Joe Francis

Girls Gone Wild founder, Joe Francis out and about.




Lauren Conrad

The Hills' Lauren Conrad

Courtney Cox & David Arquette @ Il Sole

Courtney Cox and David Arquette at Il Sole Restaurant.



Mary Carey @ Mr Chow

Day 1: On my first assignment as a paparazzi videographer, I've been sent to cover Mr Chow, an iconic Beverly Hills celebrity hotspot. I arrive just after 6 and am the first "pap" on the scene. Not sure what to expect or even where to stand, I miss my first opportunity to be punched as Sean Penn darts from the back of an SUV into the restaurant before I can raise my camera.

I wait till almost 11 for him to come out, and by then there were at least 17 of us waiting, but he slips out the back. All I have to show is porn star Mary Carey showing off her thrift store dress and declaring her 23rd day of sobriety. It's clear that some stars like to play this game more than others.

 

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HOLLYWOOD, 2009: Dangerous and deadly car chases. Drug-fueled starlets refusing to wear underpants. D-listers begging to be photographed. Beefy bouncers with headsets and no brains. Lap dances in the gutter. Has-beens stealing your kush.

Everyone had a story, and most of them were working on a script based on that story. The landscape had changed, and what had once been a glamorous and dreamy boulevard was now a dark and seedy underground of hanger-ons and fame junkies.

That's where I came in. I could say I did it for the money, but that would make me a liar just like the rest of them. The truth is I was drawn to it. Like an accident on the side of the road. I didn't want to look, but my camera guided me, daring me not to ignore my destiny.

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