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The internet is evidently a constant source of celebrity: bolstered by the likes of Instagram and Snapchat, we all now have a wealth of famous faces at our finger-tips.

But access to big names is a notoriously mixed bag.

Who would have thought, for example, that Rihanna and Beyonce are so happy to be photographed, while Blake Lively is somewhat more aloof?

That's not all that Big Apple-based paparazzo Miles Diggs, who runs 247Paps.TV with his business partner, Cesar Peña, revealed in conversation with the New York Post.

In fact, he laid bare the celebs that he and his ilk love to snap… and the ones they definitely don't…

 

The stars paps love:

1) Taylor Swift: “The smartest businesswoman in the business.” Her bodyguards arrange all the paps in a line outside her front door so everyone gets a clear shot when she enters and exits in immaculate outfits. “If you don’t get eye contact, your camera wasn’t working.”

2) Kim Kardashian: “She’s top of the food chain,” with even nonexclusive shots of Mrs West worth $300 to $1,000. Plus, she gets a majority cut of exclusive photos she sets up with photo agencies. “She’s trying to coach [half-sister] Kylie to give up photos more because the family needs somebody out there while she’s on maternity leave.”

3) Nicki Minaj: “When she’s feeling herself, she’s going to walk out and walk real slow, almost do a pose like a red carpet on the middle of the sidewalk.” Shots of Minaj wearing colored wigs and cartoon-style outfits are easier to sell.

4) Rihanna: A favorite. Friendly, always impeccably dressed and down to earth. She hangs out at restaurants and bars without security, and often into the wee hours. “She’s an eight-hour wait waiting to happen.”

5) Beyoncé: “She’s great if she wants to be shot and bad if she doesn’t.” Her bodyguard is known for having the longest arms around, perfect for blocking a shot Bey doesn’t want.

 

…And those they don’t:

1) Leonardo DiCaprio: “He hates being a celebrity.” He hides his face behind umbrellas or under beanies, berets, beards and sunglasses.

2) Scarlett Johansson: “She’s like a female Leo . . . She’s one of the best at spotting paparazzi. Her hand goes up, and she puts scarves in front of her.”

3) Alec Baldwin: The notoriously prickly actor has attacked and insulted paparazzi before, but Diggs and Peña say it always seems linked to an upcoming film, play or wedding. “Everything is timely with him. He’s a very calculating guy.”

4) Kristen Stewart: Used to bolt when cameras were near. “I’ve never seen a human being run as fast as Kristen Stewart.” But she wasn’t fast enough to escape the shot of her making out with married director Rupert Sanders, which ruined her relationship with Robert Pattinson (not to mention his marriage to Liberty Ross). She now has a publicist and is more willing to be photographed.

5) Blake Lively: “She pretends to be a sweetheart,” but Mrs Ryan Reynolds is notoriously hard to find, and if she knows a pap has snapped her, she’ll arrange her own photos and release them for free.

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Just as we hear the good news that Kendall Jenner will take to the Victoria's Secret catwalk, we've some bad news to share too.

According to People, Rihanna has dropped out of the lingerie show, just a week before it is set to be recorded. 

For this years show, Rihanna was supposed to perform with The Weeknd and Selena Gomez, but has suddenly dropped out of the event because she wants to concentrate on her upcoming album.

It was reported yesterday that the singer is "worried" about her new album and fears her new tracks will disappoint fans. 

But not to worry, as another major pop star will take her place.

People reports that British singer Ellie Goulding will step in for Rihanna on the day, making Ellie a VS Fashion Show first-timer. 

And with Gigi and Kendall just announced as angels, there will be LOADS of newbies sticking together on the runway this year. 

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It looks like Rihanna's album release date could be pulled back even further as it has been revealed the singer isn't happy with some of her new tracks.

The Diamonds hitmaker is planning to change and tweak her forthcoming album – called Anti – because she's "uncomfortable and unhappy" with various pieces of it. 

Rihanna's father Ronald, who claims he has heard 26 songs she's recorded, told The Sun: "Robyn (Rihanna's real name) is not happy with the new album. She's not comfortable with it."

"When she went over the songs she found all these little things she wanted to change and was worried about it. It's a long process and isn't easy."

Anti was originally planned to be released by the end of the year but it looks like the 27-year-old wants to push the release date into next year in order to create more content.

"It's been three years now since her last album," said Ronald. "She wants this to blow everything else away, no competition, because she's calling it her 'first album'."

Rihanna, who has previously collaborated with rappers such as Drake, Kanye, Jay Z and Eminem, has decided to record much of this album alone.

"A lot of times she has someone else singing with her and the collaborations always do good but this time she has a lot by herself – and you don't miss the other singers as she's so good."

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Rihanna is set to dip her feet into yet another movie. The singer has been chosen to star alongside Cara Delevingne and Clive Owen in Luc Besson's new movie, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

The French film director shared the news himself on his Instagram page early yesterday.

 

RIHANNA is in VALERIAN!!!!! ….and she has a big part!! I'm Sooo excited!!!

