Ryan Phillippe became a paparazzi go-to when rumors of his marital woes with Reese Witherspoon bubbled up. Now, he's a mainstay, but at least he's learning some lessons: If he's going to be photographed and put in the tabloids, then the least he can do is wear T-shirts with the web addresses of charities to generate some free advertising.

But what effect does the paparazzi's hounding have on his kids, daughter Ava and son Deacon?

"She’s aware and it creates in her a lot of anxiety, which is partly my fault. When Ava was very young, I was young too. And brash. I’d get… I wouldn’t like to say violent, but visibly angry at the paparazzi back then. She was my first child, and my instinct was to protect her. I remember one time that I’m not at all proud of, I was holding my daughter and handed her to Reese and ran off to chase this one guy down and hit him. I would never do that now. I think the attitude I had at the time did create in her a lot of the fearfulness she has today. [...] It breaks my heart to think about it, hearing her say, ‘My friends at school saw a picture of me in a magazine and they made fun ’cos I was carrying a blanket.’ A little girl having to consider how she looks before leaving the house? I have a privileged life and hate to complain but there’s something vile about that." [London Times]

Aww, the poor thing! No, really, we feel bad for the little tyke. But when Ryan speaks about his relationship with celebrity so openly, what's the natural course of action? For the gossip blogs to pounce.

[Socialite's Life]