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Posted Sep 11th 2009 10:00AM by TMZ Staff
Famed photog Annie Leibovitz has managed to stave off losing her entire legendary portfolio -- but there's still the pesky matter of the $24 million she owes.
Leibovitz got so deep into financial debt, she took out the loan last year and put up her homes -- and her entire photo library -- as collateral.
Art Capital Group has agreed to withdraw its lawsuit against Leibovitz for failing to pay back her loan on time. They've agreed to restructure their agreement and push back the due date -- which was last Tuesday.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: annie leibovitz, AnnieLeibovitz, bankrupt, debt, lawsuit, photog, photographer, vanity fair, VanityFair
Posted Sep 6th 2009 10:15AM by TMZ Staff
In the world of high-end photography, Annie Leibovitz's portfolio is the equivalent of The Beatles' catalog -- and she's in danger of losing it all.
Leibovitz, who took the infamous last photo of John Lennon before he was assassinated, is facing catastrophic financial problems -- if she doesn't pay back a $24 million loan by Tuesday, she'll lose the rights to every big photo she's ever taken. The list includes that controversial Miley Cyrus photo from last year, the pregnant Demi Moore Vanity Fair cover, the cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" -- and really every interesting VF cover for the last 20 years or so.
In classic Michael Jackson-esque form, Leibovitz sunk deep into debt and then got a loan using her photo catalog (estimated at $40 million) and homes as collateral.
Tuesday is D-Day.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: annie leibovitz, AnnieLeibovitz, bankruptcy, john lennon, JohnLennon, photographer, photography, photos, rolling stone, RollingStone, vanity fair, VanityFair, yoko ono, YokoOno
Posted Aug 7th 2009 3:05PM by TMZ Staff
Kanye West has learned how not to make friends and influence people -- at least the people who will decide if Kanye goes to jail.
West absorbed himself in a freestyle rap Wednesday night in NYC, going off on TMZ for the "confrontation" at LAX where he smashed our camera light to the ground and his bodyguard broke a still camera last year. Kanye has been charged with criminal battery, vandalism and grand theft.
During his show he sang: "Who doesn't think it's illegal, TMZ? And I have to pay $100,000 to the photographer that said I broke his arm, but I was just breaking your f**king camera, I wasn't tryin' do you no harm."
Not only was Kanye's rant a bad move given there are charges pending .... he's also wrong. If we got a check for $100,000, it blew off the doorstep ... we haven't gotten a penny yet, and all we want is for him to fix our light. We're told the still cameraman -- who doesn't work for us -- hasn't gotten a dime either.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Kanye West, Exclusives
Tags: charges, kanye west, KanyeWest, photographer, tmz
Posted Jul 23rd 2009 5:38PM by TMZ Staff
"Slumdog Millionaire" stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto are still together -- but you'd never guess it based on the way he avoided being photographed with her at all costs yesterday in NYC.
Tags: dev patel, DevPatel, freida pinto, FreidaPinto, new york city, NewYorkCity, photograph, photographer, slumdog millionaire, SlumdogMillionaire
Posted Apr 9th 2009 12:55PM by TMZ Staff
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Posted Jun 9th 2006 7:27PM by Celly
TMZ has obtained a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court by a paparazzo claiming that Britney Spears and her mother Lynne Spears are responsible for serious injuries he suffered when he was allegedly struck by an SUV carrying the pop princess.
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Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Britney Spears
Tags: britney spears, BritneySpears, car accident, CarAccident, foot, lawsuit, photographer
