEEP GOING. THERE.
- WHAT'S "A.V."?

IT'S AUTOMATIC EVERYTHING.
TRY SHOOTING.

- EVEN BETTER.
- A LOT BETTER.
THAT'S PERFECT.

- OKAY, LET'S GO.
- Austin: SIT RIGHT HERE.

Grenier:
SO I GOT IN THE VAN
WITH THIS PAPARAZZI COUPLE

WHO HAD BEFRIENDED AUSTIN
AND OFF WE WENT--

ONE BIG "PAPPY" FAMILY.

- WHERE ARE WE GOING?
- THERE'S THE ONES YOU GO
FISHING, JUST LOOKING.

- AND THERE'S THE ONES
THAT YOU GO SITTING, SIT ON.
- TO SIT ON.

THAT'S PARIS, LINDSAY,
BRITNEY.

- PARIS, LINDSAY, BRITNEY.
- BECKHAMS.

Grenier:
I COULDN'T BELIEVE
THEY DID THIS ALL DAY.

I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF,

- BUT THEN AUSTIN
STARTED GETTING TIPS.
- ( beeps )

Man:
On the corner
of San Vicente...

NO WAY, I'M NOT FILMING
"DANCING WITH THE STARS."

HELL NO!

- WELL, WHO ELSE CAN WE GET?
- WHERE ARE THE BINOCULARS?

YOU GUYS
HAVE BINOCULARS?

- RICK.
- Hold on.

I'M WITH A COUPLE PEOPLE
AND THEY'D LIKE TO FIND
SOME CELEBRITIES.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A TOUR.

ORSO. GO TO ORSO.

Austin:
WHY DIDN'T YOU PARK
THE CAR A LITTLE CLOSER? RUN!

Grenier:
I COULD FEEL THE EXCITEMENT
ALL AROUND ME.

Austin: HOLY SHIT!

Grenier:
I RAN TO WHERE THERE WAS A
CLEAR VIEW AND STARTED FIRING.

RIGHT AWAY,
PEOPLE WERE BLOCKING ME.

HEY, BROOKE,
ARE YOU STILL
FRIENDS WITH TOM?

Grenier:
I HAD TO CHANGE MY ANGLE.

I KNEW MY SHOT WOULDN'T
SELL IF IT WAS MISSING
CERTAIN THINGS.

YOU GOTTA GET
THE FULL FRAME.

SO THEY CAN TALK ABOUT
THE SHOES, THE PANTS,

OR WHATEVER HAS
TO BE TALKING ABOUT.

Grenier:
I REPOSITIONED SO I CAN
GET ALL OF HER, HEAD TO TOE.

BUT SHE KEEPS MOVING.

IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB.
WHEN THERE IS CHAOS,

THAT'S WHEN ADRENALINE
KICKS IN.

Grenier:
I WENT FOR THE CAR
AND PUSHED MY WAY TO THE FRONT.

I HAD A GREAT SHOT
LINED UP, BUT THEN THE PAPS
RECOGNIZED ME.

ADRIAN, ARE YOU
THE PAP NOW?

HEY, BROOKE, LOOK,
YOU HAVE A FELLOW STAR HERE.

- Brooke Shields: OH, HOW COOL.
- OW, MY TOE!

GET OFF MY TOE!
THIS IS BRUTAL.

I WAS SHAKING TODAY.

THERE'S A REAL ADRENALINE RUSH.
A LOT OF TIMES I'D LEAVE
WORK ON A HIGH.

I'M IN THIS BUSINESS
BECAUSE IT'S FUN.

I LOVE TO HIDE OUT.
I BREAK EVERY RULE THERE IS.

AND I ACTUALLY USUALLY
GET IN TROUBLE IN COMPANIES
WHEN I BREAK RULES.

NOW I GET APPLAUDED WHEN
I BREAK RULES.

IT CAN BE GOOD FUN.

IT'S A GOOD WAY
TO EARN A LIVING.

IT'S FUN.
IT'S ENTERTAINING.

WE GET TO SEE CELEBRITIES
ALL THE TIME.

IT'S A GOOD LIFESTYLE--
A LITTLE WORK, A LOT OF FUN.

- Longoria: HI, BABE.
- HEY.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU LOOK GREAT.
- YOU TOO.

- WE JUST RAN
REALLY FAST TO GET YOU.
- ( Longoria laughs )

LET'S FIND BRITNEY.

- YOU WANNA GO GET BRITNEY?
- YEAH! HELL YEAH!

WHAT DO WE DO?
WE JUST WAIT FOR HER
TO LEAVE?

THAT'S ALL YOU DO.
ALL THEM OVER THERE.

ALL THEM OVER HERE.
ALL THEM DOWN THE STREET.

EVERY CAR YOU SEE PARKED.

SO YOU GOT PEOPLE WATCHING
THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.

YOU GOT PEOPLE WATCHING,
YOU KNOW, UP THE TOP.

SO IF SHE COMES OUT,
WE'RE GONNA GO FOLLOW HER.

- BRITNEY?
- YEAH.

YOU'RE JUST SITTING THERE
AT A CLUB, A RESTAURANT.

YOU'RE WAITING
FOR THE CELEBRITY
TO COME TO YOU.

12 HOURS, 16 HOURS,
YOU CAN'T GO TO THE RESTROOM.

YOU CAN'T EAT.
YOU CAN'T DO BREAKS.
YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

YOU KNOW,
I DO WORK 24/7, YES.

YOU BASICALLY
LIVE IN YOUR CAR...

- THEY ALWAYS MAKE FUN OF US.
- ...12 HOURS, 14 HOURS A DAY.

EVERYBODY WHO DRIVES BY
IS LIKE, "GET A LIFE"

OR "GET A JOB"
OR WHATEVER.

WOW, MAN,
I HAVE A NEWFOUND
RESPECT FOR YOU GUYS.

YOU'RE A VERY GOOD
TEACHER, AUSTIN.
YOU'VE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH.

YOU KNOW I'M LEARNING IT.
AUSTIN, HELP ME OUT HERE.

160th ON "P"
AT 200 I.S.O.

Grenier:
JOINING UP WITH THE PAPS

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS
REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE.

THEY SAW THAT I WAS ONLY TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND THEM

AND NOT
JUST PUT THEM DOWN.

THEY BEGAN TO OPEN UP,

AND I BEGAN
TO SEE THEM DIFFERENTLY.

MY BODYGUARD WAS ASKING,
"WHY DO YOU GUYS DO THIS?"

HE WAS LIKE,
"I HAVE A LOT
OF KIDS TO FEED.

I MAKE MORE MONEY
DOING THIS THAN I WOULD

WORKING AT THE CAR WASH
WHERE I USED TO WORK."

I'M ACTUALLY FAIRLY KIND
TO THE PAPARAZZIS

BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST
PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE
A LIVING LIKE WE ARE.

I SHOT PARIS WITH THE BIBLE,
FOR EXAMPLE.

THAT WAS MY PHOTOGRAPH
THAT WENT EVERYWHERE.

THE MONEY THAT I'M GETTING
FOR THIS WILL ALLOW ME

TO PAY THE BILLS,
WILL ALLOW ME TO EAT.

SOME OF THAT PAYS
MY MORTGAGE.

THAT'S A CELEBRITY
FOR ME.

- WHAT'D YOU GET?
WHAT'D YOU GET?
- WHAT'D I GET?

- LET ME SEE WHAT I GET.
RIGHT HERE.
- Man: THE MONEY SHOT.

Grenier:
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ABOUT MAKING MONEY.

WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
BUT THE PAPS AREN'T
THE ONLY ONES.

SOMEONE'S PAYING
FOR THESE PICTURES.

THERE'S BEEN AN EXPLOSION
OF PUBLICATIONS

AND THEY ALL HAVE
SPACE TO FILL.

SO THERE'S A NEED
FOR THE WORK THAT WE PRODUCE.

I GO TO MY HAIR SALON,
IT'S THERE.

I GO TO MY NAIL SALON,
IT'S THERE.

I WILL GO TO THE SUPERMARKET,
IT'S IN THE AISLE.

I DON'T BUY THEM,
I NEVER BUY THEM,

BUT THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.
SO YOU CANNOT AVOID IT.

Grenier:
I REALIZED THAT IF I WANTED
TO UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE

OF CELEBRITY
AND TABLOID,

I WAS GONNA HAVE TO LOOK
BEYOND THE FOOT SOLDIERS

AND GO UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND
TO EXPLORE THE INDUSTRY A BIT.

- HI, EVERYBODY.
- THIS IS ADRIAN.

- WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
- Man: JUST LOOKING AT PICTURES.

- CHOOSING PHOTOS.
- Woman: RIGHT NOW WE'RE
DOING PHOTO SELECT.

WHERE DO THESE
PICTURES COME FROM?

- OH-- ALL PHOTO AGENCIES.
- PHOTOGRAPHERS, FREELANCERS,
AGENCIES.

WHEN YOU SELL PHOTOS,

YOU HAVE TO BE
ON THEM IMMEDIATELY.

IF YOU DON'T GET IN FIRST,
YOU DON'T GET THE SHOT.

THEY HAVE A COMPUTER
IN THEIR CAR WITH
WIRELESS INTERNET

SO THEY CAN SEND THE PHOTOS OUT
THE SECOND AFTER THEY
TAKE THE PICTURE.

WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE PAPARAZZI
AND THE EVENT PHOTOS.

Grenier:
SO IF A PHOTOGRAPHER WANTS
YOU TO BUY ONE OF THEIR PHOTOS,

- THEY HAVE TO PUT IT
ONTO THIS FEED?
- Man: YES.

WE'LL BE SENDING THE PICTURES
OUT AS WE'RE DRIVING.

AFTER WE'RE DONE
SHOOTING YOU,

YOU'LL BE IN NEW YORK
ON SOMEBODY'S FRONT DESK
BY THE TIME YOU GET HOME.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO WORK
ON A PICTURE DESK
ON A PUBLICATION.

THEY MUST GET THOUSANDS
OF IMAGES COMING IN.

WHAT WE DO IS WE
DO AN EDIT

OF OVER PROBABLY
50,000 IMAGES.

AND THEN ONCE WE DECIDE
WHAT PICTURES WE LIKE

AND THE LAYOUT
GETS MADE,

WE CALL THEM UP
AND THEN WE DEAL WITH
BUYING THE PICTURE.

- Grenier: NEGOTIATION.
- YES.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THESE PHOTOS?

CAN YOU COMMENT
ON THE QUALITY?

THE FAMILY PICTURE--
IT'S NICE AND BRIGHT.

OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE
HAPPY THAT HE WAS TAKING
A PICTURE OF THEM.

- WHO SHOT ALL THESE?
- Grenier: AUSTIN VISSCHEDYK.

HE WAS 13 WHEN I MET HIM.
I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST A FAN

UNTIL I GOT FLASHED

- BY 75 SHOTS IN THREE SECONDS.
- ( all laugh )

IT'S DISARMING TO BE SUCH
A LITTLE KID THAT IT'S
NOT SO THREATENING.

FEMALE CELEBRITIES MUST BE
TOTALLY DISARMED--

THIS CUTE LITTLE KID
COMING UP, SNAPPING AWAY--
YOU'D PLAY UP TO IT.

Woman:
THAT'S GOOD.
THE PEACE SIGN'S GREAT.

- SHE HAS EYE CONTACT.
SHE'S SMILING AT US.
- Grenier: YOU WOULD PRINT THAT?

