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Paparazzi are exactly those people who will stop at nothing. After all, the print media will pay a tidy sum for these pictures.
Here is a selection of the most expensive photographs that caused a lot of noise!
10. A photograph of Freddie Mercury, exhausted by illness, which the press bought for $230,000. The photo dates back to 1990, when the musician was dying of AIDS.
Freddie Mercury dying of AIDS
9. The ninth place in the ranking belongs to the photo of Britney Spears. The picture was taken at a time when the bald singer was trying to smash the paparazzi's car with an ordinary umbrella. The author of the photo, in addition to $250,000 for the successfully captured shot, earned another $40,000 from the sale of that very mangled car.
Bald Britney Spears
8. The British edition of The Daily Mirror published a photograph of Kate Moss in October 2004, which clearly shows her snorting cocaine. The paparazzi received $300,000 for this, and Chanel and Burberry broke their contracts with Kate.
Drug addict Kate Moss
7. The American magazine Penthouse paid $500,000 for a photo of a naked Kournikova. The girl is indeed very similar, but as it turned out later, the picture shows the adopted daughter of the Italian couturier Luciano Benetton, Judith Soltis Benetton.
Nude "Kournikova"
6. In September 2004, controversial photojournalist Steve Sands photographed the daughter of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and rock musician Chris Martin. Sands received his first million dollars for the unique shot.
daughter of actress Gwyneth Paltrow
5. A photo of Princess Carolini of Monaco, who in 1982 dated the famous Argentine tennis player Guillermo Vilas. The photo, titled "Princess of Monaco's First Date," was published in 54 publications. Paparazzi raised $1.1 million.
Princess of Monaco's first date
4. Ron Galella received $1.2 million for a nude photo of Jacqueline Onassis. In 1970, Ron managed to get a job as a gardener for the John F. Kennedy family, and he hid his camera in a cart of manure.
Nude Jacqueline Onassis
3. Italian photographer Tazio Secchiaroli in 1958, while walking around Rome, came across King Farokh of Egypt, who was having fun in the company of two prostitutes. The photo was sold for $1.4 million.
There is an opinion that the best photographs are taken when a person does not know that he is being photographed. He doesn’t pose, doesn’t tense up, and looks as relaxed and natural as possible. True, this rule does not work for everyone. For example, celebrities sometimes manage to look so bad in “unexpected” paparazzi photographs that their fans have difficulty recognizing them.
Madonna
At 57, the singer diligently watches her figure and does her best to maintain the image of an unfading artist, ready to give 25-year-old girls a run for their money. All this can be clearly seen in the “good” photos, for which Madonna carefully prepares.
However, as soon as the pop diva relaxes, forgets about the lens and goes out without combat makeup, the resulting pictures reveal the main shortcomings for which the star is constantly criticized by fans. In particular, overly “masculine” hands and very prominent veins. 
And this is from Madonna's latest releases. 
By the way, the paparazzi who took these pictures suggested that the singer looked unwell due to worries about her child: in early March, Madonna lost the court case to her ex-husband Guy Ritchie, who received the right to custody of their 15-year-old son Rocco. Pamela Anderson
What it looks like in the photo with preparation. Another unfading blonde on our list is the sex symbol of the 90s, 48-year-old Pamela Anderson.
What does it look like in paparazzi photos? On the carpet and in tried-and-true poses, the blonde certainly shines. However, we must admit that the actress is completely unlucky with photos without preparation. 
And we’re not just talking about taking pictures in home clothes on a walk to the nearest supermarket. 
And these photographs of the star were taken at the Oscars ceremony in 2001. 
Julia Roberts
What it looks like in the photo with preparation. The same age as Pamela Anderson at official events in most cases does not allow herself to appear in front of photographers in unfavorable images.
What does it look like in paparazzi photos? But as soon as the beauty relaxes a little, the paparazzi immediately take over. 
Lady Gaga
What it looks like in the photo with preparation.
What does it look like in paparazzi photos? It would be hard to say that the 30-year-old singer is very worried about how she appears in photographs, even if she was caught without makeup. Otherwise, the artist would hardly have allowed the scandalous photographer Terry Richardson whole year watch yourself and take pictures of every step. However, it cannot be denied that the singer’s chance meetings with the paparazzi with enviable frequency turn out to be not the most successful shots. 
