paparazzo
/ (ˌpæpəˈrætsəʊ) /
a freelance photographer who specializes in candid camera shots of famous people and often invades their privacy to obtain such photographs
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How to use paparazzo in a sentence
Throw in the paparazzi, whose profits have been shrinking in the wake of digital media and the pandemic, and it’s a recipe for angry parents and chaos.
The shadowy vibe reflects the atmosphere surrounding her at the time, with songs like the glitchy paparazzi rebuke “Piece of Me” and the spare synth pop banger “Radar” feeling of the always-on digital age.
Crippling anxiety combined with punishing, sordid attention thrust upon her by paparazzi and others fueled much publicized breakdowns in 2007 and 2008.
Within minutes, the paparazzo had told them where to find Remini.
Texts Reveal How the Church of Scientology Shadowed Leah Remini and Jennifer Lopez | Tony Ortega | June 17, 2021 | The Daily BeastBoth are victims of intense and intrusive attention from the entertainment paparazzi.
paparazzo was, in fact, the name of a photographer in his film.
Exposed: Paparazzi vs. the Stars Over the Past 50 Years | Sarah Moroz | February 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKnox still finds herself ambushed by an occasional paparazzo, her callbox buzzed by a Daily Beast reporter.
What Amanda Knox Is Up to Now | Winston Ross, Barbie Latza Nadeau | March 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen the paparazzo pestered him again, asking, “So he could do without the Grammys?”
Justin Bieber Freaks Out Over Grammys, Feuds With the Black Keys | Marlow Stern | February 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“We called him BK Boy and he gets upset,” says a New York City paparazzo who frequently stalks the couple.
Anne Hathaway's New Fiancé, Adam Shulman, a Mystery Man | Diane Herbst | December 6, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe paparazzo ruffled and out a functioning camera, then threatened Madoff Mack with a lawsuit.
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