A photo posted by @lucbesson on

Though he didn't reveal much about her role, he did tease that "she has a big part."

Variety reports that the film is based on the graphic novel Empire of a Thousand Planets by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mezieres which takes place during the 28th century. 

Cara and Rihanna are set to start filming in France in January, with the movie said to be released July 2017. 

Ms Delevingne debuted her character for new movie Suicide Squad yesterday, and certainly shocked fans with the less than model-like look.

The actress has now starred in numerous films including Paper Towns, Pan and The Face of an Angel. Will she ever grace the catwalk again? Only time will tell. 

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We thought they were the only celebrity couple that would really last forever, but apparently we have been lied to. At least, that is according to a new book, Beyoncé: The Untold Story.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z separated for a year when the rumours that he was having an affair with Rihanna began to make headlines. 

Beyoncé and Jay started dating in 2000. Allegedly they split at around the same time that he discovered Rihanna and helped launch her single Pon De Replay, five years later.

It seems that Bey “wasn’t sure what to make of the situation,” and this new book claims she and her now husband split.

J Randy Taraborrelli, the author of the book, told Entertainment Tonight:

“They spent maybe a year apart from each other because Beyoncé just wasn't sure of what to make of the situation with Rihanna.” 

At that time Jay Z was 35, Beyoncé 24, and Rihanna was 17, and it wasn’t until a year later in an interview with Cosmopolitan that wedding rumours began about the pair when Bey said: “I did start thinking about what kind of wedding I’d want.”

While he went on to say that Rihanna and Bey are quite close now, it seems that he believes that elevator spat between Jay and Solange was a result of the alleged affair and the couple’s separation.

In May 2014 Solange was caught on camera lashing out at Jay after the Met Gala.

The surveillance video that made it to the internet and then went viral was lacking audio however, so no one seems to know what sparked the fight. Naturally, Beyoncé has declined to comment. 

According to Taraborrelli, who claims he spoke to multiple sources very close to the singer, Beyoncé told her husband that he could not attend Rihanna’s after party that night.

He did add: “I think it's safe to say the only people who know for sure what happened are Bey, Jay, Solange and the bodyguard who were in the elevator.”

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All those lavish costumes must take quite some time to perfect, as the theme for next year's Met Gala has already been announced.

The Metropolitan Museum Of Art confirmed last night that the 2016 red carpet event will have a futuristic theme, with the official title of Manus X Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology.

The gala, due to take place on May 2 on next year, will kick off a three-month long exhibition under the same theme at New York's Costume Institute.

Anna Wintour will act as official chair for the event – as she has done since 1995 – and will work with Vogue staffers to oversee the benefit committee and 650-strong guest list of stars and philanthropists.

Honorary co-chairs this year include Taylor Swift and Idris Elba, though we can hardly imagine they'll be sweating too much over seating charts and flower arrangements.

Last year's theme, China: Through The Looking Glass, brought costumes back in time as it examined China's influence on Western fashion through the centuries. 

Rihanna certainly had the most memorable look on the night, making the cover of Vogue's special Met Gala edition in her yellow Guo Pei fur-trimmed gown.

Beyoncé also showed off her slimmed-down figure in an incredible sheer Givenchy gown – with rumours she intentionally arrived on the red carpet last to ensure the cameras got a good look.

As for Kim Kardashian, she was equally stunning in a skintight Roberto Cavalli fishtail dress, accompanied by Kanye in a… velvet suit.

Despite her stunning look, Kim was controversially snubbed by Anna Wintour, not even making the list of names on Vogue's special cover.

We cannot WAIT to see next year's red carpet looks.

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Beyoncé, Jay Z, Rihanna, Pharrell Williams and Kanye West are all taking legal action against French sportswear label, EvelenParis. 

The celebs and their respective holding companies are alleging that the brand has used each of their names and likeness without their permission on garments they are selling. 

The garments in question also have their faces printed onto them as well as slogans like "Kanye is my Homie" and "Pharrell is my Brotha."

The Paris-based company retails relatively inexpensive products including jumpers, t-shirts, backpacks and phone covers – although the garments in question have all now disappeared from the brand's website. 

Almost 60 violations against the musicians are listed in the lawsuit and the high-profile group is seeking the end of manufacturing for all offending items.

They also want unspecified damages including not only legal fees but the profits made from the items that were sold too.

But the plot thickens, as this isn't the first time that the company has fallen foul on celebrities, as the lawsuit details a prior warning: 

"Even after receiving warning to cease selling the infringing goods, defendants continue to sell unauthorised products and to trade upon the goodwill associated with the plaintiffs, all for defendants' profits."

We can see a long road ahead of this one! 

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Rihanna has finally spoken out about why she rekindled her romance with Chris Brown after he assaulted her in 2009 and revealed she thought she could change the rapper. 

"I was very protective of him. I felt that people didn't understand him. Even after," the 27-year-old singer said in an interview with Vanity Fair. 

