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Photographer Ron Galella rose to notoriety in the 60s over his obsession with Jackie Kennedy. But while he made a career out of his relentless pursuit of celebrities, his commitment to taking un-posed photos of major figures often landed him in a heap of trouble throughout his stint as a paparazzi.
One such instance occurred when he crossed paths with Marlon Brando, and the encounter apparently left him with a broken jaw. But the incident did little to change his relentless tactics toward celebs.
Marlon Brando’s alleged payback left paparazzi with a broken jaw
In his memoir,Songs My Mother Taught Me,Marlon Brandoconfessed to having a brief affair with Jackie Kennedy in the aftermath of John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
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Given Ron Galella’s relentless pursuit of Jackie Kennedy’s un-posed photos, which even landed the former in legal trouble, per Galella, the actor’s alleged punch was a“payback for Jackie”. After the duo met in person, (viaVanity Fair)“[Brando] He knocked out five teeth and broke my jaw.”
Brando knew about the court battle with Jackie. So he asked Cavett, ‘Which one is Galella?’ And he said, ‘The tall one.’ Brando called me over and said, ‘What else do you want?’ They both had sunglasses on even though it was at night, and so I started to say it’d be nice to get a shot without the glasses, and before I said that he socked me. He knocked out five teeth and broke my jaw. And I believe that was all payback for Jackie.
Although it can’t be said for certain if Brando’s apparent affair with Jackie Kennedy had anything to do with the alleged punch, Galella on the other hand refused to change his ways.
Ron Galella returned to the paparazzi landscape with additional gear
Despite concurring a broken jaw after Brando’s alleged punch, which apparently knocked out five of his teeth, Galella ended up doubling down on his celebrity pursuit. Moreover, the infamous paparazzi even secured a $40K sum in a lawsuit againstthe Oscar winner, and following his return, the photographer started wearing a football helmet as protection against celebs.
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While shedding light on his methods that cemented his name as one of the most infamous figures in paparazzi history, Galella added (viaThe Telegraph):
You have to be sneaky, you gotta hide. As soon as you see the celeb, you jump, attempt to beat the cops and, soon as they pull you away, it’s too late, you’ve got the picture already!
Even though paparazzi aren’t exactly a thing of the past, since the rise of social media, their presence has significantly reduced.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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