Paparazzi are freelance photographers who follow famous people in public, selling candid images to news and entertainment outlets. Their pictures often break celebrity stories before any publicist can frame them. In the Chamberlain story, paparazzi shots of the star holding hands with Eden Joel in New York became the entire evidence base for the dating rumors, illustrating how a handful of candid frames can outweigh any official statement.
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