Rihanna acknowledged in the interview that even though they don't have much of a relationship now, she still has feelings for Chris. 

"I don't hate him. I will care about him until the day I die."

The Diamonds singer is constantly linked to other men, but in the interview she said that Chris remains her "last real boyfriend."

Mr Brown attacked Rihanna inside his Lamborghini the night before the 2009 Grammy Awards and photos of her bruised and swollen face were subsequently leaked to website TMZ.

Ri-Ri also said that she blames herself as much as him for when they rekindled their romance in late 2012. 

In 2013, she asked a judge to lift the restraining order she once had against him. She felt like his "guardian angel" and he just needed "someone to encourage him in a positive way and say the right thing."

But after all was said and done, the singer revealed that she was a constant reminder to him of what he had done and she realised that her willingness to put up with his behaviour meant he would never really respect her. 

"Sometimes you just have to walk away."

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In has surfaced today that Rihanna used to play her new songs to three-year-old children and get them to choose which one they liked best.

Yep, you heard that right.

The Four Five Seconds hitmaker told Contact Music that she found playing her music to youngsters was a good indicator as to what would do well because she knew it meant they had ''great melodies''.

''I'd play my songs to my A&R's kids and see which ones they'd react to. They were three-years-old. Kids just love great melodies.''

She explained: ''I can't make a song for a particular person or demographic. If I love it, I'm gonna do it. I have to perform it for the rest of my life."

She also made the funny comparison of her songs being like tattoos.

''A song is like a tattoo – you can never get away from it. You can't stand behind something you don't believe in. You can pretend for a little while, but there's always going to be resentment. I can be who I am and sleep at night, knowing there's no pressure to be anything else.''

Whatever floats your boat Rihanna!

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Taylor Swift's gang of fierce gal pals has taken over the red carpet lately, but there's one celebrity you won't see hanging out with them.

Singer Rihanna says she has no intentions of joining Taylor's crew, because it simply doesn't "make sense."

Asked by NME if she would consider joining Tay-Tay on stage for one of her 1989 gigs á la Karlie, Kendall, Cara and co, Rihanna had a pretty clear answer… No.

"I don’t think our brands are the same: I don’t think they match," she explained.

"I don’t think our audiences are the same. In my mind she’s a role model, I’m not."

While RiRi is happy to stay out of the gang for now, Taylor admitted in the September issue of Vanity Fair that she needs her Girl Squad "now more than ever."

Despite the amount of female stars that Taylor counts as BFFs (check the Bad Blood video for proof), she has no problem keeping in touch with them all.

"My friends and I text every day," she said.

"That’s 20 to 25 girls. We know when everybody’s in New York, who’s in town, who’s in L.A. Being a huge group of girls who love each other, we know where everyone is… I’ve never had this before."

As for Rihanna, she might not be part of the Bad Blood crew, but she certainly has a Squad of her own, made up mainly of solid childhood friends and colleagues, like her long-time PA Jenn Rosales and her oldest gal pal Melissa Forde.

What they lack in numbers, they make up for in swag…

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He's had his well-documented wrangles with the law in the past – including a high-profile case against his ex girlfriend Rihanna – but trouble and Chris Brown still seemingly go hand-in-hand.

In fact, the singer has now been named by police as a "person of interest," in an assault case involving a young woman.

The woman claims that on Monday evening, and after she refused to surrender her phone to his entourage, she was forcibly thrown off Mr Brown's tour bus.

Along with French Montana and Fetty Wap, Chris, 26, has been shooting a video at the Platinum 84 Gentleman's Club in Denver.

TMZ reports that the woman, who was not part of the production, had now filed a police report for third degree assault – and that relevant CCTV footage has already been viewed by the authorities.

The woman in question furthermore claims that her phone was smashed during the alleged scuffle.

Supposedly, the matter arose because Mr Brown and his posse always enforce a strict 'no phones' rule on their tour bus to avoid videos or photographs being secretly shot.

Police are now very much looking to interview Chris and his friends as part of their investigations.

 

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Whodda thought it?!

Yes, English singer and songwriter-of-the-moment Charli XCX has revealed that she has been penning material for none-other than Rihanna. 

Speaking to The Mirror, Charli XCX revealed: "I'm a really big Rihanna fan and I think she's such an incredible artist.

"She's my favourite pop girl. She's the real deal. I've actually been to a couple of writing sessions for Rihanna's new record."

"It was really fun to put together a couple of tracks."

The 23-year-old then went on to reveal that she gets inspiration from… heiress Paris Hilton.

"I've never met Paris before, but we were both at the amFAR Gala during the Cannes Film Festival this year.

"I was performing and I saw her singing along to my song and I freaked out."

"I'm such a fan and one of my favourite songs ever is Stars Are Blind – it's pop genius."

Charli XCX rose to fame during 2013 and 2014 when she featured on major hits which included Icona Pop's I Love It and Iggy Azalea's Fancy.

Her 2014 single Boom Clap from the soundtrack album of The Fault in Our Stars became a top ten hit all around the world. 

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