If you’ve been reading our Britney Spears coverage, then today’s item in Page Six is of little surprise: Britney “calls the paparazzi before she goes out. We know 15 minutes before she leaves the house,” Brazilian paparazzo Alison Silva says. “It’s all staged.”
Silva, of course, is most famous for getting run over by Keanu Reaves’ black Porsche last year. (Silva ended up in the hospital. Reeves ended up handcuffed, investigated by the LAPD, and sued.)
But Britney’s collusion with the paparazzi has long been talked about inside the industry, as well as on this blog. Not only did her relationship with Finalpixxx’s Adnan Ghalib result in photos worth hundreds of thousands of dollars (which Spears likely saw none of), but she’s also said to be paid by pap agency X17.
And, just taking a guess, but Britney’s probably not the only one who’s got photogs on speed dial.
The symbiotic relationship between Britney Spears and ethically challenged paparazzi agency X17 continues this week, with the pop fart inviting the agency’s photogs into her home to TELL ALL about her relationship with Adnan Ghalib, the lensmen from rival agency Finalpixxx that padded his pocket with sales of photos snapped while the twosome dated.
Late Sunday night, Britney’s manager Sam Lufti opened his client’s doors to two photogs from X17, which is said to pay Spears under the table to secure exclusive access to her. Though no cameras were allowed, the late night champagne party chatted about how, after a month of dating and buying pregnancy tests together, the duo have ended their relationship … and celebrated with an alleged restraining order.
Though the LAPD says it has yet to receive any request to require Ghalib to keep his distance, Britney’s camp insists they’re taking the legal route to ensure he stays away.
And how might a restraining order help Britney’s relationship … with X17? It potentially could keep competitor Finalpixxx away from their prized subject, since the agency’s star paparazzo would be under court order to back off. Or at least use a telephoto lens.
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