Gwen, Gavin and Kingston followed by the paps

CBB Reader Alison lives up the street from Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale and their son Kingston and emailed us this sighting…

This morning I watched from my driveway as about 4-5 papparazzi in the huge SUV’s swarmed Gavin as he walked home from the park w/ his baby in the stroller. I was kind of appalled, knowing how disoriented I felt after having my baby (now 3 years old). I was tired, nervous, unorganized and unsure of my parenting skills.  Watching the whole scene, I felt fascinated, on the other, appalled.

There was no real reason to be taking a picture of a guy walking a baby in a stroller covered by a blanket, yet he is a celebrity and these people’s job is to take his picture.

Are you appalled or fascinated by the paparazzi’s stalking of celebrity parents? Click the extended post to take our poll!

Comments

Those paparazzi should lay off them. There are enough pics of Kingston around already and he’s only a few weeks old. Celebrities or not, they deserve to be left alone once in a while. Some paparazzi are way to aggressive!

- pink.lioness on June 29th, 2006

I think there should be an extent to what the paps should stoop to. Gavin having time with Kingston should just be that. A private together time. I like seeing pictures, dont get me wrong, but when they are getting followed and chased to get pictures, that is taking it a bit far. Do they not take in to fact the safety of the baby? No! They want their picture regardless of how they get it. They should watch and take into consideration that it is a defenseless baby out with his dad. Come on!!!

- michie on June 29th, 2006

I don’t feel too badly for them. It just goes with the territory. They can send someone out if they need something or spend time outdoors on their huge estate backyard if they want some fresh air.

- yogadaisy on June 29th, 2006

Yeah that sounds like a GREAT life Michie. Not all people ask for the fame. I think paps should be allowed photos but not as many as they take. They should not invade peoples privacy either, it’s horrible. They are ordinary people just like us except in the papers because they made something big or whatever talent they have. What makes it different from if it was us being followed everyday, stop using this word celebrity.

- Emma on June 30th, 2006

Emma I agree. Being a celebrity does not mean you give up your right to privacy and freedom. On one of the Brad Pitt fan forums, a new member claims to be one of the paparazzi after Brad and Angie. He said he’s there looking for stolen photos. Apparantly Angie tooks all 3 kids to visit friends and was swarmed by the paps. This is what he wrote:

When Ange left the house and traveled into beverly hills (stupid idea) there were easily 40 to 50 paps. But that’s because everyone phones their budies and tells them about it, so 90% of LA’s paps turned up.

Notice how he blames her (stupid idea) for wanting to leave her house and visit friends. These 40-50 paparazzi had surrounded the friends house, were standing on cars, and one was even in a tree! The only good thing that came out of it was that the guy in the tree fell and hurt himself. lol

These guys don’t care that Gavin wanted to have some alone time with his new son or that their presence scares the kids. Its all about the $$$.

Side note: We asked him what other celebrities were high on the paparazzi list to get and he said Jessica Simpson, Britney, and Sharon Stone because of the new baby. They all want to be the first to get a picture of him.

- funkyfeet on June 30th, 2006