Jennifer Aniston, Elton John, Kid Rock Talk Paparazzi in "$ellebrity" Documentary

This Friday, viewers will take a historical ride through the early days of Hollywood and experience the rise of the paparazzi. $ellebrity explores how fame has changed from the highly-structured studio system to the current free-for-all press and paparazzi frenzy.
Jennifer Aniston, Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kid Rock among others appear in the debut documentary from seasoned celebrity photographer and WireImage co-founder Kevin Mazur.
"I wanted to make this film because we wanted to create a roundtable discussion about the business that would start a conversation about our culture's obsession with celebrity," Kevin told LA Weekly. "And I wanted to give our audience a behind-the-scenes look at celebrity gossip, tabloids and fame."
The film also explains how the rise of technology, specifically social media, has changed the landscape of fame.
"Back in the day, publicists really controlled what was going on with the images of celebrities. Now, publicists have a really hard time because it's hard for them to control their celebrities," Kevin said. "They Tweet stuff, they call the paparazzi. It's so out of control. Right now, it's like the wild, wild West out there because of the Internet, blogs, cell phones and Twitter."
Just last week a paparazzo was killed chasing Justin Bieber's Ferrari, which prompted Justin's plea for legislation to help protect not only the celebrities but the photographers as well.
"But it's really hard to pass laws against this because you're treading on the First Amendment, which also protects celebrities who go on stage and perform and do what they want and the press that go and cover that event. It's a really tricky area right now," said Kevin.
$ellebrity will be shown in select theaters beginning this Friday in California, Arizona, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, and Washington. Visit the website for dates, times and locations.
Watch the trailer!
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