With friends like these who needs the paparazzi?!?!

Remember last month when those photos of Tyra Banks and Nicole Richie surrounded by a ridiculous number of paparazzi first surfaced? Well, the folks over at Splash have a little scoop that explains everything.
'On the Tyra Banks Show this morning, Tyra interviewed Nicole Richie about how the paparazzi affect her life and took digs at some of the hard working photographers out there. But Tyra, why did we receive several anonymous tips and hang-ups about your show filming Nicole Richie on Robertson Blvd? Aren't you using the paparazzi for your own benefit and ratings?'

[Faded Youth]