Adele
What it looks like in the photo with preparation.
What does it look like in paparazzi photos? It’s not easy for one of the most secretive and shy singers, 27-year-old Adele. Whenever possible, the artist tries not to be seen by curious paparazzi (except for official events). After all, if such meetings occur, as a rule, very comical photographs of the singer leak onto the Internet. 
Lolita Milyavskaya
What it looks like in the photo with preparation.
What does it look like in paparazzi photos? The 52-year-old singer has always been a tasty morsel for the domestic paparazzi, looking for bad angles and poses of celebrities. And in most cases, it is the artist’s own fault, as they say (for example, the photo on the right). 
Anastasia Volochkova
What it looks like in the photo with preparation. The ex-ballerina has been using the same tried-and-true facial expression to pose for the cameras for years now.
What does it look like in paparazzi photos? However, sometimes the dancer’s well-functioning system malfunctions. 
The human passion for voyeurism has made the work of photographers an extremely profitable business. We present the ten most expensive frames in the entire history of the scandalous photography craft. Prices are given at US dollar exchange rates as of November 2007...
The photo report uses materials from SIM magazine... $230,000 per shot with Freddie Mercury!
In 1990, the paparazzi began a real hunt for the already deeply ill Freddie Mercury. The singer publicly admitted that he had AIDS only the day before his death, but rumors appeared long before that. The musician practically did not leave the house. However, the paparazzi still managed to catch Freddie, exhausted by illness, in the company of British rock star Harry Glitter at lunch in one of the most elite restaurants in London.
Attack of Britney - $250,000
On February 21, 2007, in front of the house of her ex-husband Kevin Federline, a shaved head Britney Spears with an umbrella in her hand attacked the car of a paparazzi nicknamed Danny Boy from the X17 agency. 
This largest paparazzi center in Los Angeles (about 100 employees) specializes only in spying on Britney. Day and night, two or three jeeps with gloomy, silent Latinos follow the star on his heels. 
The author of the photographs, in addition to the $250,000 fee, earned another $40,000 from the sale of his jeep, scratched by the singer. 
Kate Moss Snorting Cocaine - $300,000!
In October 2005, the British edition of The Daily Mirror published photographs of model Kate Moss snorting cocaine with her friend Pete Doherty. As a result, Chanel and Burberry immediately broke their contracts with Kate. 
The model was forced to repeatedly make excuses, apologize and undergo drug addiction treatment. And the paparazzi hit a great jackpot for scandalous photographs - $300,000! 
"Penthouse" became disgraced - $500,000 in favor of the paparazzi...
The entire circulation of the issue, where photographs of our sexy sportswoman Anna Kournikova were published, had to go under the knife... They were sold to the magazine by an amateur paparazzo from St. Louis, a certain Frank, who managed to film several girls sunbathing. Frank was convinced that one of them was the elusive Kournikova: firstly, she was looking for privacy, and secondly, the paparazzi... “identified her by the shape of her nipples.” Then he made excuses that he had never seen Kournikova herself, only a photo where she was wearing a tight sports T-shirt, treacherously revealing the shape of her natural jewelry. "Penthouse" didn't notice the catch and bought the tapes. But in the photograph of “Kournikova,” Judith Soltis Benetton, the adopted daughter of Italian fashion designer Luciano Benetton, suddenly identified herself. "Penthouse" was shocked, Judith and Kournikova were too, only Frank was happy - he is now a celebrity! This guy lost $500,000 in this embarrassment... 
$1,000,000 for a photo of a baby...
In September 2004, in London, the notorious paparazzi Steve Sands (officially included in the list of 50 Most Disgusting New Yorkers) photographed the daughter of rock musician, Coldplay leader Chris Martin and actress Gwyneth Paltrow. This was the first paparazzi photograph of a star baby in history... 
Subsequently, stars began to request millions in fees for photo shoots of their children - in 2007, couples Brad Pitt - Angelina Jolie and Tom Cruise - Katie Holmes did this. To be fair, it should be noted that in one of his interviews, Steve Sands hinted that Gwyneth Paltrow does not do anything for free. 