YES, WHEN OUR READERS
SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS,

THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE
IN WITH THE CELEBRITY.

WHEN YOU GET EYE CONTACT
AND THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE
AT THE PARTY.

- IS THIS THE NEW ISSUE?
- Woman: YES.

WHAT'S GOING ON THESE DAYS?

JESSICA SIMPSON BREAKS UP
WITH HER BOYFRIEND

AND SUDDENLY
SHE'S ON A DIET
TO GET A NEW BOYFRIEND.

- IS SHE?
- WELL, THEY SAY LOOKING GOOD
IS THE BEST REVENGE.

- HOW DO YOU DECIDE STORIES?
- IT CHANGES.

A LOT OF IT IS JUST
WHAT PEOPLE ARE BUZZING
ABOUT THAT WEEK--

KIDS,
PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT,

COUPLES, THE BEACH.

YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE
AND IT COULD BE SAD,

BUT YOU COULD FIND
A WAY YOU CAN COME UP
WITH A POSITIVE LINE FOR THAT

OR YOU COME UP
WITH A NEGATIVE LINE.

SO WE TRY TO VEER ON THE SIDE
OF POSITIVE WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

Jake Halpern:
ON SOME LEVEL,

PEOPLE LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE

WHO HAVE THINGS THAT APPEAR
TO BE BETTER THAN THEY DO.

WHETHER IT'S LIKE A NICER CAR

OR A REALLY SEXY GIRLFRIEND

OR A SWEET MALIBU POOL PARTY.

YOU CAN KIND OF
IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE
LIKE TO BE THERE.

AND YOU CAN KIND OF
NURSE THAT FANTASY.

SOME PEOPLE CERTAINLY
THINK THAT THESE STARS ARE
THE PEOPLE THEY'D LIKE TO BE.

IT SEEMS A GREAT LIFESTYLE,
DOESN'T IT?

YOU NEED THE ESCAPISM
FROM THE REAL WORLD
AS IT IS,

WHICH CAN BE QUITE BORING,
INTO THE, LIKE,

THE MOVIE-SET WORLD.

YOU LIKE TO SEE WHAT
A MOVIE STAR'S HOME'S LIKE.

YOU LIKE TO SEE
WHAT CLOTHES THEY WEAR.

Austin:
DAMN, THOSE ARE DIAMONDS?

IF THOSE ARE DIAMONDS,
THAT'S FUCKING BLING.

SHE'S SMOKING!

Chapman:
IF YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY LIKE
VICTORIA AND DAVID BECKHAM,

THERE'S ALWAYS
TREMENDOUS INTEREST

IN VICTORIA BECKHAM
BECAUSE OF HER FASHION.

Grenier:
IF IT WERE A MOVIE, IF IT WAS
THAT KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT,

IT WOULD BE LIKE
A FEEL-GOOD COMEDY,

- THIS MAGAZINE.
- YES, FOR US, YES.

WHICH CONTRASTS
THE OTHER TABLOIDS,
WHICH ARE--

"TMZ" host:
Here's to Sean Lennon
who, just like us,

picks his nose

one nostril at a time.

NOW THE WHOLE
CELEBRITY GAME,

IT'S TURNED
UPSIDE DOWN.

THERE'S JUST AS MUCH FUN
TAKING YOU APART

AS THERE IS
IN CELEBRATING YOU.

Chapman:
CHRIS MARTIN FROM COLDPLAY

DIDN'T WANT
TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED.

- HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
ROUGHED UP A LITTLE?
- YEAH, A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE IDEA OF
PAPARAZZI IS, I GUESS,

TO GET
AN UNFLATTERING SHOT

OF A MAJOR CELEBRITY
DOING SOMETHING THEY
SHOULDN'T BE DOING,

OR WITH THEIR HAIR
IN A MESS OR THEY'RE DRUNK

OR THEY'RE IN THE GUTTER
OR WHATEVER.

THEY'RE JUST WAITING
FOR THAT ONE SHOT,

LIKE IF YOU'RE EATING
A BURGER OR CORN LIKE
WE JUST WERE

AND IT'S ALL OVER YOUR FACE.
THEY LOVE THINGS LIKE THAT.

JUST PEOPLE LIKE
NEGATIVE THINGS.

HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET
INTO THE ROMAN ARENA

AND PUT YOUR THUMB DOWN.

Grenier:
HAVEN'T CELEBRITIES ALWAYS BEEN
UNDER THIS KIND OF SCRUTINY?

NO NO.

UNDER THE STUDIO SYSTEM,

THE STUDIO
MANUFACTURED STARS.

AND THEY HAD A HEAVY HAND
ON THEIR PERSONAL LIVES.

SO YOU DIDN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THEM

EXCEPT WHAT
THE STUDIO WANTED YOU
TO KNOW ABOUT THEM.

THERE WAS NO PEREZ HILTON.
THERE WAS NO "TMZ."

AND "PEOPLE MAGAZINE"
AT THAT TIME

WORKED WITHIN THE CONFINES

OF THE HOLLYWOOD-ESTABLISHED
PUBLICIST SYSTEM.

Hosney:
AND YOU HAD AN AURA
TO THESE PEOPLE--

GARBO. GABLE. BOGART.

I THINK IT'S BUNUEL WHO TALKS
ABOUT THE DREAM EXPERIENCE

THAT WHEN YOU'RE
IN A DARKENED MOVIE THEATER

WITH THE LIGHT RADIATING
FROM THE SCREEN,

IT'S LIKE YOUR DREAMS.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT
IT USED TO BE ABOUT,

THAT THESE WERE
YOUR DREAM FANTASIES

UP THERE
LARGER THAN LIFE.

I THINK THAT'S
COMPLETELY GONE NOW.

THE PROPER STEP AND REPEAT
PROCEDURE, AS WE CALL IT
IN THE BIZ.

STEP AND REPEAT.
HANG ON A SEC.

HERE'S THE PROPER STEP
AND REPEAT PROCEDURE.

( camera shutter clicking )

UNLESS YOU WANT
TO BE LIKE PARIS.

AND THAT'S WHY PHOTOGRAPHERS
MORE AND MORE ARE SAYING

"FUCK THESE STEP
AND REPEATS.

WE'RE GOING OUT
IN THE STREET AND WE'RE
GETTING REAL MOMENTS."

NOW WHY WOULD
YOU DO THAT?

Baldwin:
NOW YOU GO TO WORK
AT A STUDIO,

WHICH IS A FACILITY
THAT HAS A TV ARM AND A
MOVIE ARM-- THEY OWN BOTH.

THEN THAT SAME COMPANY,
WHILE YOUR MAKING THE MOVIE,

OWNS A COMPANY
THAT THEY WANT YOU TO DO
AN INTERVIEW WITH THEM.

SO THEY DOUBLE DIP--
"WE'RE GONNA MAKE MONEY
OFF YOU TWICE:

WE'RE GONNA SELL TICKETS
TO THE MOVIE YOU'RE IN

AND WE'RE GONNA PUT YOU
ON A TV SHOW WHERE YOU'RE
GONNA TALK ABOUT THE MOVIE.

WE'RE GONNA SELL COMMERCIALS
TO YOU TALKING ABOUT THE
MOVIE AND MAKE MONEY."

AND DOWN THE HALL
IS THEIR TV TABLOID ARM

THAT'S TRYING TO BURY YOU.

LIKE WHEN I DID "THE DEPARTED"
FOR WARNER BROTHERS,

AND THEN "TMZ"
IS SHOVING IT UP MY ASS,

ONE BRICK
AT A TIME ON "TMZ."

( Grenier chuckles )
I'M VISUALIZING THAT.

THEY SHOVE THE EMPIRE STATE
BUILDING UP YOUR ASS,

ONE BRICK AT A TIME.

THEY'RE JUST ALLOWED
TO JUST SORT OF BASICALLY DO

WHATEVER THEY WANT.
THEY REALLY ARE.

IT'S JUST THE BLATANT LIES.
I'M MARRIED

AND "PAGE SIX"
SAID I WAS MAKING OUT

WITH BLONDES
AT THE SUPER BOWL PARTY,
WHICH NEVER HAPPENED.

I WAS THERE WITH MY DAD
AND FOUR OF MY BROTHERS.

THEY SAID
SOMETHING ABOUT YOU TOO
WHICH ALSO WAS FALSE.

THEN I CALLED UP
FOR A RETRACTION.

Both:
THEY GIVE YOU
A HALF-ASSED RETRACTION.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED,
I WAS VERY ETHICAL

AND I WOULD TURN IN
REALLY REALLY BORING STORIES.

AND THEN I KIND OF LEARNED
THAT YOU CAN KIND OF--

YOU CAN KIND OF WING IT
AND YOU CAN KIND OF BE
SORT OF CREATIVE.

Austin:
THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE SHE'S
HOLDING HER GIRLFRIEND'S HAND.

AND I COULD MAKE A MAKE A STORY
THAT SHE'S BISEXUAL.

REESE WITHERSPOON--
SHE SUED ME

BECAUSE I WROTE THAT SHE WAS
PREGNANT AND SHE WASN'T.

"STAR," AFTER THE LAWSUIT
CAME OUT, PRINTED
A RETRACTION

AND THEY WROTE,
"WE'RE SORRY. WE DIDN'T REALIZE
YOU WERE JUST OVERWEIGHT,"

WHICH IS PUNK ROCK.

YOU USED TO NOT BE ABLE
TO WRITE STUFF

UNLESS THERE WAS
SOME TRUTH IN IT.
YOU HAD TO PROVE IT.

ON THE INTERNET, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO PROVE ANYTHING.

YOU JUST HAVE TO PUT IT
OUT THERE AND THERE IT IS.

Perez Hilton:
SOME PEOPLE MAY DISAGREE
WITH WHAT I DO.

BUT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO,
I HAD 10 MILLION PEOPLE
COME TO MY WEBSITE.

SO I KNOW I'M DOING
SOMETHING RIGHT.

I JUST SAY THINGS

THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE THINKING OF.

I DON'T EVER MAKE
THINGS UP KNOWINGLY.

BUT HAVING STRONG OPINIONS
IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE.

Black:
BAD PUBLICITY
IS GOOD PUBLICITY.

THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE.

PEOPLE CAN GO,
"OH, THAT'S UPSETTING."

BUT THEY'RE STILL FOCUSED
ON THAT PERSON.

Grenier:
WHAT DO I GOTTA DO TO GET
YOU TO WRITE ABOUT ME?

UH...

YOU'RE NOT
GETTING ARRESTED.

YOU'RE NOT DATING
SOMEONE WHO'S FAMOUS.

SO YOU'RE NOT DOING MUCH.

YOU KNOW MY STORY
IS KIND OF A BORING ONE.

IT'S "HE'S MARRIED AND HE'S
GOT KIDS" AND THAT'S IT.

AND AS LONG AS
I DON'T DO ANYTHING TO KIND
OF UPDATE THAT STORY,

THERE'S NO-- ALL THEY DO
IS THEY'LL GRAB A PICTURE
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE

AND KIND OF UPDATE THE FILE--
YEP, STILL MARRIED,

STILL HAPPY, STILL BORING.

THIS IS WHAT
WOULD MAKE A SHOT:

A FULL HEAD-TO-TOE SHOT

OF DAVID BECKHAM
SMOKING POT

WHILE HOLDING, LIKE,

A NEW GIRLFRIEND'S HAND.

