Oh, those crazy kids.
Now, I like Justin and Cam. They're a sweet couple, JT's got the hot new album, Cameron was in my favorite movie My Best Friend's Wedding...
But this kind of behavior is too cheeky even for cheeky monkey.
The gossip: As the cuddling couple arrived at a party, they were ambushed by photogs. Apparently, they were just not in the mood to be photographed and... the details here are unclear, but basically... 1)Justin yelled at them to leave and charged toward them, 2)Cameron and surrounding interested parties joined the protest, 3)paparazzi got into their car, 4)car drove toward Cameron.
Now, Justin and Cameron have filed charges against the driver saying he intended to hit Cameron with the car. Probably true. I mean, I can see that happening. The paparazzi and their reps are saying they were simply driving away after being verbally "assaulted." Probably also true. From the few snapshots and the video that were taken, it's easy to see that the entire scene was an unpleasant one. Tempers flared, people shouted, and there was general ill will all around.
The thing is, we all know the paparazzi are intrusive scoundrels who threaten celebrities and remove any sense of normalcy or safety from their lives. Justin and Cameron are not new to this world of being photographed. It's the price they pay for their fame and fortune.
Is it unfair? Sure. Do I feel sorry for them? Not really even a little bit. And to react in such a way just makes this otherwise affable pair look like the bad guys. If the driver of the car really was attempting to bump Cameron (I mean, at 5 miles an hour he'd hardly have hurt her) it's because he was reacting defensively. Yes, sure, he started it, but... I expect more class from a woman like Cameron than I do from gutter trash like a paparazzi photographer.
(P.S. This isn't Cameron's first altercation with photogs. In 2004 she got fed up with one who hopped out of his car to snap some shots of her, so she calmly walked to the car, took the keys out of the ignition, and threw them over the fence. THAT kind of response is just plain fabulous. I suggest Cam sticks to the calm and collected protests over the screaming and charge-filing kind.)
Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake
I can't wait until the entire state of California just slides into the ocean. I'm sick of hearing pouty Diaz whingeing about being a millionaire actress and Timberlake being a no-talent show pony. When was the last time she made a movie that didn't totally reek? And when did he become some kind of sex symbol? He looks like the pasty loser kid that everyone picks on in 8th grade. Maybe we can send everyone in Hollywood to another planet where they can bask in their self-importance. We should probably send the paparazzi up there with them and let them all duke it out. It would be more *entertaining*.