So, most likely, he shared with her a percentage of the sales of these photographs... $1,000,000 for a photo shoot is, you see, a lot. 
$1,100,000 for a queen's love affair...
In 1982, Princess Caroline of Monaco, after divorcing her husband, French banker and playboy Philippe Junot, began dating athlete Guillermo Vilas, an Argentine tennis genius and the first Latin American to win a Grand Slam tournament. 
Pictures of the couple appeared on the covers of 54 magazines. Until now, successful angles of the princess and the tennis player bring profit to these magazines - the pictures are in constant demand at online auctions. $1,100,000 for a photo - do you think this is an absolute record? Unfortunately no... 
Jacqueline Onassis, naked - $1,200,000
For a photograph of a nude Jacqueline Onassis, the famous paparazzi of the 70s, Ron Galella, received $ 1,200,000. In 1970, disguised as a Mexican gardener, wearing a sombrero and mustache and hiding the camera in a wheelbarrow with turf, Galella made his way to a carefully guarded island - the private property of Onassis and took a famous topless photo of Jacqueline. 
$1,400,000 - fighting king...
On the evening of August 15, 1958, Italian photographer Tazio Secchiaroli was walking through a fashionable quarter of Rome, where he came across the Egyptian King Farouk, rocking the company of two beauties at an outdoor table at the Cafe de Paris. He photographed the crowned playboy who overturned the table and attacked him with his fists and went down in history as the founder of the genre - it was Secchiaroli who became the prototype of that same Signor Paparazzi from the famous Fellini film “La Dolce Vita.” $1,400,000 - and that's not the limit... 
$1,500,000 - the death of model Anna Nicole Smith...
That time the paparazzi had a blast... 
The last photo was published by all the world's more or less decent publications... 
A video of the Playboy star undergoing artificial respiration and cardiac massage was purchased by Splash News & Picture Agency for $1,500,000... 
Where does this price come from? But because the footage was obtained just a few hours after her death... 
And he bought photographs of Anna Nicole in a bag for transporting corpses for a rounder sum and did not hesitate to publish the American tabloid National Enquirer, in which she wrote a column during her lifetime. Another $1,500,000... Anna Nicole would be flattered... 
Princess Diana was valued at $6,000,000... When in 1997 the paparazzi chasing Princess Diana's car were blamed for the death of Lady Di, they considered it a monstrous absurdity: "It's as if children killed a nursing mother!" 
They recalled that just a few months ago, for a series of photographs of the princess and her new friend Dodi al-Fayed on a yacht in Saint-Tropez (the first evidence of an affair), colleagues managed to earn $6 million... 
This is the largest fee in more than a century of photography history. And this is the most expensive photograph in her history... 
Drugs, infidelity, fights, nudity - yes, all this attracts the attention of the paparazzi, who make fortunes from scandalous and unusual photographs stars We remembered the famous shots that made the world horrified or surprised.
Britney Spears failures
In 2007, Britney, who went into isolation, pushed into the background all articles about the death of model Anna-Nicole Smith. A few days before this photo was taken, Britney tried to go to a clinic for the treatment of alcoholism, but, without spending a day in the hospital, she returned to Los Angeles, went to the Tarzana salon and demanded to cut her hair, and after refusing I took the clippers and shaved myself. Further, the testimony of different sources diverges: someone claims that Britney was calm and confident in what she was doing, and the tmz.com portal, for example, claimed that Britney was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. However, looking at this photo, we are inclined to believe in the second version.
A year earlier, paparazzi caught Britney almost dropping her eight-month-old son, Sean Preston. The boy was picked up by the singer's bodyguard. Then these shots spread across the tabloids, but the gossips still did not know what awaited them in a year...
The way Britney treated her young children gave many people pause. Here's another scandalous shot of Spears driving a car with a baby on her lap.
