EDITORIAL
THE SLEUTHSAYER
"We decided to tackle the subject of paparazzi photography as no other American
publication ever had," Photo magazine declared in 1992—just one year
before Sleuth wrote the definitive look on the subject of star sightings with
the first of two "Hot Flashers" extravagazers. Our 1993 debut was subtitled,
"Celebrity Indiscretions!", while its '94 followup was nicknamed "Take
Two!" Now seems a 4-2-itous moment to become "3rd Time Lucky!"
"What did we conclude from this groundbreaking investigation," Photo
finished. "That in our celebrity-worshiping world, it just might be a good
thing for some daring photographers to show the high and mighty in private moments,
acting just as silly and unsophisticated as the rest of us." As famed flash
photog Jean-Claude Ratteuil shutters: "When I get someone in the viewfinder
it is the most exhilarating experience you can imagine." Imagine being the
foremost finder of the best views from over the world, and you've got an inkling
what an exhilarating experience it is to be the Sleuth!
Just after receiving the largest salary ever paid an actress {$12.5 million} for
a scripted Strip Tease, Demi Moore—who stages an impromptu private one on
page 8—smiled: "I feel comfortable enough to really enjoy this time.
You start to realize it only comes by once, and I don't want to miss any of these
moments." And WE DON'T...
Particularly when it comes to historically hesitant supermodel Elle MacPherson,
who has broken {'em} out in such a BIG way (two true) that we've had to devote
a pair of layouts—totalling eight pages—to her epidemic of epidermis
{fellow blooper duper Cindy Crawford merits similar double devotion}. "The
only thing I care about," the magnificent Macpherson maintains, "is
that they should be able to take the best possible picture of me"—we've
taken the breast possible ones for inclusion. "If I knew how to take the
best picture of me," Elle elaborates, "then I'd be the photographer,
not the model." Always levelheaded {due in no small part to to having the
perfect ballasts}, Elle concludes: "I'm respectful of my body, but I can't
say I'm proud of it. It's my parents' genes and my gift from God." And this
is our gift to you...
The F Stops Here,