Adrian Grenier says leave paparazzi bait Paris Hilton alone

Japan may have bounced Paris Hilton, but she has safe passage with actor Adrian Grenier.

The "Entourage" star premiered his new documentary "Teenage Paparazzo," which heavily features the heiress and entrepreneur in a larger discussion of celebrity culture, in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

"Leave Paris alone, is what I say," Grenier told us. "I don't know the details of her case, but I wish her the best."

Grenier was inspired to make his second documentary after meeting Austin Visschedyk, then a 14-year-old working as a paparazzo in Los Angeles. Home-schooled, snarky and working as late as 3 a.m. chasing the likes of Lindsay Lohan, the boy grabbed Grenier's interest.

"I was coming home one night and I was photographed by this kid and I thought, this paparazzi culture has just -- there's something rotten in Denmark," he said.

More than three years of filming and festival touring later, HBO Films scooped up the project, which debuts Sept. 27. Grenier's primary goal was to gain some understanding of what motivates the insane celeb culture, but now he feels legislators should intervene.

"It's time some lawmakers put some heat on the situation," he said. 

Following the screening at the Pacific Design Center, attended by the likes of Isabel Lucas and Grenier's television costars Kevin Connolly and Sasha Grey, an after-party commenced in the outdoor courtyard.

Guests mingled in a ring of food trucks, with a paparazzi photo booth erected to document the magic -- consensually, of course.

"Teenage Paparazzo" also features interviews with Lohan, Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, Eva Longoria Parker and Rosie O'Donnell.

-- Matt Donnelly
Twitter.com/MattDonnelly

Photo: Adrian Grenier, left, gets snapped by documentary subject Austin Visschedyk at the premiere of "Teenage Paparazzo" in West Hollywood on Tuesday. Credit: Associated Press

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Comments

[Joey Sauer]

Paparazzi probably do get a little bit too obsessed with Paris and Lindsay, but they are more interesting than the majority of celebrities and love 'em or hate 'em, everyone seems to enjoy reading about and seeing them. I know I do.

[geoff]

enough of the tree hugging actor piping up his two cents. Dude - work on your acting! you're the only one on entourage that makes it impossible to watch at times.
Paris got herself in trouble by being STUPID and RICH -- see money doesn't buy you everything - you can't buy common sense.
hope she and that lindsay both get throw in the slammer and crumble.