The last photo of Princess Diana
The paparazzi followed Lady Di until the last minutes of her life. According to the main version, the cause of Diana’s death in a car accident was precisely the pursuit of photographers, from whom the driver was trying to break away. As we can see, the paparazzi’s desire to photograph Diana with her boyfriend Dodi al-Fayed was truly insane. In the controversial photo, bodyguard Trevor Rhys-Jones, the only survivor of the accident, tries to shield himself from the lens, while Diana tries to hide in the back seat.
Michael Jackson dangles his son from the balcony
While some celebrities are hiding from the paparazzi, others are happy to add wood to the fire. In 2002, Michael Jackson surprised even seasoned photographers by throwing his nine-month-old son, Prince Michael Jackson II, over the railing of a Berlin hotel balcony so that the crowd could get a closer look at the baby. At the same time, the artist held the child with one hand, holding the second scarf on the baby’s face.
Cheating on Kristen Stewart
On the set of the film “Snow White and the Huntsman” in 2012, Kristen Stewart had a secret affair with married director Rupert Sandres, which, thanks to the efforts of the paparazzi, quickly became apparent. The footage, of course, instantly fell into the hands of Robert Pattinson, whom Kristen was then planning to marry. The deceived groom packed up his things and called off the engagement, despite the pleas and repentance of Stewart, whose personal life is still calm.
Duchess Catherine nude
In September 2012, nude photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge graced the cover of the French magazine Closer. The photo, by the way, does not depict anything criminal: Crown Prince William and his young wife Kate are sunbathing all alone near the pool in a private chateau in the south of France. The Duchess took the liberty of taking off her swimsuit top and rubbing sunscreen on her husband's back. Despite the routine nature of the episode, the pictures caused a stir around the world, and the reigning Queen Elizabeth II expressed her embarrassment.
Madonna, Sting and Tupac Shakur at the same table
Nothing scandalous or provocative, but the shot is really rare! The stars, who have so little in common, met at a party and chatted while they were photographed by surprised photographers.
The last shots of Steve Jobs
Apple founder Steve Jobs died at 56 after long treatment for cancer. For almost a year after his tumor was discovered in 2003, Jobs refused surgery, trying to be treated with veganism, acupuncture, herbs and even hypnosis. The programmer later regretted his decision and nevertheless turned to surgeons, but Jobs’ condition was rapidly deteriorating... The latest photographs of Jobs, exhausted by the disease, shocked fans.
John Lennon gives an autograph to his killer
On December 8, 1980, Lennon was shot and killed in his front yard in New York by fan Mark Chapman. A few hours earlier, Champion asked the Beatle for an autograph when Lennon and Yoko Ono left the house to go to the studio. Among the fans waiting for the musician at the entrance was photographer Paul Goresh, who took the famous photo. Chapman then waited several hours for Lennon and Ono to return home and shot the musician.
Kate Moss uses cocaine
The cocaine scandal of 2005, when paparazzi caught Kate using it, would have cost the career of any other model, but not Moss: she again went to rehab and triumphantly returned to business two years later.
Intrusive paparazzi are hunting for celebrities around the clock. The result is scandalous photos of stars snorting cocaine, dropping their own children and cheating on their partners. Star secrets become public knowledge, and photographers receive thousands and even millions of dollars for their “catch.”
We present to you the most expensive and provocative photos of stars taken by the paparazzi.
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That same stellar shot for Quinto, where threatens the paparazzi with a bow and arrow. This is how the star of Federico Fellini’s cult film La Dolce Vita defended her privacy. October 20, 1960.
drops his son. In May 2006, paparazzi captured Britney Spears almost dropping little Sean Preston Federline. Moreover, Spears has an alcoholic drink in her other hand. Because of the photo, the singer was deprived of parental rights to her children.
After that, Britney went into a breakaway. She tried to go to a clinic for the treatment of alcoholism, but, without spending a day in the hospital, she returned to Los Angeles, went to the Tarzana salon and demanded to cut her head, and after refusing, she took the clippers and shaved herself.
Being depressed, the singer was caught by photographer Danny Boy looking like this. For photographs of the pop princess who attacked his car, he received 250 thousand dollars. Later, he also sold his jeep, scratched by a star, for 40 thousand dollars.
