Papp Smear

When paparazzi and the media selectively use negative photos and/or stories of celebrities in an effort to manipulate public opinion of that celebrity.

Lisa: Oh my god, can you believe that Papp Smear of Jennifer Love Hewitt when she was on vacation in Hawaii?

Allison: Ooh, that’s gross!

Lisa: No, I mean the photos that showed supposedly how fat her butt was, when she’s really a size 2?

Allison: Oh yeah. That was pretty obnoxious of the paparazzi and TMZ, but typical.