Famed Graffiti Artist - Major Secret Revealed - Shepard Fairey

[jajadx]

lmao, he put the asian on her place :(

[tazmon122]

notice his demeanor before Amanda says anything. he's anti TMZ, and pissed their even pointing a camera at him...i wonder why...maybe their completely misrepresenting him, and when he's stern with the woman he owes his life to (over a matter that could put him in jail) they blow the matter out of proportion.

[TheShannon76]

Shepard Fairey = World Class Douchebag and Five-Star Thief of other artist's material.

[crusher153]

hes a fat white guy! how does he have any credibility?

[CAPFKNREZ]

Hahahaha Obey got sonned by his wifey! Lol!

[OsmosisDives]

TMZ doesnt know dick about street anything. He lost his credibility a long time ago. This is what you get when you commercialize something that is inherently supposed to remain illegal and underground.

[1respondent]

Bottom line - SHE AIN"T GOT NO SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DarkyBlue]

He actually treats his wife this way not because he wants to protect her, but because he doesn't want her to leak out the truth about Shepard. He wants to keep his image. For example at one of the parties, Shepard put his wife on blast. Telling her in front of everyone "you don't fucking talk for me".

[vanspremuch]

They should change the title to "how to lose faith in the human race in 1:88" honestly please thumbs up this comment so everyone can see and the dickheads at tmz know

[suckmychuddywuddy]

shepard fairey is just that, a fairy. The commercial lights burnt to bright and the moneysss were calling... fuken waste of space

[BumperMorgan]

Douche.

[dav1disradical]

im glad he lost "credibility". he's a fucking sellout art faggot.

[raqs10ga]

fool, yall r fukn stupid if u think shepard dont still go out. Trust me, once a street artist always a street artist. I bet his wife was saying that so ppl didnt think he still did. Shepard is the man, fuck tmz

[cmania3232]

there is no fucking secret you retards

[vanspremuch]

shepaird fairey, is a great man who has achived alot, he might be too busy to go out on the streets anymore, and he was trying to protect his wife from those dumbcunts at TMZ. if i lead the country id shut down tmz and send their politically correct asses to jail.

[Fantome1989]

His work actually sells for hundreds of dollars on eBay. If you have any of his work, you're one lucky person because it's worth a lot.

[planetarynm]

i mean shephard fairey has just moved on to bigger and better things. he doesn't need to be running around the streets any more... he just opened up a record label and is doing album artwork for Ashtar Command. he made his mare, who cares?

[TheUnaTron]

If you think he's upset bc his wife is mentioning an illegal act, you're either uninformed or just a fucking idiot. Seriously. The guy has wheatpasted on tape, and mentioning that he did something illegal (that wasn't a murder) a "long time ago" isn't going to get him in trouble. Dude is pissed because she's tarnishing his bullshit image and fake "rebel" mystique. And he admonishes her on camera, because he's so classy like that. Fuck Fairey & his awful rip-off "art."

[Paracelsus23]

TMZ = suck

[glados216]

this. show. sucks. ass.

you don't seem to know anything about graffiti and street art.

[scoodleboop]

Fairy got upset that his wife admitted to vandalism on camera. There have been graff crews throughout the history of the art that will collectively work on a single artist's large piece. He's not upset about something lke "street credit". God damn, he doesn't need it anymore. He's worried about his wife going through legal battles that he has been through. Everyone here putting in their two sense about this is no way an authority on graffiti.

[robjabbaz]

@scoodleboop

why would he be worried about his wife going through legal battles?

who would you consider to be an authority on graffiti?

[scoodleboop]

@robjabbaz 1) She admitted to vandalism on tape, so that could be used against her or himself for prosecution. Shepard has been arrested, is on probation and could be violating probation by using his wife as an accomplice. I take it you don't understand very much the legality of graffiti in the US. That's okay, you gotta start somewhere. 2)A true authority on graffiti would be someone who has put at least 5,000 hours into the art form or has been active for at least 10 to 15 years. No one here.

[robjabbaz]

@scoodleboop

1) give me a breeeeaaaak... he's talked about (and performed) vandalism on camera before... everyone knows that. what kind of terms did his lawyer hammer out if his probation can be violated by his wife mentioning common knowledge? dude, needs to get a new one on retainer.

2) its cute that although you are admittedly not an authority on graffiti, you feel you have the authority to decide the requirements for who would be. i guess you gotta start somewhere.

