11 Most Scandalous Paparazzi Photos Ever Taken

Michael Jackson

Who could forget when Jacko dangled his newborn son Prince Michael II over a hotel balcony in 2002? Fans were horrified, and the incident sent shock-waves through the media. Jackson was forced to issue a statement, saying, "I got caught up in the excitement of the moment. I would never intentionally endanger the lives of my children."

Britney Spears

Britney's great meltdown of 2007 will go down in history books for sure. Between stints in rehab, the singer shaved her head and got into a feud with a paparazzo, attacking his car with an umbrella.

Nigella Lawson

In the summer of 2013, photos were released that showed English TV chef Nigella Lawson being choked by her husband Charles Saatchi in a London restaurant. The couple ended up getting a divorce.

Elizabeth Taylor

In 1962, a photo surfaced of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton canoodling on a yacht off the coast of Italy. Both actors were married to other people at the time, Taylor to her fourth husband. Burton and Taylor were later married...and then divorced.

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston

This picture was released just before the news of their split went public. Here, they are pictured strolling down a beach in Anguilla in 2005. It is the last photo of the two taken as a couple.
 

Justin Bieber

As if people needed another reason to dislike Justin Bieber. This photo shows the singer being carried up the Great Wall of China after his show in Beijing. The internet exploded with people mocking the singer and calling him out on his diva-ness.

 

Tupac

This was the last photo taken of Tupac on the day he was shot in Las Vegas in September of 1996. He died six days later.
 

Kristen Stewart

"Twilight" fans were devastated to learn that Kristen Stewart was cheating on boyfriend Robert Pattinson with her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders. US Weekly broke the news with these shocking photos of the pair.

Britney Spears (again)

Many were shocked to see this photo of Britney Spears in 2006 driving one-handed with her infant son Sean on her lap. Spears said she did it because of a "horrifying, frightful encounter with the paparazzi." According to Spears, the photographers were stalking her and she was just trying to get her child out of harm's way as quickly as possible.

Princess Diana

In what some call the most infamous paparazzi incident of all time, Princess Diana was killed in a car crash while trying to escape photographers. This photo was taken just minutes before the fatal crash.

Nicole Richie

Many were shocked to see these photos of an emaciated-looking Nicole Richie in 2006. Rumors were flying about her suffering from an eating disorder and her dramatic weight loss was obvious in these photos.