Photo of Princess Diana on the day of the accident. According to the main version, the cause of Diana’s death was precisely the persecution of photographers from whom the driver was trying to get away. In the controversial image, bodyguard Trevor Rhys-Jones, the only survivor of the accident, tries to shield his face from the lens with his hand, while Diana hides in the back seat.
Loneliness of Lady Di. February 11, 1992. The photographer photographed Princess Diana alone at the “temple of love” - the Indian Taj Mahal. Then the princess decided to collaborate with the paparazzi: their pictures could show the world what was going on in her soul. Many deciphered the message as follows: “Look, I’m alone. My husband doesn't love me."
Photographers received $6 million from the media for a series of photographs of Lady Di relaxing on a yacht in Saint-Tropez in the company of her boyfriend, Dodi al-Fayed. They say this happened after her divorce from Prince Charles.
It was these photographs that became the first factual confirmation of the princess’s affair with the Egyptian. In addition, it was with him that Diana was traveling in the car that ill-fated evening.
Proof of Kristen Stewart's Cheating. On the set of Snow White and the Huntsman in 2012, Kristen Stewart began an affair with married director Rupert Sanders. Thanks to the efforts of the paparazzi, everything secret became clear.
Stewart's fiancé, Robert Pattinson, immediately saw the footage. The deceived groom packed his things and called off the engagement, despite Stewart's pleas and remorse.
In September 2012, nude photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge appeared on the cover of the French magazine Closer. In them, Prince William and his wife Kate sunbathe by the pool, and the Duchess is in the sun without a swimsuit top. The pictures caused a stir around the world, even Queen Elizabeth II was embarrassed. The magazine was later fined.
Madonna, Sting and Tupac Shakur at the same table. The photograph is very rare, since, as everyone thought, the gathered stars had very little in common. Meanwhile, it is known that for some time the world-famous Madonna dated the not so famous Shakur.
Steve Jobs before his death. The latest photos of the Apple founder, exhausted by illness, shocked fans. He was 56 when he died of cancer. A year after his tumor was discovered, Jobs refused surgery, trying to be treated with veganism, acupuncture, herbs and even hypnosis.
John Lennon gives an autograph to his killer. On December 8, 1980, Lennon was shot to death in the yard of his New York home. The killer was a fan of the musician, Mark Chapman. A few hours earlier, Champion had asked the Beatle for an autograph as Lennon and Yoko Ono left the house to go to the studio.
AIDS patient. Photographers have launched a real hunt for the seriously ill idol of millions of people. For a photo taken during lunch in a London restaurant, the photographer received $230,000.
Kate Moss snorting cocaine. In October 2005, The Daily Mirror purchased a photo of model Kate Moss snorting cocaine for $300,000. After appearing on the cover in this form, Chanel and Burberry immediately broke off cooperation with Kate, who had to apologize and undergo drug addiction treatment.
But even after that, photographers caught the celebrity leaving nightclubs. In one of these photographs, the girl’s trousers are stained with something white: either powder, or a prohibited powder.
Iglesias' naked fiancee Anna Kournikova. For $500,000, a photographer named Frank sold nude photographs of Anna Kournikova to Penthouse magazine. Later it turned out that the pictures showed the daughter of Italian fashion designer Judith Soltis Benetton.
Jacqueline Onassis topless. The famous paparazzi received $1.2 million for a photo of a half-naked Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. That day, under the guise of a gardener, he entered the protected island of the Onassis family. The photo was published in the porn magazine Hustler.
King Farouk of Egypt gets into a fight. Photo of Egyptian King Farouk, who rushed at Italian photographer Tazio Secchiaroli with fists, media mass media bought for $1.4 million.
Photo of deceased supermodel Anna Nicole Smith. A photo of the deceased Playboy star in 2007 cost $1.5 million. And the Splash News & Picture Agency bought a video recording of the star undergoing artificial respiration and cardiac massage for a tidy sum.
Hillary Clinton forgave Bill for cheating on Monica Lewinsky. A romantic photo of Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary was taken by the paparazzi some time after the scandal with Monica Lewinsky. The whole world then realized that the president had been forgiven.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton cheat on their spouses. Richard and Elizabeth's romance began in 1962 on the set of Cleopatra. But Elizabeth was not ready to get a divorce: her then-husband Eddie Fisher left his wife for Taylor. For a while, she and Richard tried to stay away from each other.