THAT WOULD GET ME
SO MUCH MONEY.

IF AN ACTOR IS CHEATING
ON THEIR WIFE OR HUSBAND,

I HAVE NO PROBLEM
WITH THE STORY GETTING OUT.
WHY?

YEAH, IT MAY BE
NONE OF MY BUSINESS,
BUT AT LEAST IT'S TRUE.

WHAT'S HAPPENING NOWADAYS

IS YOU GOT MAGAZINES CREATING
AND FABRICATING STORIES:

THEY'RE TOGETHER;
THEY'RE BREAKING UP;

THEY'RE BREAKING UP;
THEY'RE TOGETHER, YOU KNOW?

JEN'S MAD; JEN AND ANGIE'S
VICIOUS PHONE CALL--

IT'S JUST ALL BULLSHIT
AND IT JUST GOES FOR--

AND PEOPLE BUY IT EVERY WEEK.
IT'S LIKE A SOAP OPERA.

Grenier:
WHAT COULD YOU GET OF ME?
WHAT KIND OF SHOT COULD YOU

GET OF ME THAT WOULD BE
A MILLION-DOLLAR SHOT?

YOU HOLDING HANDS
WITH, LIKE,

YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY
LIKE PARIS HILTON

OR LINDSAY LOHAN OR POSH SPICE,
JUST SOME REALLY BIG STAR.

AND THEN YOU
COULD JUST SELL IT

FOR A LOT OF MONEY
'CAUSE YOU COULD BE SAYING

THIS PERSON'S GOING OUT
WITH THIS PERSON.

Grenier:
I WANTED TO SEE HOW EASY IT
WOULD BE TO CREATE A STORY

FROM SOMETHING AS INNOCENT
AS HANGING OUT WITH
A NEW FRIEND.

AND WHAT THE HELL?
A CHANCE TO GIVE AUSTIN
THE TIPOFF HE'D BEEN WANTING.

I'M GONNA GET TO KNOW
YOU GUYS VERY WELL.

- WHAT'S UP?
- WHAT'S UP, MAN?

GOTTA GET A BETTER CAMERA
THAN THAT IF YOU WANT
TO BE A PAPARAZZI.

GIMME ONE, GIMME ONE,
ADRIAN.

- WHAT DO I PRESS?
- THAT LITTLE BUTTON
RIGHT THERE.

- THIS ONE?
- YEAH.

- YOU GUYS ARE FUNNY.
- CALL HER.

Man:
YOU'VE GOT HER DIGITS.
CALL HER DIGITS, ADRIAN.

( footsteps )

- HEY.
- HI.

OH MAN,
THIS ONE'S A GOOD ONE.

HE'S GOING IN
AND SHE'S ALL HAPPY. LOOK.

Grenier:
WHY ARE WE SO OBSESSED?
IS THERE AN EASY ANSWER?

Halpern:
WE ALL EXPERIENCE THIS
KIND OF CAR-WRECK SCENARIO

WHERE WE SEE SOMEONE
WHO'S FAMOUS,

WE SEE SOMETHING-- EVEN MAYBE
JUST INFORMATION ABOUT
SOMEONE WHO'S FAMOUS.

AND WE MAY PROFESS TO NOT CARE.
WE MAY SAY,

"OH, WE'RE ABOVE THIS.
I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT
PARIS HILTON"

OR "I DON'T REALLY CARE
ABOUT J-LO OR BRAD PITT."

AND YET, WHEN WE SEE
THAT THEY'VE BROKEN UP
WITH THEIR GIRLFRIEND

OR MAYBE WE GET A FLEETING
GLIMPSE OF THEM IN A CAR,

SOME PART OF US
JUST IS LIKE...

AND IT'S NOT EVEN
A CONSCIOUS PART OF US.

IT'S JUST SOME SORT OF
DEEP-ROOTED PART OF US.

AND I THINK THAT'S
BECAUSE HUMAN BEINGS
SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL

HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN
BENEFITING

FROM WATCHING
POWERFUL PEOPLE

AND THAT IS NOW HARDWIRED
INTO OUR BRAINS.

Man:
HEY, FOOL, HOW DID YOU
FIND THE SPOT, AUSTIN?

- OH, PLEASE.
- YOU'VE GOT CONNECTIONS,
HUH?

OF COURSE.

THAT'S MESSED UP, AUSTIN.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT,
BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.

I FEEL YOU.
I FEEL YOU, AUSTIN.

THIS IS MY EXCLUSIVE.
NOW SHUT UP.

HOW CAN IT BE YOUR
EXCLUSIVE WHEN I'M HERE?

- Woman: ON WHAT STREET?
- Man: HALLE BERRY? NO KIDDING.

THERE'S TOO MANY FANS
OUT HERE. MAN!

I KNOW.
WELL, YOU GUYS ARE
FOLLOWING HER AROUND,

SO I THOUGHT MAYBE
SHE WAS MEETING BRITNEY
TONIGHT OR SOMETHING.

SO IT'D BE NICE
TO KNOW.

WE'RE NOT GONNA CHANGE
WHO WE ARE AS HUMANS,
AND THAT'S VOYEURS.

WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT
OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING.

YOU'RE LIKE THAT
WHEN YOU'RE AN INFANT.

AND WHEN YOU'RE TWO YEARS OLD,
IF YOU SEE A TWO-YEAR-OLD

WALK BY ANOTHER TWO-YEAR-OLD,
THEY STARE AT THEM.

PARIS!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.

YOU GUYS ARE BREAKING THE LAW--
WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING HERE?

YOU SEE THIS GATE?

YOU HAVE TO BE
PAST THAT GATE.

IF IT'S A PAPARAZZI
AND THEY'RE STANDING
ON THE STEPS ACROSS THE WAY,

AND THEY'RE SHOOTING IT,
IS THAT ILLEGAL?

Grenier:
I THINK THAT'S ILLEGAL.

I'M NERVOUS THAT SOMEONE'S
GONNA BUY AN APARTMENT

ACROSS THE STREET
FROM MY HOUSE,

HAVE A CAMERA SET UP AND START
SHOOTING INTO MY HOUSE.

I'M JUST-- I'M NOT EVEN--
I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING.

I'M NOT HARASSING THEM.

BUT YOU'RE LOOKING
THROUGH THE DOOR.

SO IF I GO TO YOUR HOUSE,
I DO THAT--

I'M LOOKING AT ADRIAN
HAVE A SLICE OF PIZZA.

I WAS AT A GIRLFRIEND'S HOUSE,
LAYING OUT AT THE POOL

AND A PAPARAZZI
CLIMBED UP A TREE.

IT WAS LIKE LITERALLY,
THE TREE WAS LIKE...

AND WE WERE LAYING OUT GOING,
"THAT LOOKS LIKE A GUY
IN THE TREE."

AND SURE ENOUGH, THE PICTURES
CAME OUT SOMEWHERE.

- Austin: HELLO.
- Hilton: HEY, AUSTIN.

- Man: YOU LOOK NICE.
- Hilton: HOW ARE YOU, HONEY?

Austin: GREAT.

WHAT'S UP, MAN?

- Austin: YOU GUYS DOING GOOD?
- Grenier: DOING WELL.

- Austin: BEAUTIFUL
AS ALWAYS, PARIS.
- THANK YOU.

Grenier:
YOU REALIZE
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

CAN I JUST CRASH INTO A TREE
AND THEN BLAME THEM?

PARIS, CAN I GET ONE,
BEAUTIFUL? PARIS!

Austin:
COME ON, GABRIEL,
GET OFF THE FUCKING CAR.

- YOU DON'T SOUND 14.
- THAT WAS AUSTIN.

- GABRIEL,
LET ME ROLL WITH YOU.
- COME ON, HURRY UP THEN.

- PUT YOUR SEAT BELT ON.
YOU GOT YOUR SEAT BELT ON?
- I GOT 'EM. BACK THE FUCK UP.

- WHICH WAY DID THEY GO?
DID THEY GO LEFT?
- THEY HAVE TO MAKE A LEFT.

- WE ARE ROLLING. YOU THINK
THEY'RE GOING TO LES DEUX?
- LES DEUX.

- THAT'S WHAT
YOU THINK, AUSTIN?
- YEAH, OF COURSE.

- THAT'S YOUR PAPARAZZI
INSTINCTS?
- MM-HMM.

LES DEUX.
OH, LOOK AT THAT.

WHAT'S THAT?
BEAUTIFUL SHOT.

- HIM AND PARIS WOULD MAKE
A PRETTY GOOD COUPLE.
- YEAH, I THINK SO.

- Austin: LOOK BEHIND US AND SEE
IF THERE'S ANYBODY.
- FUCK, MAN!

OH MY GOD!
NOW THERE'S GONNA BE
LIKE 40 PEOPLE HERE.

FUCK!

Grenier:
DO YOU KNOW
HOW FAMOUS YOU ARE?

IS THERE SOME SORT OF
WAY OF GAUGING IT?

YEAH, YOU KNOW WHEN
PEOPLE DO ART THAT'S
REALLY NOT ART?

IT'S LIKE SCREENS
OR TVs OR WHATEVER.

- AN ART INSTALLATION?
- YEAH, AN INSTALLATION.

THEY DID ONE--
YOU COULD PUT
YOUR CREDIT CARD IN

AND IT, LIKE, SAYS
WHERE YOU ARE ON GOOGLE.

AND THEN HE DID IT
WITH MY CREDIT CARD,

AND IT WAS #2

UNDER JESUS.

- IS THAT WEIRD?
- WOW!

THAT'S WEIRD.
I DON'T THINK THAT,

BUT I'M SAYING THAT WAS
WEIRD THAT THE ART THING
SAID THAT.

THERE YOU GO.
NOW WE'RE TALKING.

NOW WE CAN TAKE SOME PICTURES.
AUSTIN, JUMP OUT.

Grenier:
SO PARIS AND I
STEPPED OUT IN PUBLIC...

- Man: STRAIGHT AHEAD,
ADRIAN AND PARIS RIGHT THERE!
- ...AND THE RUMORS TOOK OFF.

- Austin: PARIS, PARIS.
- Man: GET REAL CLOSE!

- ARMS AROUND EACH OTHER.
- STRAIGHT AHEAD!

( shouting )

- Man: GIVE HER A HUG!
- Man #2: BIG SMILES!

- WHOO-HOO!
- ALL RIGHT!

YES...

HUNGRY TIGRESS.

THERE'S THIS REALLY COOL STUDY
THAT'S BEEN DONE

DOWN AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
WITH MONKEYS.

WHAT THEY FOUND IS THAT
THESE MONKEYS WILL PASS UP
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FOOD.

THEY WILL GO HUNGRY
IN ORDER TO STARE AT PICTURES

OF THE DOMINANT MONKEYS
IN THEIR TROOP.

Austin:
HEY, WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.

OH MY GOSH!
THE REAL PARIS HILTON!

Halpern:
THE ONLY OTHER PICTURES
THEY GAVE UP FOOD TO LOOK AT

WERE CLOSE-UP SHOTS
OF THE HINDQUARTERS
OF FEMALES.

- THIS WAY, PARIS!
- PARIS!

Grenier:
NOW THAT MADE SENSE TO ME.
I REMEMBER BIOLOGY.

I KNOW WE'RE PRIMATES.
WE HAVE THE URGE TO WATCH
DOMINANT MEMBERS OF OUR GROUP,

THE URGE TO SCOPE OUT
SOME ATTRACTIVE ANATOMY.

