Mischa Barton’s rep says cellulite photos were “doctored”
Mischa Barton is still furious about those cellulite photos that emerged last week — so furious, in fact, her publicist is speaking out.
“Those photos are doctored,” Barton’s rep, Lisa Perkins, tells the New York Daily News. “I’m not saying she’s perfect, nobody is. But they’ve given a 22-year-old woman the legs and bottom of an 80-year-old.
“Look at the shots that were taken shortly before on a beach in L.A. Did she develop all that cellulite in a couple of weeks? There’s a lot you can do with Photoshopping.”
The British newspaper that bought the shots, the Daily Mail, suggested that Barton’s smoking was to blame for her cellulite riddled backside.
“The nasty habit is one of the reasons [for] the premature emergence of her cellulite,” the paper said.
Barton’s publicist contends that Aussie paparazzo Jamie Fawcett — whom she calls a “parasite” — is out to make Barton look bad because “she called him out for taking the topless shots.”
Fawcett argues, “I wouldn’t seek to publicly embarrass her with nudity or health issues or body image issues.
“It is a shame that publications tend to highlight an issue that is not fair to a young girl. … However, sometimes these are the things that sell pictures.”
Fawcett also said that he gave the former ‘O.C.’ star ample warning that he was taking her picture when they met while she was on vacation in Australia.
“We spoke to each other on [Henning Island], and that’s when I showed her my camera,” he said. “I did warn her it was a public place, and if she wanted privacy she shouldn’t be there.”
Fawcett also defended himself against Mischa’s claims that he’s a pervert. “I’m not a perv, and I didn’t intentionally mean to embarrass her,” he said. “I don’t just set out and start my day thinking I want to get any celebrity topless.
“I once saw Keanu Reeves dancing in the nude on a balcony with a girl and decided not to shoot them.
“I didn’t think at the time that anyone would run those pictures.”
By Owen Williams, May 09 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
Category Mischa Barton, Showbiz Gossip



















Those of us who have followed this lovely young woman’s career and watched how gracefully she has matured are not the least bit alarmed by recent negative publicity, for we know the future of this fine actress remains star-bright.
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