[mr420]

If I were obey I would cut her loose

[MASZKD]

fuck tmz u faggets

[MarkJamesButcher]

Fairey is awesome, "his suppose to be in the stress" ? - What makes you think artist are "suppose to .." deliver their art in your supposed way? This video looks like it is purposely trying to dig dirt up on Fairey…

What happen?

Did he piss off your boss?

[djikasu]

you faggot media shouldnt question them

[rdcvgr88]

Man, that isn't no f*cking graffiti haha! He's a whiteboy that paste shit on walls plus he blew his cover! NAhhhh real graffiti ain't like that. WACK!!

[graffitimaniac]

i dont really get what hes hiding like every one knows it was him putting them up who the fuck else would it be lol

[ProfessorPeeweee]

@graffitimaniac You obviously missed the entire point of the video.

[graffitimaniac]

@ProfessorPeeweee no no i get it like its proof but still lol, and that bitch whos talking shit never learned its rude to talk to some one while texting eh lol

[DamnitFellas]

lmao "his credibility"

hes trying to protect her from getting into any trouble. Don't feed the paparazzi cmon...

I really don't know whose worse, the people who work for tmz or the people who watch it

[mychokehold]

@DamnitFellas truth

[TheUnaTron]

@DamnitFellas he's done graffiti on film. Trust me, your wife mentioning that you did wheatpasting one time isn't what gets you thrown in jail. He's trying to protect his bullshit rebel persona and comes off looking like a complete douche without any help from TMZ.

[vanspremuch]

omg tmz are such shitheads, fuck off tmz you do realise that your the lauging stock of millions of people, dumcunts honestly...

[19rivrsidemade91]

I'm glad that bit@$ got told off on camera is her name Shepard Fairey

[mychokehold]

@19rivrsidemade91 nigga you a dick rider capital D capital R capital youre mom got fucked in her ass before your dad came in her nasty blown out old soon to be dead ass cunt BAM

[UrbanApe94]

Fuck tmz you guys blind and dum down americans

[mychokehold]

@UrbanApe94 boy, go back to doodling your "we make graff look like shit on purpose" shit letter structure and think about what REAL niggas started that fad you dick riders are all about now.

[XPil3s]

He looks like a douche. Then again, I probably would have reacted the same too, if my was rating me out. The bitch needs to STFU, I mean wtf? What kinda comment was that? Even back in the day, all the legendary artist had people working for them..

[rhombustheron]

He could get arrested for admitting that on tape. No shit he doesn't want that bitch talking

[aldotaka]

@rhombustheron that bitch is his wife.

what a dick, he could have just smiled and waled away.

[westup1213]

Dude, is a TOY! He just bites people's art and adds his name to it. Peace to real artist.

[Bambulbi]

I guess the OBEY poster was meant for his wife

[jhocki]

Most big artists work through assistants so no shocker there, but his reaction is hilarious.

[phism]

i thought everybody already knew that.

[MichoRizzo1]

Logo ignore that just watch what happens. Dumnass.

[xOMGxWTFx]

HAHAHAHAHA This dude is a joke.

[AOCRkid]

his wife is cute

[LogoLives]

TMZ is for wannabe fags like justin bieber not for STREET ARTIST!

[geeksterz]

hahahahahahahahaha!

[lkdot006]

i love this show, but some of the people i just cant stand. but that one girl in glasses is cute.

[TheGraffCentral]

LOL!

[OddMenMedia]

@ThisNamesNowTaken Oops...knew that. Missed my "u". Yeah, this is just painful and awkward to watch...yet at the same time so satisfying.

[GirlfriendinaComaUK]

I love how these TMZ assholes have the nerve to comment on what's "cool" and not cool. Your business model is based on humiliation.

[Crumpet3000]

The funny thing is that dude is wearring a KAWS shirt.

[megaiantastic]

I still have more respect for Shepard Fairey than anyone at TMZ.

[lexyota]

this niggaz a bitch...fuckM !!

[reptarjr]

He's been on several documentaries with his wife and he's been filmed pastng his posters up, so I dont see why he made a big deal about it. Just because it's "TMZ" he got a little nervous. It's cool, but show some respect to your wife dude.

[mosoo]

don't be retarded. admitting to being accessory to a felony is not really a good idea. fairey doesn't really have to worry about "street cred". ignorant yahoos.

[JapanForSale]

Bitch was being stupid anyway. Then the dude came in and made it even more awkward. Felt like a kid throwing a tantrum after a mom denied him his ice cream in public.

[porridgesilt]

bare-foot bandit's brother

[cpi23]

TMZ takes non-issues and tries to reframe them like they are some how relevant?