Halpern:
SCIENTISTS WOULD SAY IS THAT
THIS EVOLUTIONARY MECHANISM,

WHICH SAYS "PAY ATTENTION
TO THE POWERFUL," IS KIND
OF FIRING AWAY

AND FOR CENTURIES AND
MILLENNIA IT'S DONE A GOOD JOB
AT HELPING US SURVIVE.

SO THE THINKING IS
THAT NOWADAYS THAT'S
JUST KIND OF GONE AWRY.

- HEY.
- OH SHIT!

- Hilton: AW, AUSTIN!
- Grenier: AUSTIN, AUSTIN!

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- MY JOB.

- Man: GARBAGE CAN, WATCH OUT.
- Austin: SHIT!

- Grenier: WHO TAUGHT YOU THAT?
- WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.

- Hilton: OH MY GOODNESS.
- Austin: TOO MANY FLASHES, MAN.

Man:
HEY, MAN, YOU'RE SCARING HER.
LEAVE HER ALONE!

- Man: GET 'EM!
- ( crowd cheering )

Grenier:
IT WOULD BE TOO EASY TO REDUCE
THIS TO MONKEY BUSINESS.

I KNEW THERE HAD TO BE MORE
GOING ON BETWEEN FANS
AND CELEBRITIES.

I KNEW BECAUSE
I'D FELT IT.

Henry Jenkins:
YOU'VE CROSSED OVER
THIS THRESHOLD

BETWEEN THE TELEVISION SCREEN
AND THEIR OWN EVERYDAY LIFE.

NOW THEY'LL TAKE THAT BACK,
THEY'LL SHOW IT TO EVERYONE
AT THE OFFICE, AT SCHOOL.

IT'S SORT OF
THIS MAGIC MOMENT

WHERE THE TELEVISION SET
DISSOLVED AND THERE
WAS THAT INTIMACY.

OH, YEAH!
OH, ADRIAN, HI.

AS WE MOVE FROM A SOCIETY
OF SMALL TOWNS

WHERE PEOPLE GOSSIPED
ABOUT THE TOWN DRUNK

TO AN ERA OF THE INTERNET,
WHO DO WE CHOOSE TO TALK ABOUT?

WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT
OUR AUNT AND OUR UNCLE
OR THE GUY DOWN THE STREET,

'CAUSE WE DON'T
SHARE THAT IN COMMON,
BUT WE SHARE YOU IN COMMON.

Announcer:
It's time now
for the fan of the game,

brought to you by Pepsi.
It's Adrian Grenier
from "Entourage."

SO I WOULD SAY,
ONE OF YOUR JOBS
AS A CELEBRITY IS

TO BE THE SUBJECT
OF GOSSIP.

- I don't see
a lady there, do you?
- No, good point.

He's doing an interview.

WHEN WE GOSSIP ABOUT SOMEONE,
THE PERSON WE'RE GOSSIPING ABOUT

IS ACTUALLY LESS IMPORTANT
THAN THE EXCHANGE THAT
TAKES PLACE BETWEEN US.

WE'RE USING THAT OTHER PERSON,
THE CELEBRITY,

THE TOWN WHORE,
WHATEVER,

AS A VEHICLE FOR US
TO SORT OF SHARE VALUES
WITH EACH OTHER,

TO SORT THROUGH
CENTRAL ISSUES.

I'M SORRY. I KNOW I'M
A TOOL, BUT I'M SORRY.

THIS WILL GET ME
MORE ASS THAN FACEBOOK--
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA.

- DON'T BE SO SURE.
- OH, YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

- OH, YOU'RE THE FUCKING--
FUCKING-- I LOVE YOU.
- ( man laughing )

- Man: HOLD ON, BROTHER.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
- DAN CUTLER. DAN CUTLER.

AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS.

- DO WE HAVE YOUR
PERMISSION TO USE--
- USE THAT SHIT ALL DAY, YO.

- ( laughing continues )
- HONESTLY, I DON'T WANT
TO SOUND LIKE A GROUPIE,

BUT I EVEN LIKED YOU
IN FUCKING "DEVIL MAKE--"

WHAT--
"DEVIL WEARS PRADA."

THAT SHIT WAS EVEN GOOD
AND MY GIRLFRIEND
MADE ME WATCH IT.

- THAT SHIT WAS EVEN GOOD.
- ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

- YOU MADE THAT
FUCKING WATCHABLE.
- THANKS, MAN.

SO I'M NOT TRYING
TO BE GAY, BUT I
LOVE YOU. SORRY.

( laughing )

Grenier:
ALL THESE PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS

WITH CELL PHONE CAMERAS?

I USED TO THINK
IT WAS ALL ABOUT ME.

I'M NOT TAKING THAT
FOR GRANTED ANYMORE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY
I GAVE YOU MY HAND.

- I FUCKING LOVE
YOUR SHOW, MAN!
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN BOSTON?

Grenier:
OLD TIME MOVIE STARS
WERE KEPT AT SUCH A DISTANCE

COMPARED
TO CELEBRITIES TODAY.

AND THE PROFESSOR WAS
MAKING A SIMILAR CONNECTION.

Man:
THIS IS
THE MAN RIGHT HERE.

Grenier:
GOSSIP IS MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE
DOING THE GOSSIPING

THAN IT IS
ABOUT FAMOUS PEOPLE.

I TRY TO LIVE MY LIFE
LIKE YOU DO ON TV, MAN.

Grenier:
IT'S ABOUT THEIR
LIVES AND VALUES.

LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHY
BUT I REALLY FIND IT
INTERESTING,

LIKE BRITNEY SPEARS
AND WHAT'S HAPPENING TO HER.

NOW SHE'S, LIKE,
HAVING ANOTHER BABY.

WITH ALL HER PROBLEMS,
I DON'T THINK NOW IS THE
PERFECT TIME FOR MOTHERHOOD.

- Boy: SHE'S
HAVING ANOTHER BABY?
- YEAH, IT IS WITH, LIKE,

THIS REALLY WEIRD GUY.

K-FED LOOKED LIKE
THE BAD GUY AT FIRST.

- Boy: WHO IS K-FED?
- KEVIN FEDERLINE.
HE WAS A BACKUP DANCER.

OH RIGHT.
ACTUALLY I DO KNOW.
I HAVE HEARD OF HIM.

THE STORY THAT STICKS
IS THE ONE THAT GIVES
US SOMETHING

WE REALLY WANT
TO TALK ABOUT AT
A PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME,

THAT SPEAKS TO CORE
CONFLICTS THE CULTURE
IS GOING THROUGH.

IT WOULD BE VERY VERY HARD
FOR HER TO TAKE CARE
OF THAT BABY,

'CAUSE MY MOM,

SHE HAD A BABY AROUND THAT AGE
AND IT WAS VERY HARD FOR HER.

ORDINARY PEOPLE
ALL AROUND OUR COUNTRY,

ALL AROUND THE WORLD,
THEY HAVE PROBLEMS.

AND THEN YOU HAVE LUMINARIES.
YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW,

ATHLETES AND STARS.

WHEN YOU SEE
THAT OH, THIS LUMINARY
WHO HAS NO PROBLEMS

DOES IN FACT HAVE PROBLEMS
THAT I CAN RELATE TO,

THAT BECOMES
AN EMOTIONAL PAINKILLER.

RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGISTS CALL
THE RELATIONSHIP WE FORM

WITH CHARACTERS ON TV
"PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS."

THEY'RE THESE WEIRD
ONE-WAY RELATIONSHIPS

WHERE WE DON'T ACTUALLY
KNOW THE PEOPLE ON TV,
BUT WE FEEL AS IF WE DO.

SO TODAY WHEN WE MEET,

LIKE I SEE YOU STAND UP

AND I HAVE TO STOP MYSELF
FROM CALLING YOU VINCE

BECAUSE THAT'S HOW
I KNOW YOU.

THERE WAS THIS REALLY WEIRD
MOMENT WHERE I WAS JUST LIKE,

"BUT NO, WAIT A MINUTE,
THIS IS NOT VINCE.

THIS IS ADRIAN.
THIS IS A TOTALLY
DIFFERENT PERSON."

IT'S ALWAYS A TRIP
TO ME, LIKE WHEN YOU'RE
AT CERTAIN EVENTS

AND CELEBRITIES JUST GO UP
TO OTHER CELEBRITIES

LIKE THEY'VE BEEN LONG-LOST
FRIENDS FOREVER.

LIKE, "WHAT'S UP?"
AND "IT'S ALL GOOD."

IT'S LIKE A PART OF
A FRATERNITY, AN UNSPOKEN
FRATERNITY WE NEVER HEARD OF.

THAT CRACKS ME UP.

THEY CALL ME "JOHNNY."
THEY CALL HIM "TURTLE."

HE GETS "E."
IT'S JUST FOR SOME REASON

THIS SHOW SEEMS
TO GET THAT

PARA-WHATEVER
RELATIONSHIP.

- PARASOCIAL,
WAS IT PARASOCIAL?
- YEAH, PARASOCIAL.

BUT SOMETIMES IT REALLY
DOES GO TO A WHOLE
DIFFERENT LEVEL.

LIKE, THERE ARE PEOPLE

WHO HAVE COME UP TO ME
AND WERE VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED

THAT I WOULDN'T
SMOKE WEED WITH THEM.

YOU KNOW?
AND IT'S LIKE,

JUST BECAUSE ON THE SHOW

I'M A GIGANTIC POTHEAD,

WHETHER I DO SMOKE OR DON'T,
IT DOESN'T MEAN I'M GONNA
GO STEP INTO YOUR CAR

AND SMOKE STRANGE WEED
WITH YOU.

I TELL YOU, I WENT
ON A DATE WITH A GIRL

AND ALMOST ONE OF
THE FIRST THINGS
SHE SAYS IS,

"I DON'T WATCH TV,
SO I'VE NEVER SEEN YOUR SHOW.
I HOPE THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM."

IT WAS ALMOST THE FIRST
WORDS OUT OF HER MOUTH.
IT WAS KIND OF AWKWARD.

THEN OVER THE COURSE
OF THE DATE SHE CALLED ME
"ERIC" THREE TIMES,

OVER THE COURSE
OF THE DATE.

THIS GIRL'S LIKE
IN AN EPISODE OF THE SHOW.

IT WAS RIDICULOUS.
SHE CALLED ME ERIC THREE--
IT WAS JUST BRUTAL.

"YOU SURE YOU DON'T
WATCH THE SHOW?"

- PARIS, THIS WAY, PARIS!
- Austin: CURB, CURB, CURB!

PARIS, PARIS!
HAVE A GOOD TIME, PARIS.

- Woman: PARIS, I LOVE YOU!
- Man: I LOVE YOU, SEXY.

PARIS JUST CAME IN

AND WE DIDN'T
GET THE CHANCE
TO HAVE A PICTURE.

WE TOLD ALL
OF OUR FRIENDS THAT
WE GONNA SEE PARIS.

NOW WE SEE HER
AND WE DON'T HAVE
ANY PROOF OF THIS.

THAT IS IN A NUTSHELL
WHAT A PARASOCIAL
RELATIONSHIP IS.

WHAT'S NEW AND WHAT'S
DIFFERENT ABOUT THAT

AND WHAT MAKES IT PARTICULARLY
INTERESTING NOW

IS THERE'S ALL THIS RESEARCH
THAT'S BEEN DONE THAT SHOWS

WE HAVE FEWER FAMILY
DINNERS TOGETHER.

