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rude gestures
May 22, 2013

Celebrity Kids Sticking Their Tongues Out at Paparazzi

By Sally Holmes

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Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

For celebrities, an altercation with paparazzi is almost a rite of passage: when you reach a certain level of stardom, cameras will inevitably follow you and you will inevitably lash out. The Biebers and Baldwins of Hollywood deal with this brashly, using choice words and various levels of force to display their displeasure. But say you’re the spawn of someone famous? The best way to show how you feel about being trailed by cameras is the tried and true method of sticking your tongue out.

Universally understood in the classroom (or on the four-square court) to be a putdown, the tongue is the prize weapon in a child’s arsenal. Accompanied by crazy eyes or waving hands, the gesture can sometimes be interpreted as a joke; yet, delivered with narrowed eyes and a grimace, the tongue dart is one step above a death glare. Celeb kids hounded by cameras have mastered this move, using the strongest muscle in their bodies to show the paparazzi just how they feel. Click ahead to see what we mean — even the young Jolie-Pitts are complicit.

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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's Daughter, Suri  Photo: James Devaney/WireImage
Hugh Jackman's Daughter Ava  Photo: Ron Asadorian/Splash News
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Son Pax  Photo: Corbis
David and Victoria Beckham's Son Cruz  Photo: BB/Splash News/© www.splashnews.com
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Daughter Zahara  Photo: Corbis
Salma Hayek's Daughter Valentina  Photo: Tom Meinelt-Jason Winslow/Splash
Prince Charles and Princess Diana's Son Harry  Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Daughter Shiloh  Photo: Corbis
Gwen Stefani's Son Zuma  Photo: Corbis
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's Daughter, Suri  Photo: Corbis
Halle Berry's Daughter, Nahla Aubry  Photo: Corbis
Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke's Son, Levon  Photo: Corbis
Joan Rivers's Grandson, Cooper  Photo: Corbis
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Son Maddox   Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Gwen Stefani's Son Kingston  Photo: Corbis
Nicolas Cage's Son, Kal-El  Photo: Corbis
Jessica Alba's Daughter Honor  Photo: Splash News
Madonna's Son David Banda  Photo: Susana York / Splash News/© www.splashnews.com
Heidi Klum's Son Henry  Photo: Splash News
Angelina Jolie's Son Maddox   Photo: Arnaldo Magnani/Getty Images
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's Daughter Violet  Photo: Corbis
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's Daughter, Suri  Photo: James Devaney/WireImage
David and Victoria Beckham's Son Romeo  Photo: Corbis
Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watt's Son, Sasha  Photo: Corbis
Virginia Madsen's Son Jack  Photo: Michael Tran Archive/FilmMagic
Rebecca Gayheart's Daughter Georgia  Photo: Splash News
Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian's Son, Mason  Photo: Corbis
Mark Wahlberg's Daughter Ella  Photo: Fern / Splash News
Soleil Moon Frye's Daughter Poet  Photo: Corbis
Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman's Son Levon  Photo: Arnaldo Magnani/Getty Images
Gwen Stefani's Son Kingston  Photo: VL / Splash News
David and Victoria Beckham's Daughter, Harper  Photo: Corbis
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