It's not paparazzi - It's, uh, celebrity journalism ...

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It's not paparazzi - It's, uh, celebrity journalism ...

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Britney Spears is X-17 Online's bread and butter - and with Jamie Lynn's swelling belly, it looks like they'll have another Spears to hate on sooner than they expected. I've never been to LA (anyone who lives there or is more familiar with the paparazzi's antics, please weigh in) but celebrity-chasing is not anywhere close to journalism.

It's a classic chicken and the egg situation: "Celebrities" are rich and famous and therefore create an interest - the photographers snap photos to satiate that interest, which only ends up creating more said interest. Who's fault is it? No one - everyone?

I've often wondered how these paparazzi-types work - here's an interview with the woman who runs X-17 Online - I think you'll find the whole things very fascinating.