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...course, one person's downside is another hungry celeb's upside. Pratt, who has pubished a book called How to Be Famous, only sees positives in the 2010 carpet. More media means more words. More photographers means more images. "The red carpet is definitely different and has lost the classic romance in a sense," he says. "Did it lose its mystique? No, I think it's been revolutionized, like Hollywood has always done...
While some wish for a Gone With the Wind red carpet of old, Pratt insists the glamour has just been tech-charged...
Reality star and red-carpet opportunist Spencer Pratt recalls growing up in Los Angeles and watching Russell Crowe during 2000's Gladiator premiere. "I watched him go through several of his Australian beers on the carpet," Pratt recalls. "The media were all around him, it was just a different kind of media. They let people get away with more because the celebrities had more power. Now some paparazzo who has to pay his rent doesn't care what Russell Crowe or his agent thinks of him. He's taking that picture and selling it." And today, media outlets would...
...Pratt has drawn criticism for her intervention from another antibullying charity. "We suggest Mrs. Pratt considers her position, given the damage she has caused to the antibullying sector where confidentiality is paramount," said Bullying U.K. in a statement published on its website...
...Pratt rejected breaching confidentiality and denied any political motivation after commentators noticed that her charity's website carries endorsements from Conservative leader David Cameron - who has called for an inquiry into the Brown bullying allegations - and Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe, also listed as a patron of the helpline. The impact of her comments was undermined as her account of the number and source of the alleged calls changed in successive interviews, and four patrons of the charity, including Widdecombe, resigned. Mandelson, returning to the fray, suggested that Labour's opponents might have directed journalists to the organization. "This whole affair...