NO MORE INTRUSIVE PAPARAZZI PHOTOS ON HOLY MOLY

A HASTY ILL-THOUGH OUT ANNOUNCEMENT

Published on Mon 11 February 2008 by HOLYMOLY!

NO MORE INTRUSIVE PAPARAZZI PHOTOS ON HOLY MOLY

Hello there.
Over the past couple of weeks there has been a definite change in the perception of paparazzi pictures around the world. Holy Moly has been fairly vocal in its criticism of the pack of LA photographers who are to all intents and purposes following a mentally ill woman around all day. This has led to a fair number of you (quite rightly) questioning our own use of pictures...

We've had a good old natter over here at HM HQ and have come to the following conclusions:

GOOD!

Celebrities who attend premieres, launches, award ceremonies & press conferences are all fair game.
As are idiots who go to places like The Ivy, Nobu et al for a "quiet bite to eat".
Likewise Chinawhites, Mahiki blah blah blah.
Any blatant photo opportunity (I'm looking at you Victoria Beckham and you Kerry Katona) where tip offs are given by the celebrity to the paparazzi.

BAD!

Celebrities with their kids.
Pursuing people in cars and on bikes.
People in distress at being photographed.
Not "on duty".

If we've missed any out I'm sure our ever vocal readers will be sure to let us know.

We're going to do our best to stick to this, because lets face it, when one of the biggest names in paparazzi jacks it in due to ethics and morals and the worlds biggest pop star gets her knickers photographed by 30 people an hour after being released from a mental institute, you KNOW there's a problem on the shop floor.

Ta.

nb. Not sure if this applies to Sienna Miller yet though.