[jonathano1989]

ok?? isnt there a movie with him admitting to being a street artist????

[bloodfrozen1]

he told her that for legal reasons not because he's trying to keep a secret .

[totaLybeetLeJuice]

@bloodfrozen1 i thought the reason people do this stuff was BECAUSE IT WAS ILLEGAL

[cry12344]

This was funny. lol. I understand why Shepard got mad though.

[gelberd]

you mean shepard fony the WAR MONGER!! Yeah the dude who says to make art not war AND THEN turns around and SUPPORTS THE MILITARY operations going on in LIBYA. I smell a RAT!!! check the truth here..

just google "shepard fairey libya"

[eenkjet]

STREET artist, SANDWICH artist, CON artist.... just because you put the word "artist" after it doesn't make it art.

... just well marketed teen angst illustrati­on stewed to perfection for juxtaposer magazine.

[lilshitty100]

sheppard faggy

[JAWSGRAFF]

im sure hes still at it. if he admits to the camera that he does street art, he could get in trouble real fast. espescially when hes on a major news network with his real name and hes showing his face. it is a dick move to humiliate his wife in front of camera like that though.

[gelberd]

@JAWSGRAFF how about NO!! You dont have to admit anything to catch a case. Just look at what is going on with SMEAR right now. The truth is Shepard Fariey has struck a deal with high up social engineers and is nothing but a puppet. With all of those OBEY posters up in the city they COPS could easily indict him but they choose not to because of his affiliation with certian politicans. I MEAN FOR FUCKS SAKE HE MADE THE OBAMA POSTER...THINK ABOUT THIS

[ThisNamesNowTaken]

@gelberd what gelberd said AND fuck head is a white boy. Any other non-white foos would be fucked the second their identity was known. This foo's a joke. Wishes he could be another CHAKA in L.A.

[grabyourgat]

@ThisNamesNowTaken Yeah cause GKAE wasn't white, was he.

[o0rglez]

we all know shepard fairy is not street

but that was pretty funny!

[MattSkaankRatt]

Its to cover it up man. people can still get you from a long time ago. so when theres people who do graff or wheatpasting, its really secrative.

[MattSkaankRatt]

get it right wheatpastin

[theaterhobo]

"That's a d1ck move to do toy your wife"?

Um, that's a d1ck move to do to ANYONE. What a jerk. All he had to do was say one word to her: STOP!

[hendrix6]

haha tmz a bunch of fucking retards

[MrJohnebeam]

First off, I know Shepard and this is all Bull Shit. Shepard still does all his own work in the streets. Yes, he has a couple of great guys in the obey crew that help with installations. But how else do you hold up a 20 foot print to wheatpaste it to a wall. Shepards wife misspoke and the truth is, I have been out with Shepard and he is one of the hardest working artists in the steet art world. Ps, TMZ pricks only know one thing which is GOTCHA!

[JAWSGRAFF]

@MrJohnebeam so true bro, shepard is def still doing street work.

[gelberd]

@MrJohnebeam misspoke??? hahaha....wasnt that a CLINTON LINE? Shepard fairey is a war monger who falls in line with anything his handlers tell him. WHERE IS HE WITH THE ANTI war PROPAGANDA NOW??? no where to be seen...all this global warming bullshit to try and make it seem like he is providing social commentary....what a weeenie... check out his thoughts on Libya. google "shepard fairey libya".

[grabyourgat]

@gelberd Yeah, I love how none of these Obama supporting clowns say a single thing about the wars now. As long as its their political party that is starting all the wars they have no problem with it.

[django60617]

no big deal ,like jedi you will have an apprentice.

[cubvsbear]

I think it has more to do with keeping her out of trouble than it is about who actually installs the artwork. You have to remember Graffiti is still a crime.

[elzrae]

"You don't admonish her on a national level, that's AWFUL".... says the paparazzi

[NeillSilva]

@elzrae this video was embedded in another website... I clicked it to come to youtube to post that exact thing.

So glad you did it and it's top rated!

[thejaymanx111]

What an absolute asshole - wonder if he beats her, to get himself off ? What a pig bastard he is! Telling her to shut up, doing his little pissy-pants hissy fit, "Jeez". like, "My bitch is so stupid - guess I needs to smack her around again!"

I HOPE she gets a CHANGE of husband material. Dear lady, next time you want a man, don't settle for some poseur piece of mutha-humpin' crap that treats women like inferior creatures. Get a real man.