WE JOIN FEWER CLUBS.
WE GO TO FEWER PICNICS.

WE'RE JUST A MUCH LESS
COMMUNALLY-ORIENTED SOCIETY.

PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE--
THEY LIVE ALONE IN FAR
GREATER NUMBERS

THAN THEY DID EVEN
IN THE '70s.

- ( horn honks )
- YEAH, FUCK YOU.

Halpern:
SO WHERE AM I GOING
WITH ALL THIS?

WHERE I'M GOING IS,
IS THAT WE'RE LONELY.

WE DON'T SEE OUR FAMILY
AS MUCH. WE DON'T HAVE
AS MANY FRIENDS.

WE DON'T BELONG
TO AS MANY CLUBS,

BUT WE DO HAVE THESE
PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS.

WE HAVE THESE FAKE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE PEOPLE

THAT WE FEEL
AS IF WE KNOW ON TV
AND IN THE MOVIES.

AND PUBLICATIONS LIKE
"US WEEKLY" OVER HERE

PLAY RIGHT INTO THAT.

BECAUSE IT'S ALL FIRST NAME.

IT'S ALL BRAD
AND J-LO AND TOM

AND ADRIAN AND THESE PEOPLE
AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE US.

AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE
FEEL THAT.

I THINK THAT
WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT

IT MAKES US FEEL LIKE
WE'RE A PART OF SOMETHING.

Halpern:
BUT OF COURSE WE'RE NOT.
WE'RE NOT A PART OF IT.

Grenier:
HOW LONG CAN YOU KEEP LOOKING
AT THOSE PICTURES?

ALL...

ALL DAY LONG.

- RISE AND SHINE!
- FUCKING STOP.

- Grenier: DUDE,
IT'S ALMOST 1:00.
- I'M TIRED.

Jane:
TIME TO GET STARTED
ON YOUR HOMEWORK.

YOUR TUTOR'S COMING
TODAY AT 2:30, DON'T FORGET.

Grenier:
WHILE I WAS OFF INVESTIGATING
CELEBRITY CULTURE

SOMETHING HAD CHANGED
IN AUSTIN.

WITH ALL THE LATE NIGHTS,
I WASN'T SURE

IF HE'D BE ABLE TO KEEP UP
WITH HIS SCHOOLWORK.

AND WITH A LITTLE
BIT OF GUIDANCE,

IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY CAN GET
THEMSELVES THROUGH IT.

BACK TO OUR USUAL AGAIN.

COME ON, AUSTIN,
YOU'RE A LITTLE HIGH THERE.

AUSTIN, THAT IS FAST.

- Jane: AUSTIN.
- MOVE MOVE, GET OUT.

I'VE GOT A GREAT COSTUME.

- SO WHEN IT'S--
- ( dog barks )

Grenier:
I KNEW HIS MIND
WAS IN HOLLYWOOD...

- WHAT?
- ...BUT I WAS ABOUT TO FIND OUT
JUST HOW TRUE THAT WAS.

SHE IS?
I GOTTA GO.

PARIS IS AT THE IVY
WITH HER EX-BOYFRIEND.

SOMEBODY BROUGHT ME--
ONE OF OUR GUYS BROUGHT US
A VIDEO OF RYAN SEACREST.

OKAY, IT'S A VIDEO
OF RYAN SEACREST, WHATEVER.

I'M LOOKING AT THE VIDEO.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THE STORY HERE IS.

- THIS IS YOUR JOB?
- Austin: YES.

- YOU'RE 14?
- YES.

- HOW DO YOU GET
TO STAY OUT THIS LATE?
- HE STARTS WORKING YOUNG.

HE'S WORKING HARDER THAN
I AM. YOU'RE WORKING
HARDER THAN I AM.

I SAID
"WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?
WHO IS THIS KID?"

HE SAYS, "THIS LITTLE KID
GOT IN THE WAY OF EVERYBODY.

NO ONE KNOWS WHO HE IS.
HE WAS TRYING TO GET
THIS PICTURE."

AND THE FIRST THING
I SAID,

"GET ME THE NAME
OF THIS KID."

I WAS THE FIRST PERSON

TO DO A STORY ON AUSTIN.

THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM,
HE WAS ON A SKATEBOARD--

THIS LITTLE KID ON
A SKATEBOARD, 13 YEARS OLD
IN WEST HOLLYWOOD.

AND IT REMINDED ME SO MUCH

OF SOMETHING LIKE YOU WOULD
SEE OUT OF A SPIELBERG FILM.

'CAUSE THIS IS, YOU KNOW,
A BLOND, PRECOCIOUS
LITTLE KID,

PERFECT FOR TV.

I MEAN, THE PHONE
JUST RANG NONSTOP

FROM PUBLICATIONS
AROUND THE WORLD

TRYING TO DO A STORY
ON THIS KID.

Announcer:
"American Morning"-- the most
news in the morning. Period.

Well, what was it like
when you first started
stepping out

onto these red carpets
and into some of these areas

where there's a whole entire
mass of photographers?

Were they nice to you?
Did they make room
for you?

Did they treat
you differently?

At first they were
just like, "That's just
a little kid with a camera."

And they were like,
you know, "He's not gonna
do this for a long time."

But after I started going
every single night,

they started going,
you know,

"He's actually serious
about this

and he's gonna
actually do it.

He's not just
kidding around."

Wow! You're really adorable
by the way, Austin.

Grenier:
AND THAT WAS IT.

AS SOON AS I SAW HIM ON TV,
I KNEW THINGS WOULD
BE DIFFERENT.

I JUST HAD TO TRY
AND KEEP UP.

Woman:
LOOK AT HIM.
HE'S SO CUTE!

THIS IS AUSTIN.
HE'S THE 14-YEAR-OLD PAP.

- HAVEN'T I SEEN YOU ON TV?
- PROBABLY.

HOW'S IT GOING?
YOU GOT ANYONE TONIGHT?

♪ YOU ARE FEVER, YOU ARE FEVER,
YOU AIN'T BORN TYPICAL... ♪

YEAH! YOU SEE,
AUSTIN IS QUICK!
HE'S FAST. HE'S FAST, BOY.

LET ME SEE YOUR PICTURES.
CAN I SEE WHAT YOU GOT?

AUSTIN, CAN I SEE
WHAT YOU GOT?

FUCK YEAH, MAN.
YOU'RE FUCKING GOOD, MAN.

Man #2:
HE HAS THE BEST
CAMERA TOO, DUDE.

HE GETS TREATED DIFFERENTLY
BECAUSE HE'S A KID.

AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY FAIR
TO THE OTHER GUYS.

HE GETS PROBABLY A LOT MORE
BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW--

A LOT MORE BREAKS.

( woman speaking French )

WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW?
I'M HAVING THE BEST TIME
OF MY LIFE.

Already competing
with the big boys

for that high-stakes
$1,000 shot.

- ARE YOU THE FAMOUS KID?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
- YEAH. AUSTIN.

YOU'RE SO HIPSTER-Y
AND CUTE.

- Austin: WHAT'S UP, DUDE?
HOW YOU DOING?
- Man: ALL RIGHT.

Austin:
I GET TO TALK
TO MORE PEOPLE.

I GUESS IT'S BOOSTED
MY CONFIDENCE
A LITTLE BIT.

- YOU GOT A GIRLFRIEND?
- YEAH.

- OH, I'M ON THE BALL, DUDE.
- IS SHE 14 TOO?

- NO.
- HOW OLD IS SHE?

- LIKE 16.
- ( gasps )

- WHAT?
- GETTING THEM OLDER GIRLS!

- Girl: AUSTIN!
- GIRLS WILL COME OVER
AT ALL HOURS.

THERE WAS A GAL HERE
THE OTHER NIGHT,

AND SHE WAS HERE,
IT WAS LIKE 12:30,

AND AUSTIN ANNOUNCED
THAT HE WAS GOING TO
HER HOUSE FOR THE NIGHT.

HE WAS HALFWAY OUT THE DOOR
AND I CALLED HIM ON THE PHONE
AND I SAID, "GET BACK HERE."

( screaming )

I HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN
TO THAT POINT YET

WHERE PEOPLE
REALLY RECOGNIZE ME.

I MEAN, I GET PROBABLY
LIKE ONE OR TWO PEOPLE A DAY

THAT ARE LIKE,

"I'VE SEEN YOU ON TV"
OR SOMETHING.

HE'S THE CUTEST.

THANK YOU.

BUT YOU,
IT'S LIKE YOU WALK

A FOOT OUT OF YOUR DOOR
AND PEOPLE, LIKE,

JUMP OUT OF THEIR CARS,
"OH MY GOD!" YOU KNOW?

YES, IT'S YOU.
I JUST WANNA
GIVE YOU A HUG.

OH, OKAY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?

HE'S FAMOUS.
HE'S ON "ENTOURAGE."

SEE YA.

- I HAVE A QUESTION TO YOU.
- YEAH, GO AHEAD.

AFTER THIS MOVIE'S
FINISHED,

DO YOU THINK THE PAPARAZZI
ARE GONNA BE SHOOTING ME?

WELL, THAT'S UP TO YOU.

- DO YOU NOT WANT THEM TO?
- I KIND OF WANT IT TOO.

- YOU DO WANT THEM TO?
- I THINK IT WOULD BE COOL.

I WOULD LIKE TO--
I GUESS I'D LIKE
TO BECOME...

FAMOUS,
IF YOU WANT TO SAY.

UH...

WOW.

Grenier:
THIS WAS NO LONGER
ABOUT PAPARAZZI.

AUSTIN WANTED FAME
FOR HIMSELF,

BUT SOMETHING ABOUT IT
MADE ME UNEASY.

PERHAPS IT WAS
FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE.

I MEAN, HOW DO YOU LIKE
EVERYBODY KNOWING YOU

AND KNOWING WHO YOU ARE
AND WHAT YOU DO?

IT HAS ITS PROS
AND ITS CONS, OF COURSE.

AND I RECOGNIZE
WHAT IT DOES TO MY EGO

AND MY SENSE
OF CONFIDENCE.

- DOES IT BOOST OR LOWER IT?
- IT BOOSTS IT.

- YEAH.
- YOU KNOW,
YOU GO INTO A ROOM

AND YOU AUTOMATICALLY
HAVE APPROVAL

FROM HALF THE ROOM.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I ALSO RECOGNIZE HOW
INSIDIOUS IT CAN BE

WHEN YOU DON'T GET IT
AND YOU WANT MORE
OF THAT APPROVAL,

WHEN YOU HAVEN'T
ACTUALLY DONE ANYTHING
TO DESERVE THAT APPROVAL.

I WOULDN'T WANT
TO JUST BE AN HEIRESS,

LIKE FAMOUS
FOR BEING FAMOUS.

I WOULD WANT
TO DO SOMETHING
TO BECOME FAMOUS.

YOUNGEST PAPARAZZI EVER.
YOUNGEST PAPARAZZI EVER!

SHOOT 'EM, AUSTIN.
SHOOT 'EM.

Grenier:
AUSTIN WAS ONTO SOMETHING.

WHAT HAD BEEN BOTHERING ME
WAS THAT THIS MIGHT BE
UNSUSTAINABLE FOR HIM.

HE SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING
WORTHY OF THIS ATTENTION

BESIDES BEING ADORABLE
AND SNAPPING PICTURES
OF CELEBRITIES.