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COMMENTS

		PrincessTiiaammii on Mon 11 February 2008 said... nice.
		MrsMoon on Mon 11 February 2008 said... in the chain, the paps are lower than the idiots they snap, actually lower the shit on the shoe of the idiots they snap, and we all take the moral high ground whilst looking at pics taken in this unethical way, so it has not been a comfortable situation for a while. Mr Holymoly you have made the right decision, whoever they are, hounding people to the brink of insanity is totally obscene and other publications should follow suit, i doubt that they will, as the slow, weak minded and the chav love mags filled with the stuff.
		DapperDan on Mon 11 February 2008 said... HURRAH
		squealer on Mon 11 February 2008 said... What, no more pictures of Britney's fanny? You self righteous bastards.
		Kermit on Mon 11 February 2008 said... I hate those paps, I wish we could throw turds at them. Well done HM for finally seeing some sense. The Britney saga had gone just too bloody far... I look forward to seeing pictures of Dean Gaffney, leaving Mahiki chewing his face off and of Big Brother Nicky Grahame gurning away....!!
		MitchBuchanan on Mon 11 February 2008 said... so I won't get to see any more pics of lohan's/hilton's baggy growlers on HM? ah bugger
		Dollydagger on Mon 11 February 2008 said... Fine work. They're a bunch of Mr Fucking Big Time knobheads who think they're cool for head wrecking people any time they want. Someone should put a pistol in their face down an ally when no one's around and see how fucking tough they are then. Cunts.
		Abacus on Mon 11 February 2008 said... But plugging your own Britney cash-in t-shirts on the mail out is still fine? Good just checking.
		HolyFuck on Mon 11 February 2008 said... HM - you don't take your own pics anyway! You nick em off everyone else!
		TheMonk on Mon 11 February 2008 said... Isn't just about everything Britney does a blatant photo opportunity?
		HOLYMOLY! on Mon 11 February 2008 said... Hello - Holy Fuck. Unfortunately we don't - we pay for them. And Abacus, my expoitation of celebrities is done using Adobe Illustrator, not a Nikon up the arse. x
		happyaslarry on Mon 11 February 2008 said... I am sceptical HM. Are you telling us that if there was a picture of Britney smoking crack out of an old shoe whilst sporting a colinder on her head and going commando you wouldnt show it?
		HOLYMOLY! on Mon 11 February 2008 said... If Britney was in public smoking crack out of an old shoe whilst sporting a colander on her head and going commando, I would class this as conclusive evidence that she should head straight back to the doctors. It's the photographic equivalent of pushing someone in a wheelchair off a cliff for a laugh.
		dan on Mon 11 February 2008 said... Who cares about micro celebs anyway. Glad to Mr HM taking a good look at himself. All this actor/actress does something you have no interest in was getting boring. Has anyone wanked a ferret recently? Best chip shop (non wanky)? Anything other than Linsey Lohan, however you spell it, and whoever she is. Yawn
		MitchBuchanan on Mon 11 February 2008 said... I want to see her with a colander on her head please can you bypass the rules just this once and put it up ?
		happyaslarry on Mon 11 February 2008 said... but you would still show the photo!!!! what id she was wearing an I love Holy Moly T shirt as well!
		TeamJuanLunaChickenshack on Mon 11 February 2008 said... Damn good work, MrHM.
		WinkyWankyWoo on Mon 11 February 2008 said... Yes I agree...well done Mr HM. But why don't we take this a stage further? It seems to me that the real villians of the piece here are the paps themselves so why don't we all start a campaign to "Snap a Pic of a Pap" and get as many photos of these scum published here on HM and elsewhere too if possible. The one published here is a pretty good start. God if I had to make my living doing what they do, I'd consider myself a total, complete and utter cunt!
		memphisdim on Mon 11 February 2008 said... sanctimonious bullshit
		LadyMildmay on Mon 11 February 2008 said... Fuck them. Honestly. I expected better from Mr Moly. They are celebrities - they get photographed for a living. They get paid a lot of money to put up with occassionally having their picture taken when they would prefer not to. Bollocks to the lot of them. If they don't want to get photographed - they should get a shitty office job like me.
		Freefall on Mon 11 February 2008 said... I like seeing furry tumpsy though....
		Bauerpower on Mon 11 February 2008 said... what a joke, HM has gone from scathing celeb hating brilliance to some real wankiness. I really don't see much wrong with the paps and it is a bit odd for you to be taking the high ground on it yet still sell your t-shirts that mock these mentally ill celebs?
		BustySinclair on Tue 12 February 2008 said... Nice one HM, pity it won't make too much difference in the grand scheme of things. Unfortunately people like Shitney are such fame-whores that if the paps left her alone she would probably top herself.
		Titselinabumsquirter on Tue 12 February 2008 said... It's a good stance HM. Anyone who doesn't like it should fuck off elsewhere for their entertainment.
		thestoat75 on Tue 12 February 2008 said... Has this got anything to do with the fact that you no longer appear to be in bed with Darryn Lyons? Come on HM, let's have a reply re. your Britney t-shirts. You can no longer afford the pap's prices can you...
		DeBouched on Wed 13 February 2008 said... Crack/shoe/colander/commando would be barely different than many other pix of the overexposed meth addict. She's beyond exploitation.
		haz153 on Fri 15 February 2008 said... My boyfriend was a pap. He quit after two weeks, though, having been sent to snap Jools Oliver and her kids one morning, followed by a car chase with a heavily pregnant Charlotte Church in the afternoon. I think he'd agree, though... It was in the summer when Kimberly Stewart and Callum Best were whoring themselves out to the paps. The agency actually stopped responding to their 'anonymous' tip-offs.
		Anna100 on Fri 15 February 2008 said... Good for you. I came onto your site after hearing your announcement. More sites should follow this example. There needs to be limits.
		Imavip on Fri 15 February 2008 said... All you stupid Fuckers who think its big and clever to diss the paps....they are feeding your unending desire to make yourselves feel better by looking at celebs and think your better people than them,more erudite, not as spotty, thinner, fatter....you stupid stupid plebs. Stop buying the magazines, reading these infantile blogs, wanting to be on the next fucking episode of Big Brother, I mean half of your profiles shout "Like me...please like me...I'm funny / different / independent" .....you saddo's.
		itsjustsomoving on Fri 15 February 2008 said... keep it up HM
		Imavip on Sat 16 February 2008 said... By the way the picture you head up this drivel with..is actually one of Photographers, registered with the Metropolitan Police, invited to an event by the organisers and therefore in no way can be regarded the sort of Paparazzi you are referring to...however ugly they may seem.