The Psycho Who Invented Paparazzi

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Ron Gallela is a man who carries a mixed legacy, to some a cruel stalker to others an artist... today we explore the psychology of the most notorious paparazzi in hollywood.
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[@JimmyTheGiant]

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[@solosolo8610]

This ron guy is a fucking creep idk why you want to go to bat for someone like that

[@Underpassclown]

do extreme ironing! its an actual sport

[@ManicIdiot]

GTA 5 really captured the soulless nature of cashing in on celebrity behavior under the guise of journalism. It's not about journalism; it's voyeurism for profit.

[@rapatacush3]

That is what journalism is

[@_ee75]

​@@rapatacush3are you living in the US maybe? Lmao

[@rapatacush3]

@@_ee75 nope, mexico. But that shit is global.

[@SteveBrown-er5xn]

The lack of respect for people's privacy back then and even now is astonishing to me

[@RealJuiceWrld]

Who cares

[@rapatacush3]

Your cell phone hear you

[@thedayzgod]

Look up Edword Snowden

[@theplayaifyer]

I hope paparazzi is outlawed in the future. These celebrities shouldn't be treated like products to flash in front of the public.

[@funkyfranx]

Lots of celebs pay for paparazzi to appear at certain times and places though. Celebrities wouldn't be happy if people weren't allowed to take photographs of them anymore

[@vids595]

There should br no expectation of privacyin public. But physically interfering with other peoples free movement should be illegal for sure.

[@dariusalexandru9536]

@@funkyfranx they can just pay photographers then

[@strixcz]

Tabloids, celeb gossip... it's an utter garbage. And so are paparazzis. He might have taken some interesting photos but that doesn't outweigh his absolute lack of empathy and respect for other people's privacy. A clear signs of a psychopath...

[@rapatacush3]

Stop consuming that shit then

[@gothnerd887]

I had hoped that celebrities sharing their lives on social media would've made the paparazzi obsolete.

[@arran4285]

And ruining what people think of them thank to opening their big mouth

[@TheMysteryDriver]

They still show you what they want you to see.

[@DLight616]

Oh it has helped. Lol

[@cameronlamb1869]

Why? That just replaces the studio doing the prep work and post shoot editing

[@TheMindUnlocked]

Sadly, never will be enough for the few. Its pathetic for sure

[@homeboyTIMOSMAN]

Imagine a freshly widowed single mother, recuperating from witnessing her husband getting headshot dead with a rifle from feet away, telling her traumatized young son that "your dad got shot and btw there's this dude creeping around, ambushing us to try to shoot photos of us with this camera with a crazy as shit-bright flash". Thats some "safe space" for you, as the kids would call it

[@raziswickid]

You can be an artist, and a low-life - at the same time.

[@rapatacush3]

You only have to go to deviant art to see that.

[@estherlowlands1105]

In fact it's extremely common

[@MrTVintro]

There's a great event that happened in 1960s Hollywood. The paparazzi were harassing actress Anita Ekberg at home, she ordered them to leave, they didn't. She then came out with a bow and arrow and gave them one last chance.... Apparently two were hit, and it resulted in a great picture of the actress aiming right into the lens of the camera.

[@littleperson8315]

i truely believe that celebrities have every right to break paparazzi cameras.

[@gcooper642]

Gosh, this makes me feels old. Jackie Onassis used to be a well known name and now the youth can't pronounce it

[@thecoedbutcher52]

I really dont like this guy. He got paid to stalk people. He was reckless too. Who knows what kinda accidents he couldve caused. What if that boy had injured himself from that fall. If some old man took a picture of my kid, i would be in jail after what i do to them. What a creep.

[@thecoedbutcher52]

I have something else to add here. What this guy does is the same as those tiktokers that shove phones in people's faces for content. Without caring about how it affects the person they're shoveing their phone into. Which makes me like this guy even less.

[@HotTacticalBoyfriendOfficial]

Interesting vid, but slightly confused by the constant references to "Onassi" (rather than "Onassis"), but it's all Greek to me. 😄

[@1ChxnceLxnce]

I love how it started with parkour and branched out 😂

[@alfonzo9289]

That Ants movie reference was sooo fuckin spot on my man 😂

[@bl182]

This is really interesting and I would have never known about this guy if it wasn't for your video. Im torn in opinion because although paparazzi is a huge invasion of privacy and very stressful for the victims, some of those pictures are amazing and now a piece of history (whether that be good or bad).

[@SSJPENGUIN]

Artistic intent doesn't override the right to privacy He took it too far & modern paparazzi's obviously taken it further He was a very charming man though

[@RealJuiceWrld]

Who cares

[@googoogaagaa-fk3rh]

@@RealJuiceWrld if you don’t care why are you on this video?