I HAD TO STEP IN.

AT SOME POINT, HE BETTER
MAKE GREAT PICTURES.

HE BETTER MAKE FANTAST--
HE BETTER BE THE
BOY EQUIVALENT

OF ANNIE LEIBOVITZ.

BECAUSE AT SOME POINT
HE'S NOT GONNA BE 12
OR 13 OR 14.

HE'S GONNA BE 25
AND HAVE TO GET A JOB.

I WOULD PREFER AUSTIN
TO BE A PHOTOJOURNALIST,

TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT,

RATHER THAN CHASING
PEOPLE DOWN

IN THEIR CARS AND BEING
WHAT THEY CALL A PAPARAZZI.

( siren wailing )

Grenier:
PHOTOJOURNALISM WAS
A GOOD IDEA.

IT WOULD NURTURE HIS GIFT
FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

WHILE AT THE SAME TIME
SATISFY HIS CRAVING
FOR EXCITEMENT.

SO I SHOWED HIM
A WORLD-FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPH

THAT I HOPED WOULD
SPARK HIS INTEREST.

WOW. OH GOD,

THAT JUST GIVES ME CHILLS.
THAT'S IT.

I MEAN THIS WAS HUGE.
I WAS IN COLLEGE

AND IT REALLY RESONATED
WITH ALL OF US.

Jane:
THOSE FOUR KIDS GOT SHOT
AT KENT STATE.

I WAS PISSED.

I STILL GET TEARS
THINKING ABOUT IT.

THAT'S JUST AMAZING.

HOW COME THE PEOPLE AROUND
DON'T REALLY CARE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"DON'T REALLY CARE?" LOOK AT
THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES.

THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON
THAT'S REALLY IN SHOCK.

Grenier:
AUSTIN DOESN'T THINK

THAT THE PHOTO'S
DRAMATIC ENOUGH.

NO, I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S JUST LIKE,

LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE
OVER HERE,

LIKE THAT GUY'S
JUST LOOKING THE TOTAL
OPPOSITE DIRECTION

AND ALL THESE GUYS
ARE JUST LOOKING
THAT WAY.

IT'S ALMOST AS IF
IT'S NOT REALLY HAPPENING.

WE'RE SO USED
TO HYPERREALITY

AND THE PRODUCTION VALUE
OF MEDIA

THAT REAL LIFE
STARTS TO BECOME
NOT VERY REAL.

MM-HMM, THAT'S RIGHT.

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THIS PHOTO WE WERE
JUST LOOKING AT?

- THE KENT STATE PHOTO?
- YEAH.

Grenier:
THAT PHOTO CAME OUT

AND IT TRANSFORMED PEOPLE,
PEOPLE LIKE YOUR MOTHER.

SHE TALKS ABOUT HOW SHE
WAS SO MOVED BY THAT PHOTO

- AND SO HURT...
- ( cell phone rings )

- Austin: OH SHIT.
- ...THAT IT ACTUALLY
TRANSFORMED THE WAY

PEOPLE SAW THE WAR.

UH-OH.

NO OFFENSE, BUT I
REALLY HAVE TO PACK.

OKAY.

Grenier:
I SHOWED HIM THE PHOTO
AND HE WAS UNIMPRESSED.

HE WAS LIKE,
"EH, IT'S OKAY."

"DID YOU SEE
BRITNEY'S BEAVER SHOT?"
THAT'S HOW HE RESPONDED.

Grenier:
SOCIALLY MEANINGFUL
PHOTOJOURNALISM

DIDN'T SEEM
TO INTEREST AUSTIN.

AND WHO COULD BLAME HIM?

THE WHOLE CULTURE'S
HAD A CELEBRITY MAKEOVER.

AND NOW HE'S GETTING ONE
OF HIS OWN.

Austin:
HEY, I GOT AN OFFER
FROM E!

'CAUSE THEY WANTED TO DO
A REALITY SHOW ON ME.

AND THEY'RE LIKE,
IF YOU SIGN WITH US,

YOU CAN COME
TO THE PLAYBOY MANSION
WHENEVER YOU WANT.

Grenier:
BUT WHO AM I TO PREACH?

LET'S BE REAL.
WHAT AM I KNOWN FOR?

( music playing )

♪ EVERYBODY KNOW ME,
KNOW I KNOW YOU KNOW ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU KNOW
I'M A STAR. ♪

( vocalizing )

YOU KNOW,
AUSTIN'S VERY POPULAR NOW.

HE'S ALL OF A SUDDEN
GETTING A LOT OF PHONE CALLS.

PEOPLE WANT
TO INTERVIEW HIM.
THEY WANT TO KNOW HIM.

THEY WANT A PIECE OF HIM.

Grenier:
CLEARLY, I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE
INTERESTED IN AUSTIN.

- AND THAT'S WHEN
THINGS BEGAN TO UNRAVEL.
- ♪ I'M A STAR! ♪

- OKAY, ARE WE ALMOST DONE?
- DO YOU WANT TO SHOOT A LITTLE?

YOU MEAN I CAN'T
WORK TONIGHT ALONE?

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- LIKE ALONE?

WE WANTED TO SHOOT YOU
AND THEN WE WANTED
TO DO AN INTERVIEW.

WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS
DO YOU HAVE?

HE'S BEEN GETTING SO MUCH
ATTENTION, I FEEL HIM
SLIPPING AWAY.

SO I MADE HIM A MIX.

- IT'S A MIX-- "FROM
A CELEBRITY TO A PAPARAZZI."
- Cameraman: WHY?

BECAUSE I WANNA TRY
AND GET ON HIS GOOD SIDE,

SO HE DOESN'T DISAPPEAR
FROM THE PROJECT.

HELLO?

AUSTIN?

AUSTIN!

WELL, I'M AT YOUR HOUSE.
WE SAID 3:00, RIGHT?

WELL, YOU DIDN'T
TELL ME THAT.

- AUSTIN WAS BECOMING FAMOUS...
- ALL RIGHT, WHERE ARE YOU?

...AND HERE I WAS STALKING HIM
LIKE A PAPARAZZO.

I FINALLY TRACKED HIM DOWN
IN BEVERLY HILLS.

HE WAS WITH HIS
PAPPING BUDDY BLAINE.

AND NOW BLAINE'S DAD WAS DOING
A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT BLAINE.

SO THERE'S THIS OTHER
CAMERA CREW ALREADY THERE.

- WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
- WYATT.

WE GOT BLAINE'S DOCUMENTARY.
WE GOT AUSTIN'S DOCUMENTARY,

AND THEN YOU.

WE'RE JUST HERE
DOING THE PAPARAZZI,
YOU KNOW?

WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?

- Grenier: OH.
- Austin: BLAINE.

Grenier:
EVERYBODY'S SHOOTING EVERYBODY,

BUT NOTHING'S
ACTUALLY HAPPENING.

FAME WAS PULLING
AUSTIN AWAY,

AND I WAS GETTING
DESPERATE.

WHAT IS IT
WITH THIS FAME THING?

Damon:
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
WANT TO BE FAMOUS.

I THINK THAT'S A VERY COMMON,
YOU KNOW.

I HEAR THAT A LOT.
PEOPLE SAY THAT TO ME A LOT.

"WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE FAMOUS?
I WANNA BE FAMOUS."

IT'S NOT EVEN,
"WHAT'S IT LIKE
TO MAKE MOVIES?"

YOU KNOW?
IT'S NOT EVEN--

IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THE WHY
OF WHY I'M FAMOUS.

IT HAS TO DO
WITH THE FAME ITSELF.

Girl:
CAN I GET YOUR AUTOGRAPH?
ARE YOU LIKE A PAPARAZZI?

MM-HMM. I HAVE MY OWN
REALITY SHOW COMING OUT ON TV.

- YOU DO?
- YEP.

- WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN?
- HE'S 13.

14. THIS IS ONE
OF MY BEST FRIENDS.

- PARIS HILTON?
- MM-HMM.

- ONE OF YOUR BEST FRIENDS?
- I HAVE HER NUMBER
IN MY PHONE.

- Girl: THIS IS BAT MITZVAH
YEAR FOR US.
- Man: OKAY.

SO WE GET THESE PICTURES

AND WE CAN PUT OUR FACES
ON THE COVER OF MAGAZINES.

AND HERE IS ME
AND MY FRIEND

ON THE COVER
OF "TEEN PEOPLE."

- WHY?
- IT'S JUST FUN TO PRETEND
YOU'RE A CELEBRITY.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT YOU.

IT MAKES YOU FEEL SPECIAL
KIND OF.

SO THERE IS A PIECE
OF THIS THAT'S SERIOUS
CELEBRITY ENVY

IT SOUNDS LIKE...

- THAT'S PART OF IT.
- ...AS WELL AS IT BEING
JOKEY AND FUNNY.

THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING
TO UNDERSTAND.

IN THIS SOCIETY,
IF YOU'RE NOT FAMOUS,

THERE'S A CERTAIN SENSE,
A CERTAIN VERY REAL SENSE

IN WHICH YOU DON'T EXIST.

Grenier:
I WENT TO SEE A GUY
WHO WROTE A BOOK

ABOUT HOW THE MEDIA
AFFECTS THE WORLD.

HE SHED SOME LIGHT
ON AUSTIN'S LONGING FOR
CELEBRITY THAT WENT DEEPER

THAN I COULD HAVE
EVER IMAGINED.

EVEN MAMMALS--
PUPPIES LIKE ATTENTION,

BUT ONLY HUMANS
NEED ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

THEY NEED
TO BE RECOGNIZED.

AND THIS IS FUNDAMENTAL
TO HUMAN NATURE,

TO THE HUMAN CONDITION.

EVERYONE'S FAMOUS
IN THE TRIBE.

BY TRIBE, OF COURSE,
I MEAN JUST SMALL SCALE,
FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNITIES

WHERE YOU DON'T
KNOW ANYBODY ELSE

'CAUSE THERE'S NOBODY
ELSE TO KNOW.

YOU HAVE TO THINK
OF THE EVOLUTION

OF THE DEVELOPMENT
OF MEDIA OF ALL KINDS

IN LARGER-SCALE SOCIETIES

AS TAKING THE FAME,

THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
THAT USED TO BE EVERYBODY'S

AND SOMEHOW OR OTHER
REASSIGNING IT TO ONLY
A FEW PEOPLE.

AND THERE'S SOME
FUNDAMENTAL SORT OF ROBBERY

THAT GOES ON.

( singing off-key )

Halpern:
Most of us have seen some
episode of "American Idol"

where you've got thousands and
thousands of American teenagers

deeply believing that they're
going to become famous.

Male anchor:
Jake Halpern wrote
"Famous Junkies,

the Hidden Truth
Behind America's
Favorite Addiction."

- Female anchor:
No, "Fame Junkies."
- Oh, pardon me.

- Hi, Jake. Nice to see you.
- Thanks for having me
on the show.

So I gave this survey to about
700 middle-school students.

I SAID, "WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONS
WOULD YOU MOST LIKE

TO HAVE WHEN YOU GROW UP?"
AND WE GAVE THEM A PRETTY
GOOD LIST OF OPTIONS.

WE SAID YOU COULD BECOME
A U.S. SENATOR, PRESIDENT
OF HARVARD OR YALE,

C.E.O. OF A MAJOR
FORTUNE 500 COMPANY,

A NAVY SEAL OR AN ASSISTANT
TO A CELEBRITY.

