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. >> jennifer hudson here. tina fey and steve carell. >> he spends his time in front of d.c.'ankiest hotels waiting for a-listers like tina fey to emerge. >> they will go out for a walk. we'll get the photos of them shopping. >> he caught this video of actor shia la buff. >> they are getting used to it in d.c.. >> i think it is widely understood that the obamas have opened up washington to hollywood. >> photographer chris connor calls himself a polarazi. >> they are coming for their cause. where else are you going to get them next to nancy pelosi? >> they also turn up for award shows and movie promotions but what is driving the demand for these pictures isn't just the steady stream of celebs but the opportunity for photographers to sell them. >> they offer the opportunity to show these photographs. >> some experts question whether celebrity access to the hill will change with the new session of congress. while there may still be celebrities in town, we might see a slightly more conservative bunch. >> do they ever follow you around? >> no. >> you always see them at the correspo

. >> jennifer hudson is here, tina fey. >> he is one local paparazzo who spends his time in front of d.c's hotels. >> you get a lot of celebrities that go out for or what. we get photographs of them shopping. he caught this video of actor shia lebeouff throwing coffee on a photographer. >> and n ow they are getting used to it in d.c. >> it is understood that the obamas have opened up washington to hollywood. >> he calls himself a polo- razzi, shooting stars when they testify on capitol hill. >> where else will we get the right? to nancy pelosi -- right next to nancy pelosi. >> what is driving the demand is the opportunity for photographers to sell. >> we have many local publications to offer the opportunity to show these photographs. >> experts question whether celebrity access to the capitol hill will change with the next session of congress. while there still may be celebrities, we might see a more conservative bunch. >>> coming up, the bristol palin backlash. >> tonight, the "dancing with the stars" producer fights back about the vote that caused controversy. >> forcing hundreds t

jennifer hudson, ryan seacrest. basically the whole goal is to bring attention to this cause.ng else they're doing that's kind of strange is shooting these ads where it has them lying in coffins to signify their digital deaths. >> oh, wow. >> consider how popular facebook and twitter are these days, logging off is kind of a big step for celebrities of that level. >> sure, no doubt. it's really to shock people awake is what she says. she hopes that she can do it. >> hopefully she'll raise some money. >> absolutely, good cause. >> lighter note. we never need an excuse to talk about a favorite "world news now" alum, anderson cooper. apparently he did an interview recently with lady gaga. it's going to air at the grammys in a few more months. kind of a -- you know, she's a huge celebrity and i'm sure will be up for many awards. but anyway. he had an interesting admission. one of the interviews took place in london at a pub. there's a picture of the twitter account of those two doing the interview which will air next year. take a listen to what he said. >> we actually ended up the

jennifer hudson you put a move on my heart. john legend, tomorrow. jamey foxx give me the night.winehouse. >> she's pretty good, isn't she? >> which was very honored and flattered and so grateful because i had-- this is the first time i have done an album. i had no hands on at all. they did it. i said dow your thing on it and make it better than ours. and a couple of songs there, almost 50 years old like soul-- i wrote in 20 minutes in 1962, became the mike myers theme and lud i chris did it and it just keeps going and that's my party, 1963. it's crazy. art link letter used to live next door to me until he passed. was a great man. right next door. we used to get together all the time. and he always said to me, quincey, you want to make god laugh, tell him your plans. it's true. we had nothing to do with it. we really don't. we just let go and let god, right. >> rose: is that right. you can't plan it. >> with you know. >> rose: and rap today pervasive, influential, from j-z to eminem to everybody. >> it's been around, ways was there from the beginning. i am on a very passionate ca