[@RealJuiceWrld]

@@googoogaagaa-fk3rh i watched the video it was interesting. I said who cares about SSJPENGUIN's comment. I don't think photographing people is taking it too far.

[@googoogaagaa-fk3rh]

@@RealJuiceWrld if you don’t care about a comment, don’t bother responding to it. Also I have the same opinion as SSJPENGUIN. I think constantly photographing people and invading their privacy without their permission is going too far.

[@RealJuiceWrld]

You're missing the point... I didn't say I don't care about SSJPenguin commenting. I meant who cares about the hypothetical situation in his comment.

[@mildsoup8978]

It feels wrong, I avoid tabloid stuff for that reason.

[@bclr6843]

I don’t care about celebrities. I don’t care about what they’re doing. I have no sympathy for them either, they wanted the life they got … but it is clearly stalking. If someone followed you with intent do something, assault of some kind is pretty much illegal. This is the same but you take the R word out of it and you put getting a photo to sell. It should be illegal but like I said they all wanted to be famous public figures so they need to deal with the consequences. Every kid wants to be famous now it’s influencer, I have no interest. I think fame looks dull, boring and seedy. Have to hide half the time. Pay someone to be with you 24/7 because you can’t go to the store. It’s the dark side to American culture. They can have it

[@jordanhtiffirg1990]

People don't always desire to be famous they either are chasing money or they have great talent and end up becoming a celebrity they shouldn't then have to deal with the consequences as if they done something wrong. The people are clearly the problem

[@bclr6843]

@@jordanhtiffirg1990 to a point but again they chose to be public figures. They could retire and get a job at McDonald’s like the rest or even just be more like Keanu reeves (he seems to have figured it out) but they chase that life, they continue to pursue it and they’re paid extremely well for it. They’re held to the same level we use to hold intellectuals and royalty for singing and acting. Would 90% of them pursued that path if fame and fortune wasn’t at the end of it? Probably not

[@jordanhtiffirg1990]

@@bclr6843 again the people should be held accountable for mistreating celebrities not the victims. Why would you someone making a great living doing something they love work for mcdonalds. Sounds to me that you think they deserve the harrasment and should be punisihed for being successful.

[@bclr6843]

@@jordanhtiffirg1990 no I’m just saying they’re getting paid for that part of it. There’s a lot harder work, for a lot less pay then acting or singing. But because of that harassment and life changing attention, that’s where they earn the money. They get everything they ever wanted and then just complain about the part of it they don’t like it’s silly. For all the people right now that are trying to become famous are the same. When your a public figure you can’t pick and choose when you want the attention only how you react to it. You can go Sean penn or Keanu…. That’s up to them but when they get attention and the kind of attention they get, they don’t get to choose. They can move to the middle of nowhere log cabin but they choose to live in Beverly Hills and Manhattan

[@MyDarkDigital]

This was so interesting thanks for creating!

[@BushTurkeyProduction]

Jimmy! Happy New Years and congrats on all the subsriber growth! Been a subscriber since the parkour days & seeing this channel change frim a simple PK channel to a 300k+ video essay channel, that i still love, has been awesome and inspirational. Cheers!

[@JimmyTheGiant]

Thank you bro for following the journey- much more to come

[@Rynlox]

Very interesting video, nice work Jimmy

[@Scott-Inc.]

Great Topic.. Very interesting

[@RobVI]

When the paparazzi becomes the celebrity

[@pyroyergen5986]

really interesting, on the opposite end of the scale do a video on self obsessed nobodies that do anything for attention and nobody wants to know like all the reality tv lot haha

[@BlackNicholson97]

Almost reminds me of the guy who used to go through Bob Dylan’s trash and then would report to publications what he had found. Crazy

[@ru8yna]

Great storybro extreme sports

[@maurice5402]

Great video. Very interesting and you offered a nuanced perspective

[@tomjones6106]

Jimmy, you look like you’d knock me out. Great video

[@smallqwaro]

just started the video, and to answer your question paperrazi are creeps.

[@RaelThomas]

Nailed it at the end. Valid questions about the morality of his methods aside, Ron's motivation certainly seems to be the art. Where as modern paparazzi are motivated by money and money alone. They just want pics to hock to TMZ, the sun, or whoever will pay them. Same action in a sense, but totally different motivation. And yes, Ron was wealthy, but that was secondary to his art, regardless what you think of it.

[@adambuss654]

Happy 2024🎉

[@tobiaslykkejensen1647]

Can you make a video of this gymnastics competetion without Any rules called Face off

[@allthepeas]

In the immortal words of Zac de la Roche: I wana be Jackie Onassi, I wana wear a pair of dark sun glassy!

[@AndrewKor]

I stoped watching you when you quit making parkour videos, and i was watching a sorror video and they mentoned you in it and that got me wondering if you still do parkour or if you sorta have left the sport

[@alanfike]

Gallela didn't capture the beginning of a smile with his prized picture of Jackie O. That looks more like a look of feeling irritated, wanting him to go away.