NOT A CELEBRITY,
LIKE THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT--

THE PERSON CARRYING THE BAGS,
THAT SORT OF THING.

TURTLE ON "ENTOURAGE,"
OKAY?

42% PICKED THE CELEBRITY
PERSONAL ASSISTANT.

THAT WAS TWICE AS MUCH AS
PRESIDENT OF HARVARD OR YALE,

THREE TIMES AS MUCH
AS THE U.S. SENATOR

AND FOUR TIMES AS MUCH
AS THE C.E.O. OF A FORTUNE
500 COMPANY.

IT'S NOT JUST THAT

YOUNG AMERICAN TEENS ARE
DESPERATE TO BECOME FAMOUS,

BUT THEY PUT SUCH
A PREMIUM ON FAME

THAT THEY'RE WILLING
TO GIVE UP

SOME OF THE MOST
COVETED POSITIONS IN AMERICA

JUST TO BE THE BAG CARRIER
TO THE CELEBRITY.

Grenier:
I READ SOMEWHERE
THAT CHILDREN AGES 8 TO 18

SPEND MORE TIME LOOKING
AT SCREENS THAN ANY
OTHER ACTIVITY

EXCEPT SLEEPING.

BUT WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING
ABOUT TELEVISION ANYMORE.

PEOPLE TAKE LAPTOPS
TO BED WITH THEM.

De Zengotita:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS

GOING BACK
TO A CAVE PAINTING--

INCLUDING
THE HUMAN VOICE--

EVERY REPRESENTATION

OF EVERY KIND
HAS THE FOLLOWING

FUNDAMENTAL
CHARACTERISTIC:

IT ADDRESSES YOU.

EVEN A STREET SIGN

WHEN YOU'RE LOST,
"OH, IT TELLS YOU SOMETHING."

IT PAYS ATTENTION TO YOU.

ALL MEDIA PAY ATTENTION TO YOU
IN A WAY THAT A TREE DOESN'T.

A TREE DOESN'T HAVE A SIDE
THAT'S FACING, YOU KNOW,

THAT'S LOOKING AT YOU.

THE TREE'S JUST THERE.
IT COULD GIVE A SHIT.

THE MORE REPRESENTATIONS

THERE ARE IN YOUR LIFE

OF ALL KINDS-- MAGAZINES,

BOOKS, SIGNS,
DRAWINGS, ARROWS--

THE MORE REPRESENTATIONS
THERE ARE IN YOUR LIFE,

THE MORE ATTENTION
IS BEING PAID TO YOU.

SO WHEN MEDIA MULTIPLY,

THE VENUES MULTIPLY,
THE TYPES OF MEDIA,

THE MORE THAT HAPPENS,

THE MORE SELF-CONSCIOUS
YOU BECOME.

THE MORE YOU SEE
YOURSELF ADDRESSED,

THE MORE YOU
FEEL ADDRESSED,

THE MORE ATTENTION
YOU'RE GETTING

AND THE MORE
YOU FEEL AS IF
YOU'RE THE CENTER

OF A KIND
OF REPRESENTATIONAL UNIVERSE.

♪ KICK, PUSH, KICK ♪

♪ PUSH, KICK, PUSH ♪

♪ KICK, PUSH, COAST ♪

♪ SO COME ROAM WITH ME,
JUST A REBEL LOOKING
FOR A PLACE TO BE ♪

♪ SO LET'S KICK ♪

♪ AND PUSH ♪

♪ YEAH YEAH, AND COAST. ♪

- Austin: IS THERE A McDONALD'S
FROM HERE TO THE FREEWAY?
- Jane: NO.

YOU COULD HAVE EASILY GOTTEN
SOMETHING AT THE HOUSE,
SOME JUICE OR SOMETHING.

- I'M SORRY.
- FINE, STOP ON THE CORNER,
JERRY, RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT HERE, JERRY.

YOU KNOW, AUSTIN, I CAN'T
BELIEVE YOU'RE DOING THIS.

IT TAKES TWO SECONDS
AND THEN I'LL BE HAPPY.

OH, AND IF YOU'RE HAPPY,
THEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS HAPPY?

DO YOU HAVE
A COUPLE DOLLARS?

Grenier:
SO IS FUN AND EASINESS,
ALL OF THAT,

THAT'S THE GOAL IN LIFE?

YEAH, JUST TO BE HAPPY,

HAVE FUN, JUST BE
WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

- YOU THINK BEING A CELEBRITY
WILL BRING YOU THAT?
- YEAH.

SO WHEN IS HE DOING
THE REALITY SHOW?

I THINK THEY'RE JUST ABOUT
READY TO DO A PILOT.

AND IF THE PILOT GETS PICKED UP,
IT BECOMES A SERIES.

I MEAN, AUSTIN, DO YOU
EVER WORRY ABOUT HOW YOU
MIGHT COME OFF?

DO YOU EVER THINK YOU MIGHT
COME OFF SELF-ABSORBED
OR DISRESPECTFUL?

- I LIKE WHO I AM.
- OH, GOOD. I'M GLAD YOU DO.

HOPEFULLY YOU'LL LIKE
WHAT THEY TURN YOU INTO
ON THAT REALITY SHOW.

I WANT A CAPPUCCINO
AND YOU WANT WHAT?

SO WHERE ARE
WE GOING HERE?

COULD WE GO TO, LIKE,
LE PETIT FOUR?

WE COULD GO TO--
OH, HOW ABOUT URTH?

- EWW!
- WHAT?

- URTH HAS THE BEST--
PLEASE, LET'S GO TO URTH.
- NO NO!

- AUSTIN, COME ON.
- NO!

- WHY? IT'S A PERFECT
DAY FOR URTH.
- NO!

- MOM!
- AUSTIN NEVER WANTS

TO DO WHAT I WANT TO DO.

YOU KNOW, I BEG HIM,
AND HE STILL SAYS NO.

SOME FRIENDS OF MINE,
THEY WENT TO ITALY,

THEY DIDN'T REALLY
HAVE A GOOD TIME.

WHY DIDN'T THEY
HAVE A GOOD TIME?
'CAUSE THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD

OR THE SIX-YEAR-OLD REALLY
DIDN'T WANT TO GO OUT.

WHAT, ARE YOU FUCKING--
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

DIDN'T WANT TO GO OUT?

FUCK YOU!
YOU'RE GOING OUT.

WE'RE IN ITALY, YOU KNOW?

TAKE A LOOK
AND SHUT THE FUCK UP.

- Austin: WHAT DO YOU WANT?
- Man: I WANT YOU TO STAY OFF
OF MY PROPERTY.

STAY OFF OF YOUR PROPERTY?
I WAS ON THE CITY STREETS
SIDEWALK.

- OKAY, WELL--
- GET A LIFE.
WHY ARE YOU AT MY DOOR?

Jane: AUSTIN!

YOU BRING THAT KID TO ME.
I'M GONNA KICK HIS ASS.

Grenier:
YOU EVER HEAR
THE STORY OF NARCISSUS?

NARCISSUS WAS A BOY

WHO WAS TOTALLY
IN LOVE WITH HIMSELF.

AND HE USED TO GO DOWN
TO THE RIVER

AND GAZE
UPON HIS REFLECTION

IN THE RIVER

BECAUSE HE LOVED
HIMSELF SO MUCH.

AND ONE DAY HE FELL IN LOVE
WITH HIMSELF TO SUCH A DEGREE

THAT HE WENT TO KISS
HIS OWN REFLECTION.

AND HE FELL IN
AND DROWNED.

IS IT TRUE?
IS IT REAL?

I THINK IT'S A MYTH.

BUT I IMAGINE
PEOPLE HAVE...

HAVE DROWNED
IN THEIR OWN NARCISSISM.

- Grenier: ARE THEY JUST ALWAYS
POISED AND READY?
- YEAH.

- Grenier: LOOK,
THERE'S AUSTIN.
- HE'S SO CUTE.

LIKE WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 8:30
THIS MORNING AND IT'S
NOW WHAT TIME?

- 3:00, 4:00.
- 3:00, 4:00.

SO IT'S ALL GOOD.
WE'RE HAPPY TO WAIT.

- Grenier: HERE WE GO.
YOU READY?
- YEAH, DEFINITELY.

WHAT IS IT THAT YOU
WANT OUT OF YOUR LIFE?

DO YOU WANT A LIFE
LIKE LIZA MINNELLI
AND JUDY GARLAND

WHERE EVERYTHING
WAS A SHOW?

THEY EVEN MADE A FAKE
LIVING ROOM AND FILMED
A FAKE LIVING ROOM.

SHE CAME IN
CHRISTMAS MORNING

AND DID A FAKE CHRISTMAS
AND PUT IT ON TV

AS "THE JUDY GARLAND
CHRISTMAS SHOW"

PRESENTING A FAKE VERSION
OF THEIR HOME LIFE.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S LIKE MIRROR

AFTER MIRROR AFTER MIRROR.

WELL, I'VE MET MANY
PEOPLE IN SHOW BUSINESS
WHO ARE THAT.

AND IT'S SAD TO ME.

BECAUSE I THINK,
"WHAT DO YOU GO HOME TO?"

Grenier:
WOULDN'T YOU MAYBE
GET HIM AN INTERNSHIP

AT SOME PHOTO LAB?

HE WOULDN'T BE INTERESTED
IF I DID IT.

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER,
AUSTIN DID ALL OF THIS
ON HIS OWN, ADRIAN,

WITH YOUR HELP.

I MEAN, YOU SORT OF
STARTED THIS WHOLE THING.

BUT HE HAD THE PASSION
AND YOU SAW IT

AND YOU
KIND OF IGNITED IT.

♪ KICK, PUSH, KICK ♪

♪ PUSH AND COAST ♪

♪ AND THE WAY WE ROLL,
JUST REBELS WITHOUT A CAUSE ♪

♪ WITH NO PLACE TO GO ♪

♪ SO WE KICK, PUSH, KICK,
PUSH, KICK ♪

♪ PUSH, KICK, PUSH, COAST,
SO COME ROLL WITH ME... ♪

Halpern:
I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S SO
TOUGH ABOUT DOING ANYTHING

WITH KIND OF THE LENS
OF THE MEDIA

IS THAT YOU MAY GO IN
WITH THIS IDEA

THAT YOU'RE GONNA
INVESTIGATE IN THIS
KIND OF OBJECTIVE WAY

AND YOU'RE GONNA
KIND OF JUST DOCUMENT
WHAT'S HAPPENING,

BUT YOUR VERY PRESENCE
ALTERS THE LANDSCAPE.

WHY ARE YOU CONTRIBUTING

TO THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE
AROUND HIM GETTING ATTENTION

FOR THIS THING THAT YOU DON'T
THINK IS REALLY VERY GOOD?

WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT?

- Grenier: I FUCKED UP.
- YOU DID. YOU DID.

BY GETTING CLOSE TO YOU,
HE DID MANAGE TO BECOME
FRIENDS WITH YOU.

HE'S WORKING
ON THIS PROJECT NOW.

THERE'S NO WAY HE CAN LOOK
AT THE SITUATION AND SAY

"I WISH I HADN'T GONE
AND TAKEN PICTURES OF HIM,"

BECAUSE IT'S PAID OFF.

Grenier:
THERE WAS AUSTIN,
SNAPPING AWAY

AT THE CENTER
OF OUR LITTLE SHOW.

