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Rino Barillari | |
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 Rino Barillari in Rome, 1980 | |
| Born | 8 February 1945 |
| Other names | "The King of Paparazzi" |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Rino Barillari OMRI (born 8 February 1945) is an Italian paparazzo, often reviled as "The King of Paparazzi ". [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He was named an honorary lecturer in photography at Xi'an International University in October 2011. [8]
In 2024, Barillari made headlines when he alleged that actor Gerard Depardieu had punched him. [9] [10] The resulting assault case against Depardieu is scheduled to go to trial in a Rome court on 17 June 2025. [11]
Due to a improved public understanding of the negative impact of his style of work (inherently involving violation of privacy, harassment, mental health troubles [12] ), exhibitions of his work have made efforts to rebrand him as an artist or photographer rather than paparazzo - a term which derives from the Italian for “pest”. [13] Barillari himself remains unrepentant, claiming he enjoyed his career. He reports having visited the hospital 173 times due to altercations with his victims. [14]