[mrfwest]

@thejaymanx111 she wasn't complaining when his stuff was making money. saying "a long time ago" could mess that up... she wasn't thinking, that was stupid. he didn't have to say that on camera but, still.

btw... where did it say he beats his wife or think shes inferior

[chowdigg]

Awkward...

[nimphadoradotz]

How stupid are people seriously, he was saying no himself and she interrupted and admitted he had been out on the streets spreading GRAFFITI, which is illegal, "a long time ago".... whether or not he does it anymore has nothing to do with it.

If my partner gave a film crew, hence the authorities or any property owner where an OBEY poster had been plastered on, legal grounds for a law case against me, i'd be snippy too, in fact i'd be fuckin' livid!!

[GREGORYABUTLER]

Damn, Shepard Fairey is an asshole!

[Talkofthatown919]

i really wouldn't call this a secret when shepard has templates for people to make his obey posters and stickers on his website

so i really wouldn't say a major secret has been revealed

[falsevoid]

@Talkofthatown919 I think the major secret revealed was that Shep once had 'cred.'

[UcantStopSYNE]

this is why you dont talk to tmz alls there good for is ruining someones day you pseudo intellectual creaton fuck bags

[ClancyTehSock]

she deserved it what a stupid cunt, of course he doesnt go out and put up all the posters and shit, who would when youve gotten to that level? you people are dreaming. do you honestly think you would live the same way poor as you do rich? idiots.

[BugCostumes]

Ok, why the hell are they following Shepard Fairey?? He got pissed off because some asshole was following him with a camera.

[OddMenMedia]

Wait, he's trying to exude a phony persona of someone who's working the streets? No wonder he loves Obama. Oh and how demeaning to talk to your wife like that. What a poser.

[ThisNamesNowTaken]

@OddMenMedia it's spelled poseur, but im with you on the comment. thumbs up.

[REVKON1]

I don't think the term "graffiti artist" really applies to this guy. Wheatpasting & sticker art is a totally different game. In LA, graffiti is considered a serious offence, it's treated as gang related and if you get caught bombing, you face incarceration, amongst other nasty repercussions. Wheatpasting is just seen as an annoyance, slap-on-the-wrist type thing. Real graf artists try to remain anonymous due to the damage they ensue. This guy obviously loves the spotlight. NOT a graf artist.

[caramba421]

@REVKON1

"Real graf artists try to remain anonymous due to the damage they ensue. This guy obviously loves the spotlight. NOT a graf artist."

Yeah, all *legitimate* artists keep it real while working as baristas and shit.

[crucialRob]

@REVKON1 He is a street artist, he doesn't love the spotlight nor does he refer to himself as a "graffiti artist", but with fame, such as the Obama print he made, people tend to make him an icon. Not his fault people would want to butt into his life and call him what they will, go watch Exit Through The Gift Shop or learn about someone before you go talking about them.

[carolinevingdher]

c'tned... at a recent MOCA show, none of the real street artist paid any attention to Shepard, since they do not respect him at all. It was quite a sad scene for him at the opening night. Also quite funny to see Shepard and Thierry give each other dirty looks all night, even though they are very much allike.

[carolinevingdher]

to answer mattym, Shepard is a lot like Mr. Brainwash. That's why he gets so annoyed with Thierry in the film Exit Through the Gift Shop, after Mr. B sells for 1 Million $+ of art. He accuses him of being some sort of a fraud, and belittles Thierry's fans & customers, when in fact they cater to the same market.

[ninja47107]

damn shes looking good

[jamescat1]

never mind Shepard...your camera man seems to be having a stroke.

[aerothirteen]

he was pissed cause it was essentially an admission of guilt. She basically just provided evidence against her husband.

[rrcczz]

FUCK THIS GUY HE'S A FUCKING DICK.

[eglbc]

Its actually a banksy prank

[wiggajones]

@eglbc no it's not

[eglbc]

@wiggajones yeah it is, havent you heard of banksy ? hes an urban pranking artist that punks peaolple

[wiggajones]

@eglbc yea bro i've heard of banksy i do graff myself. this isn't a prank

[borishead82]

notice how him & his wife are gloating when they first see the cameras, and then how it quickly turns to horror once she opens her mouth. 3 little words that will haunt them forever. probably will get a divorce down the line because of the mess that this one cause. 7000+ views on Youtube today (from 600 last night) ouch. #whiteboyproblems

[182parker]

whata grade A douchebag for real

[velutha1]

bad form from both sides of the video but what do you expect - if you're a street artist there's a likelihood you're gonna get hit inconveniently like you've done to others and what comes around goes around; but no good to reprimand a partner like that in front of the camera

[swisskorean]

TMZ people are the most annoying people in the world. Someone please get rid of these assholes for the benefit of mankind.