But it didn't last long. Soon they secretly fled to a tiny villa in Porto San Stefano, and these were the happiest moments in the woman’s life. The paparazzi caught them kissing on June 25, 1962.
Sean Penn hits annoying photographers. In the photo, Penn punches Vinnie Zuffante in New York. The year was 1986. Sean Penn and his wife Madonna were attacked by paparazzi near their apartment. What is noteworthy is that the photo was taken by another paparazzi - the above-mentioned super popular photographer Ron Galella.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's first photo together. The photo was bought by the publication for 500 thousand dollars. Before evidence emerged, their affair was only an unsubstantiated rumor.
Wet Victoria Beckham. The eternally ideal wife of a football player at a celebration in honor of the first anniversary of the Victoria Beckham boutique did not calculate the amount of alcohol. A representative of the Beckham family had to say that a drink was simply spilled on Victoria.
Paris Hilton Lingerie. The flamboyant millionaire was caught in one of the nightclubs in Saint-Tropez. Hilton then took a lot of it on her chest and started dancing along with tanned strangers. She didn't even notice how her underwear came out.
Drunk Pamela Anderson. The paparazzi caught the drunk actress as she left the Guys & Dolls club in Hollywood.
Drug-taking Heath Ledger. Fuzzy footage of the late Heath Ledger drinking coke at a party in January 2006 has outraged his agents. They filed a lawsuit against the Hollywood photo agency, claiming that they deliberately gave the powder to the actor.
Tupac Shakur on the evening of the shooting. Rapper Tupac Shakur in this photo has only a short time to live. That evening, September 13, 1996 (the date is also visible in the picture), the musician sitting in a black car was shot by unknown assailants near a hotel in the suburbs of Las Vegas.
By the way, the BMW in which the rapper died, along with bullet holes, was put up for auction in 2017 for $1.5 million. To this day no one has bought it, but the owners do not intend to reduce the price. But they bought a Hummer car that Tupac bought a month before his death. For $206,531.
Michael Jackson dangling daughter over balcony railing. Michael showed his baby out the window, throwing her over the railing and draping a towel over her head. The public found this strange and even cruel.
Jessica Simpson cheated on her groom on the eve of the wedding. The singer was caught leaving a hotel in Los Angeles. Everything would be fine, but she was wearing the shirt of Adam Levine, with whom she spent the night. The wedding was canceled after the photo was published.
Ashton Kutcher cheating on Demi Moore. In 2011, the popular actor and exemplary family man was caught cheating with Sarah Leal. After such a scandal, the star was not offered serious roles for two years.
A priest leaving a nightclub. The famous shot of the priest Don Gussoni leaving a nightclub was taken in Rome in 1959. Gussoni's futile attempts to snatch the camera from the hands of photographer Giacomo Alexis were captured by the eminent paparazzi Geppetti and forever destroyed the reputation of the church minister.
Marilyn Monroe undressed in front of John Kennedy. In fact, this is a staged photo with doubles. In reality, no intimate photos of Monroe and Kennedy existed. 
French President Francois Hollande rides a motorcycle with his mistress. January, 2014. The French magazine Closer is published with a “bomb” on the cover: President Francois Hollande is having a love affair with actress Julie Gayet. His common-law wife, Valerie Trierweiler, was then hospitalized with a nervous breakdown.
Julia Roberts goes to dinner with her lover. August, 1991. Actor Jason Patric and Julia Roberts head to Nick and Eddie's restaurant. The stars tried to shield themselves from the paparazzi, but Ron Galella managed to take a photo of the couple - already in the car. It turned out to be a very funny angle.
Another time, Julia Roberts was caught by a photographer at a very unfortunate moment - when she forgot to shave her armpits. However, one can only hope that she really forgot to do this, and does not walk like this all the time.
George Bush is trying to solve a Rubik's cube. One of the most famous photographs of Alison Jackson, who loves to play with celebrity images. In fact, this is a photo of the president's double.