AND I HAD PUT HIM THERE--
OR AT LEAST MY MOVIE
HAD PUT HIM THERE.

IT WAS TIME FOR ME
TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

I THINK EVERYTHING HAPPENS
FOR A REASON.

AND I THINK
THAT THAT LITTLE BOY
WAS THERE AT A TIME

AND THERE YOU WERE,
AND NOW HERE'S THE MOVIE.

RIGHT? WHAT WILL
THE END RESULT BE?

YOU DON'T KNOW.
YOU WOULD HOPE THAT
IT WOULD--

I WOULD HOPE AT LEAST
THAT IT WOULD BRING HIM

TO ANOTHER LEVEL
OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
HIS BEHAVIOR, HIS INTERESTS,

HIS TALENT AND WHAT MIGHT
BE A BETTER USE OF IT

THAN CHASING AROUND
TV STARS.

Grenier:
I REMEMBER SEEING AN EPISODE
OF "THE SIMPSONS"

WHERE HOMER DECIDED
TO BE A PAPARAZZO

AND THE ONLY WAY THEY
COULD STOP HIM

WAS BY GIVING HIM A TASTE
OF HIS OWN MEDICINE.

THAT GAVE ME AN IDEA:

WATCH THE MOVIE
WITH AUSTIN,

AND OF COURSE JANE.

- Grenier: YOU EXCITED?
- Jane: YEAH, TOTALLY EXCITED.

Grenier:
I THOUGHT IF WE COULD SEE
OURSELVES REFLECTED,

WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO GAIN SOME PERSPECTIVE.

Austin:
Mind if I take a picture?

Michelle Rodriguez:
Not at all.

Austin:
I got him.
Back the fuck up!

AUSTIN.

Austin:
This is pepper spray.

It's made out of pepper
and spray.

HE'S REALLY GROWN.

Jane:
Girls will come over
at all hours.

Kiran Chetry:
Wow, you're really adorable,
by the way, Austin.

Halpern:
But we do have these
parasocial relationships,

these fake relationships
with these people

that we feel as if we know
on TV and in the movies.

YEAH YEAH,
THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.

Austin:
Stay off of your property?

I was on the city
streets sidewalk.

- Man: Okay, well--
- Get a life.
Why are you at my door?

- ( door slams shut )
- Jane: Austin!

You know, I beg him
and he still says no.

- Man: Perfect for TV.
- Girl: Are you a paparazzi?

Austin:
Mm-hmm. I have my own
reality show coming out on TV.

- Girl: You do?
- Yep.

De Zengotita:
Why are you contributing
to this thing

that you don't think
is really very good?

- Grenier: I fucked up.
- You did.

WOW.

OKAY.

IT'S LIKE HOLDING
A MIRROR UP TO YOURSELF.

BUT I HAVE TO BE HONEST
WITH YOU, I CARE LESS
ABOUT HIM--

THAT HE LEARNED SOMETHING
FROM THIS THAN WHAT
OTHER PEOPLE THINK.

BUT I DO HAVE A FEW ISSUES
THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

Grenier:
SO WHAT IS THE END
OF THIS STORY?

AUSTIN GROWING
INTO SOMETHING

OTHER THAN
THE SHALLOW CHILD

THAT YOU SEE.

I WOULD IMAGINE THAT
EVERY FAMILY IN THIS TOWN

AND THE WORLD
DOES NOT WANT ALL OF THEIR
DIRTY LAUNDRY SHOWN.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M SAYING?
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST--

THAT WAS EMBARRASSING.

BUT IT'S FUNNY.

IT'S LIKE--
I DON'T KNOW,
IT'S REAL.

AND I'M PLEADING WITH YOU
TO STOP AT URTH CAFFE.

I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT.
I'M YOUR MOTHER.

I SHOULD BE TELLING YOU
WHAT TO DO.

BECAUSE LISTEN,
IF THERE WASN'T ANY OF THAT,

I WOULD BE TOO PERFECT.

TRUST ME,
YOU'RE NOT PERFECT.

Jane:
DON'T YOU THINK
THAT AS YOU WATCH IT--

AND I'M JUST TALKING
ABOUT MYSELF, I GUESS--

DON'T YOU FEEL THAT
THERE'S MORE TO LIFE
THAN CELEBRITY?

Austin:
YEAH. NO NO, THERE IS.

( shutter clicking )

Grenier:
I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SEE
A CHANGE IN AUSTIN RIGHT AWAY.

HE'S STILL JUST A KID,
AND TIME WILL TELL WHAT
HE TAKES AWAY FROM THIS.

AUSTIN WILL HAVE
TO DECIDE FOR HIMSELF.

AS FOR ME,

I DON'T WANT TO BE
A CELEBRITY TO HIM ANYMORE.

I'D RATHER BE A FRIEND.

- ARE YOU READY?
- I HAVE TO GET MY WALLET.

- YOU LOOK SO DIFFERENT.
- I KNOW.

Grenier:
SO DO YOU REMEMBER
WATCHING THE MOVIE?

YEAH.

ALL I REMEMBER
IS ME LOOKING

LIKE A LITTLE ASSHOLE.

THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER.

DO YOU THINK IT WAS
AN ACCURATE PORTRAYAL?

IT WAS THEN.

I'VE CHANGED.

I THINK I'M MORE
RESPECTFUL FOR PEOPLE.

I'VE NOTICED.
YOU SEEM MORE MATURE.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE
I HAVE TO DO THINGS
TO IMPRESS PEOPLE.

SO WHAT'S UP
WITH THE REALITY SHOW?

DO THEY STILL
WANT YOU TO DO IT?

YEAH, BUT I DON'T
WANT TO DO IT.

I'M GONNA BACK OUT
AS SOON AS THE CONTRACT
WITH THE PLACE IS OVER.

I DIDN'T
WANT TO BE FAMOUS

FOR BEING A PAPARAZZI.

I DIDN'T WANT EVERYBODY
TO KNOW THAT I WAS.

I MEAN, THIS IS
MORE CONTROLLED.

THEY WERE LIKE,
"WE'RE PUTTING A CAMERA
IN YOUR HOUSE 24/7,"

AND IT'S LIKE, "NO."

SO I'M JUST TRYING
TO GET A SENSE

OF HOW YOUR ATTITUDE

TOWARDS PAPARAZZI
HAS CHANGED.

'CAUSE YOU STILL EMBRACE IT.
YOU STILL DO IT.

I USED TO LOOK UP
TO THEM,

ASPIRE TO THEM.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE COOL
AND I THOUGHT CHASING PEOPLE

WAS FUN AND IT'S NOT.

YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWED.
HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN
YOU'RE GETTING FOLLOWED

OR SOMEBODY IS
OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE?

- VIOLATED.
- YEAH.

IT'S THEIR PRIVACY.
IT'S THE ONLY THING
THEY HAVE.

IT'S LIKE, JUST STOP.

Grenier:
SO WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GONNA BE IN FIVE YEARS?

FINISH HIGH SCHOOL
AND GET INTO A GOOD
COLLEGE IN FIVE YEARS.

DO YOU THINK YOU'LL
BE PAPPING IN FIVE YEARS?

PAPPING, NO.

PHOTOGRAPHING
CELEBRITIES, YES.

YOU SEEM TO MAKE A VERY
DISTINCT DIFFERENCE.

THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.

YEAH, I DON'T REALLY SEE IT.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

IT'S STILL EXPLOITATION,
ISN'T IT?

SO YOU'RE DOING
THE SAME THING.

- I'M DOING
THE SAME THING?
- YEAH.

NO, I THINK
YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND I THINK YOU
TOUCH UPON A VERY
INTERESTING THING.

- YEAH.
- I WAS ALWAYS SORT OF

TURNING MY NOSE UP
AGAINST WHAT YOU WERE DOING

AND WONDERING
ABOUT THE ETHICS

OF BEING A PAPARAZZI.

AND THEN I REALIZED THAT
AT A CERTAIN POINT...

YOU WERE KIND OF DOING--

...I WAS DOING
THE SAME THING TO YOU.

LITTLE BROTHER MAN,
I'M OFFERING A FRIENDSHIP

BEYOND THIS PAPARAZZI-
CELEBRITY RELATIONSHIP.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK THAT SOUNDS--
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT DO YOU THINK
WE SHOULD DO?

WE COULD PLAY BASEBALL,

BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS JUST A SHOW AS WELL.

I THINK AT
A CERTAIN POINT,

WE HAVE TO TURN
OFF THE CAMERAS

AND DECIDE

TO NOT JUST EXPLOIT
EACH OTHER

- AND USE EACH OTHER.
- YEAH.

IF YOU WANT IT TO HAPPEN,
IT'LL HAPPEN.

HERE, TURN OFF THE CAMERA.

( music playing )

♪ WE ARE THE CROWD ♪

♪ WE'RE C-COMING OUT ♪

♪ GOT MY FLASH ON,
IT'S TRUE ♪

♪ NEED THAT PICTURE
OF YOU ♪

♪ IT'S SO MAGICAL ♪

♪ WE'D BE SO FANTASTICO ♪

♪ LEATHER AND JEANS ♪

♪ GARAGE GLAMOROUS ♪

♪ NOT SURE WHAT IT MEANS ♪

♪ BUT THIS PHOTO OF US ♪

♪ IT DON'T HAVE A PRICE ♪

♪ READY FOR THOSE
FLASHING LIGHTS ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW THAT,
BABY, I-- I'M YOUR
BIGGEST FAN ♪

♪ I'LL FOLLOW YOU
UNTIL YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ PAPA--
PAPARAZZI ♪

♪ BABY, THERE'S NO OTHER
SUPERSTAR ♪

♪ YOU KNOW THAT I'LL BE ♪

♪ YOUR PAPA--
PAPARAZZI ♪

♪ PROMISE I'LL BE KIND ♪

♪ BUT I WON'T STOP
UNTIL THAT BOY IS MINE ♪

♪ BABY,
YOU'LL BE FAMOUS ♪

♪ CHASE YOU DOWN
UNTIL YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ PAPA--
PAPARAZZI ♪

♪ I'LL BE YOUR GIRL
BACKSTAGE AT YOUR SHOW ♪

♪ VELVET ROPES
AND GUITARS ♪

♪ YEAH,
'CAUSE YOU'RE MY ROCK STAR ♪

♪ IN BETWEEN THE SETS ♪

♪ EYELINER AND CIGARETTES ♪

♪ SHADOW IS BURNT ♪

♪ YELLOW DANCE
AND WE TURN ♪

♪ MY LASHES ARE DRY ♪

♪ PURPLE TEARDROPS
I CRY ♪

♪ IT DON'T HAVE A PRICE ♪

♪ LOVING YOU
IS CHERRY PIE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW THAT,
BABY, I-- I'M YOUR
BIGGEST FAN ♪

♪ I'LL FOLLOW YOU
UNTIL YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ PAPA--
PAPARAZZI ♪

♪ BABY, THERE'S NO OTHER
SUPERSTAR ♪

♪ YOU KNOW
THAT I'LL BE ♪

♪ YOUR PAPA--
PAPARAZZI ♪

♪ PROMISE I'LL BE KIND ♪

♪ BUT I WON'T STOP
UNTIL THAT BOY IS MINE ♪

♪ BABY, YOU'LL BE FAMOUS ♪

♪ CHASE YOU DOWN
UNTIL YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ PAPA--
PAPARAZZI. ♪