Jim Carey sighting in Malibu

A lot is happening in Malibu. More and more celebrities are moving there and buying homes. The summer season is going to be wall to wall celebrities.

Jim Carey has a house in Malibu. He doesn't spend much time there, but you do hear of an occasional sighting. Jim has recently been spotted a few times riding the streets near his home on his custom Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Occasionally, Jim and his buddies will stop at the local Coffee Bean to get a cup of coffee. They will sit outside on the patio and chat with the locals or just relax before heading back home.

One afternoon the Paparazzi spotted him at the Coffee Bean and waited for him to get on his motorcycle. He obliged before roaring off.

Halle Berry Meets the Malibu Paparazzi

Halle Berry was shopping in Malibu this afternoon. She has a new beach home nearby. A few European photographers were tipped off that Halle was shopping at some of the Malibu boutiques. They hid in their vehicles near her Range Rover and awaited her return.

As Halle returned to her Range Rover they jumped out and started snapping photos. Halle is a pro and didn't say anything to these guys. But, she didn’t look like she was enjoying the attention. She had her head lowered a little and kept looking towards the ground. She made it to her Range Rover without bumping into anything and drove back to her nearby home.

With her head down, the photographers will not be too successful publishing their photos. Magazines tend to like the celebrity looking toward the camera. It has to be an amazing story to have a celebrity published with their head down and their eyes averted away from the camera.

But to a lot of these guys it doesn't seem to matter whether they take a flattering photo. They just want an image, any image. Nothing more.

Courtney Cox and David Arquette Call The Cops on the Paparazzi

Courtney Cox and David Arquette had a guest at their Malibu beach house a few days ago. It was Jennifer Aniston. For those who don't know Jennifer and Courtney are best friends.

The Paparazzi usually check the Arquette's home as they drive into Malibu. And, on this day Jennifer's Range Rover was parked in front of the Arquette's home. To the photographers this is a major event. One Paparazzi group called in a couple of their guys and Paparazzi vehicles started arriving from all over Los Angeles.

There were a few photographers staked out in front of the Arquettes home. A second group of photographers made their way to the beach to check if the Arquette's were on their deck or if they were walking the beach with Jennifer. The Paparazzi's found the three on the Arquette's deck taking in the sunshine and chatting away. So, one brazen Paparazzi pulls out his camera and starts taking photos of the trio on the deck of the home.

David Arquette spots the photographer and goes ballistic. David screams and curses at the brazen photographers. He screams to the photographers that they want privacy and to leave the trio alone. The photographers usually don't like scraming celebrities and made a hasty retreat.

The local police were called. A Police helicopter started flying over the beach to see if any of the culprits were still around. But, the photographers left before the helicopter got there. In front of the Arquette house was a different story. There were about 8 Paparazzi vehicles on the street surrounding the Range Rover waiting to see Jennifer leave so they could follow her home or to wherever she would go. A little later a police vehicle arrived and questioned the photographers as to why they were all there.

The Paparazzi problem in Malibu is getting pretty bad. The Paparazzi are very brazen and drive around in groups. Most are either German, French or British. The locals are complaining and the police and City Hall don't seem to know how to contain them. So, the police issue tickets for small infractions. Tickets are issued to the Paparazzi for broken tail lights, no front license plates, too dark window tinting on their vehicles, parking where the Paparazzi shouldn't be.

And, that is exactly what happened in front of the Arquette's home. Tickets were issued and photographers were chased off. A very typical day in Malibu.

Bruce Springsteen is in Town!

Bruce Springsteen is in LA on his concert tour. Springsteen and a pretty girl were spotted at the Fred Segal store on Melrose Ave. He spent an hour shopping and then had lunch at the cafe in the trendy Melrose Ave Store. The Paparazzi were "thick as thieves" in the parking lot waiting for Springsteen to exit the store and go to his car. All told there were about 10 carloads of Pap's waiting in the parking lot. Everyone was hiding in the cars waiting for Springsteen to come out.

Bruce spotted one pair of photographers and came up and kidded them that they were not too good at hiding. The good natured singer stood in front of their car and posed asking " Is this what you want?" The two photographers sheepishly took a few photos and hurriedly drove off.

Reese Witherspoon Photographs The Paparazzi

Reese Witherspoon had problems with the Paparazzi a few weeks back. She works out in a gym in Santa Monica. The photographers know that on any given day they can find a celebrity or two at this gym. So it is checked out regularly by the Paparazzi. It was bad luck for Reese that on this day for some reason there were quite a few photographers floating around the area. Well when she was spotted by 7 or 8 Pap's they wanted photographs. So, they set upon photographing her outside the gym and going to her car. It seemed that the group was so many that gym personal had to help Reese cut through the gauntlet of photographers. But, the photo opportunity wasn't over with yet. A chase started with a pissed off Reese running from the pack. They followed her to her home and wouldn't let her in to her driveway. Police were called and photographers were detained and questioned.

Now, Reese is back for revenge. Wherever she goes she carries a small video camera to get the Paparazzi on video. The gossip is she is getting quite a lot of footage on some of LA's Paparazzi.

How the Paparazzi Work

In LA a number of the photographers drive around in groups. They either work for an agency or have alliances with each other and trade information. In LA you cannot work by yourself and get good photos. The reason being that it is a large city to cover and it is easier to have a photographer sitting at one place like Brad Pitt's house. Another photographer will be at another house or shopping area close by. They stay in contact usually with Nextel radios. When either of the photographers see a celebrity they will call the other in and both will try to take photos. This way since they are each taking photos usually from different spots, they get more varied photographs. Also, since the LA Paparazzi scene has too many photographers some of the gangs tend to try to make the photographs "Exclusive". So, they try to block out the competition. The Paparazzi business is a tuff buisiness to be in.

The Chase is on!

The hot couple of the moment is Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. They were in Europe and arrived back in LA two days ago. Needless to say the Paparazzi want photos.

You should know that since LA is the capital of the movie business, most celebrities live here. And, of course LA is the city with the most Paparazzi's in the US. Photographers come to LA from all parts of the world to work the Paparazzi beat.

Now it is rumoured that there are anywhere from 150 - 200 working Paparazzi photographers in LA. But, the figure could be more. Many of the photographers come from England, France and Germany. Working the celebrity beat in these countries is a lot harder for the Paparazzi's. So, they all come here. The US welcome's them with open arms. And, the European Paparazzi come for the "easy pickings". Many of these photographers cause too much trouble.

This afternoon, Katie Holmes went shopping at the upscale department store, Barneys New York in Beverly Hills. She left Tom Cruise's home in Beverly Hills and made the short trip with a few dozen Paparazzi cars chasing behind. Most of the Pap's seemed happy because many photos were taken. Though, Katie was not too happy.

Meanwhile, while Katie was shopping, Tom Cruise was out on his motorcycle riding around Beverly Hills. A few Pap's tried to chase his motorcycle, but could not keep up.

Just another boring day in LA.