[Jr6x]

@butchmcsnutch Then why u watch this for then retard? hahahaha omg ur so retarded

[shittershatterism]

lol dick move? says the bitch on her cell phone.. demonish isn't even a word according to the red squiggle. fucking retards

[SendMeLies]

@shittershatterism you're right, demonish is not even a word. "Admonish" is.

[shittershatterism]

@SendMeLies yeah so are demolish, blemish, tarnish and so on.. she still wouldn't know the definitions haha

[DRsLilestMami]

After watching the video, even though I think it's no surprise she helps him (watch Exit Through the Gift Shop, she clearly helps him, that's her husband for Gods sake), I do think it was very rude of him to react that way in front of people. He could have easily waived of those TMZ assholes, take her aside privately and say look don't say that to people or whatever, but to humiliate her like that? That was just wrong.

[boelvira]

what a douchebag. 

[MichoRizzo1]

Ahahahahahahahahahah this shits funny. you know what i actually believe it hah dude probly doesnt go out and do most of his stuff. maybe some but not all. thats just me and this shit was funny hahhahaha

[agentsamsonite7264]

I cant believe ppl get paid to walk around and shove a camera in peoples faces. It goes to show you how sad America is becoming. I dont know if the fact that these losers have jobs is a reflection of the state of the country or vice versa. Shame shame shame.

[agentsamsonite7264]

TMZ can ESS a DEE

[MexiMumbles]

Snitches get stitches.

[CattButt]

Obey the Pepsi and California Pizza Kitchen

[MrLinda5419]

It's well known amongst industry people that Shepard Fairey tends to be a tad abusive (verbally) towards his wife Amanda. It's just that it's never been caught on tape like this ever before for the world to see. I think Amanda, although not the brightest bulb in the world, still needs to stick up for herself. No woman should be treated this way by her husband. On or off camera.

[pabsbigboy]

Since his wife did somewhat admit that he started sticking his sticking his stickers on public walls, can the city bust him for that?

[Welsed]

Is it me or is that TMZ chick just aging in front of our eyes as she gets more and more bitter!? Wow... I've never seen someone go from attractive to cougar in under 3 years.

[aerothirteen]

@Welsed gotta love a broad who offers advice about manners while texting... on a tv show.

[XPil3s]

@Welsed I really hate her... I mean sure is always acting like a bitch. They should REARRANGE the seating.

Shevon, Anna and Charlie or w/e that other girl that seats on the left hand side, close to Dax should sit up front, they are HOT .. this bitch needs to find the back seat, so she can go rub herself...

[tripleleo]

oh yeah, the wife's the victim! That TMZ woman is a fucking idiot.

[godseyeview]

i see nothing wrong here. tmz sux btw

[epohnopulse]

SHEPARD FAIREY IS BANKSY!

[rstipeart]

I am really friendly at the airport too. F**K TMZ. Its so lame!

[RLviddy]

Abusive jerk.

[Scientologee]

oy vey

[iluvhatemail]

his wife is stupid

[ogie666eigo]

let's see ...let me let my wife talk about my illegal activity on TV. or tell her to stfu on tv.

[HFFarley]

he maybe a great artist but after the way he treated his wife he is a dick, no question about that.

[talltom1973]

wife beater

[randyj420]

HORRIBLE QUESTION TO ASK HIM - OF COURSE HE DID - BAD MOVE TO BE MEAN TO HER - JUST WALK AWAY AND FORGET THAT TMZ JUST ASKED YOU THE LAMEST QUESTION WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWER TO ALREADY - DUH.

[NewWorldGroup]

It's no secret that Shep has a ton of people that bomb for him and with installs like the MOCA show how would the man himself have time for anything. Shepard Fairey is a great artist and does great installations. TMZ is lame!!!!

[stensoul]

SHUT up TMZ...Leave Shep alone...Amanda is just tring to protect him

[stensoul]

SHUT up TMZ...Leave Shep alone...

[PR0CELL]

brian procell

[slae1]

Fucking douche!!!!!! I will not buy his Shit no more!

[EricAntonJohnson]

The real secret here are those patches of gray hair... o_O

[santyattwe]

hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!



[semensperms]

[fart!]

[AudiAMGBMW]

what a douche

[REDTEXGAL]

Good God what a total butt he is...Girls, be careful of those artsie types they have a "dark side"...