[@dylan9492]

Ron’s in a box in a box, Ron’s in a box!

[@jamieholmes6087]

Can't believe you didn't mention Diana and Dodi. The Pap didn't even help them when they were dying in a car wreck, they just stood and filmed as the life drained out of them.

[@abdullalhazred3365]

Umm try 1950s America - of course you NEVER heard of Confidential magazine... Ahh the amazing alternative universe of Jimmy the Giant,,,, lol

[@no_not_that_one]

Your current videos are fire but ngl, I miss your Parkour community content

[@jbarnes2288]

Why did they give them a semi glamorous name? Why not Photo Poacher? Or Photo Parasite?

[@DeanWayne424]

That was a great video, thank you. Literally never heard of this guy, but I can kind of respect and understand his motivation. Idgaf about celebs, so their business can stay theirs

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Marlon Brando never punched him hard enough.

[@grgdel]

the times be chanjun

[@andrewprobst846]

He also ironically became a celebrity himself

[@danielc7773]

The biggest mystery is the consistent and deliberate mispronounciation of Onassis. Her name is on on-screen repeatedly, and it's said many times in the archive footage. Not to mention how famous JFK and Jackie-O are. Almost as famous as Elvis Presless.

[@fogpumas]

Artist

[@jettjones9889]

It’s pronounced O-nass-isss. Cool video though

[@iplayeddsharpminor]

I can’t unsee Jackie O looking like the female version of Max Verstappen through that gender swap app.

[@tropixi5336]

and now they can basically do what they want

[@wiktord9264]

Jprdl naprawdę myślałem ze to Andrzej Duda na miniaturce xd

[@rosecity_chris]

He sounds just like Stan Lee

[@goatrectum]

Always torn on this one. Don’t know how that behavior isn’t harassment and stalking? And yet I don’t have sympathy for people who want to be famous, rich from that fame,, but be left alone 🧐. You chose to play the game pal,, & thems the rules.

[@cameronlamb1869]

Bro is exactly as evil as a natgeo photog watching animals die in quicksand or a wartime correspondent watching kids starve and die but not helping for the footage. Say what you will but its historical art.

[@SofaKingShit]

Curious how a video with 15K biews has only a paltry 65 comments. Not a very literary audience or perhaps another reason?

[@Kordozer]

OnassiS

[@pacoloco1991]

What a weirdo

[@vids595]

Only thing slimier than this guys are the housewives who bought the magazines with his photos.

[@philsophkenny]

😮

[@HankseyHill]

I don't care what anyone says, Jackie-O was WEIRD looking.

[@josecezar7903]

Somebody tell this britbonger how to pronounce Onassis!😆

[@MisyeDiVre]

Be honest. This video is just an excuse to show off your line up!

[@gmlgml780]

Yeah. Life is full of sc@ms. Where @ = u.

[@HotTacticalBoyfriendOfficial]

So you mean "scum"?

[@Zalman_Turen]

First

[@FallsThrough113]

Congratulations, are u 7 years old?

[@AberrantKoala]

@@FallsThrough113Thank you!

[@Zalman_Turen]

@@FallsThrough113 I’m basically 7 my birthday in 3 weeks, but I’m so confused how did u know that, and what does it have to do with anything?

[@FallsThrough113]

@@Zalman_Turen ok almost 8, super happy for you little buddy. Ask your mommy if I can help pay for the bouncy castle.

[@Zalman_Turen]

@@FallsThrough113 no u don’t understand I’m not even 7 yet I still have 3 weeks to go but I appreciate the offer and respectfully decline I make my own money,

[@kobblestone]

Paparazzi would be slightly more respected of they were like Ron but they’re no where near

[@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882]

Boring.

[@sannyassi73]

These Celebs are already Animals in a Zoo and they chose to be there by being Actors- the Zoo (Hollywood) presents these Animals in the best way. He's like the Guy who documents what goes on when the Zoo is closed and they're in the Kennels and I think that's great. Paparazi are all professional stalkers. You can stigmatize all you want- this dude is awesome just like all the other Pro stalkers- if a Person wants to be famous then a Person shouldn't be afraid of their own Personal life.

[@Davethreshold]

I assume you do not watch any movies or T.V. then right? You wouldn't want to be a hypocrite. You seriously need to see a Psychiatrist.

[@rapatacush3]

​@@Davethresholdmodern movies? Not at all.

[@Davethreshold]

@@rapatacush3 You think that you are telling that to somebody who cares.

[@rapatacush3]

@@Davethreshold you should care. You asked.

[@Davethreshold]

@@rapatacush3 DUH ALERT: I did NOT ask you and never knew you existed, so before now, I was much happier.

[@zebra9332]

First

[@TheMysteryDriver]

Over 5 min late for that