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4:32 p.m. “I’m the Energizer Bunny!” 84-year-old paparazzo Ron Galella quips as he arrives on crutches. “This is the only event I still cover.”
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 6:19 p.m. Larry David arrives and beelines for the entrance, without stopping for pictures. Of course.
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 7:46 p.m. I snap Justin Bieber with a police van behind him. Perfect!
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner On the red carpet at the Met Gala
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 11:46 p.m. “I feel disheveled,” Kate Mara whines, using the excuse to refuse a request for a picture.
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 11:58 p.m. “Anne Hathaway is here. She’s wearing white and looks incredible,” my editor points into the packed room. I go in search, squeezing through the crowd. Glad she changed out of the hoodie.
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 12:23 a.m. I get the photo of Leonardo Dicaprio’s hat and beard as he ducks my camera. The usual.
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Image Credit: Steve Eichner 1:09 a.m. Kendall Jenner, The Brant boys, Joan Smalls and other models dance and scream on their way to the elevators. I’m snapping all the way. “It’s like kindergarten for the rich,” a partygoer mutters.