The folks at TV Squad got this nugget while covering the Emmys on Sunday night, when actress and ex-Playboy playmate Jaime Bergman (on the arm of "Bones" star David Boreanaz) couldn't remember which designer made her dress:

"I'm from Utah, we have Nordstrom's."

(Photo: Exposay.com)

Labels: Paparazzi

The trajectory of Gary Coleman's recent fracas at a Payson bowling alley is proceeding right on schedule.

Labels: Gary Coleman, Paparazzi

It's fascinating, if not a little depressing, to see how one incident in the life of a quasi-celebrity can send ripples across the Internet.

Take the example of former child star Gary Coleman, who was involved in an auto-pedestrian accident early Saturday morning outside a Payson, Utah, bowling alley.

The Salt Lake Tribune dutifully reported the incident in its Sunday paper, about how Coleman reportedly got irritated by a man, Colt Reston, 24, tried to photograph him. The argument started inside the bowling alley, then continued out in the parking lot, where the accident took place.

The Deseret News also reported the incident, and then the Associated Press picked up the story. Then it was off to the races.

Papers in the UK and Australia ran the story. So did Perez Hilton, and several other celebrity blogs - each one giving the blogger and commenters ample opportunity to mock or pass judgment on a human being they have never met (something that I, admittedly, have done on this blog on many occasions).

Let this be a lesson to anyone who seeks to become famous: Once you are famous, even a little bit, your whole life goes on public display - even in Payson, Utah.

Labels: Gary Coleman, Paparazzi

You can come out of your homes again, citizens - the "High School Musical 3" shoot has packed up and left Salt Lake City.

The Utah Film Commission confirmed that the movie - a theatrical sequel to the popular Disney Channel franchise - wrapped shooting at East High School on Sunday.

Some stars didn't wait that long to get out of Utah. Paparazzi blogs (such as this one) have photos of "HSM" co-star Ashley Tisdale arriving at LAX on Saturday.

The movie opens in theaters nationwide on Oct. 24.

(Photo: Flawed Hollywood)

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Them Hollywood paparazzi are everywhere - even in Utah.

The celebrity web sites JustJared.com and Splash News Online published photos of Nick Lachey (former boy-band member and Jessica Simpson's ex) and Vanessa Minnillo (former host of MTV's "Total Request Live") poolside at a Salt Lake City hotel.

Lachey's in Salt Lake City this summer, as host of ABC's reality show "High School Musical: Get in the Picture." Minnillo's here because Lachey's here.

You have to wonder, though, about how much the folks who run these celeb web sites really hate their jobs - or hate themselves - based on the snarky commentary accompanying the photos. Take this from Splash News:

Why Salt Lake? No, they haven't converted to Mormonism (evidenced by the beer Vanessa drinks from) but Nick has actually been working. Seriously. A real job. Not just appearing somewhere or presenting the most expensive "Hot Wheels" car but a proper job hosting ABC's reality show "High School Musical: Get In The Picture."
Well, at least it's a proper job for the ex-boybander and current Z-list residing Nick. The sad part is, with "High School Musical" in the title, a chimpanzee could be hosting this show and the ratings would be through the roof.
Actually, I think the chimp would be more charismatic.

Really, if your job was spending all day writing snide comments about people you hate, wouldn't you be hitting the want ads?

(Photos: JustJared.com)

Labels: Paparazzi, Reality show