The birth of Paparazzi

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The affair between Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor during the filming of Cleopatra sparked the beginning of the paparazzi culture. The insatiable desire for gossip surrounding the pair spurred a tabloid frenzy, and led to the birth of the term Paparazzi. Taken from the character Paparazzo in Fellini's 1960 film La Dolce Vita, the term encapsulates the new era of celebrity following.