Staged pic FLASHBACK: Brandon Davis works with PCN to get pics of his then girlfriend Mischa Barton

It was 2004, and trust fund dummy Brandon Davis had landed girlfriend Mischa Barton (the OC), and mysteriously PCN (Pacific Coast News) agency always knew exactly where they were they were going to be and when!
You might wonder why Brandon would pimp out his famous girl when he had tons of money of his own. Truth is, Brandon was not rolling in it and kept on a short leash by conservators of the Davis Family Trust.
Another fun fact, we don't believe Mischa Barton ever knew what her man was doing!
But alas, the magazines and blogs began to tire of the two, and even Brandon began running out of ideas of what staged set ups they should do. The end of the road was in Hawaii in January of 2005, and their last set-up was the couple playing croquet...Now that's a sticky wicket!

All Hail Angelina Jolie, Grande Dame of the tabloids: Yes she does set ups!!

Back in July of 2002 Angelina Jolie was looking for a way to gracefully get out of her marriage with her goofy hubby #2 Billy Bob Thornton. She had also recently adopted Maddox, and wanted to show him off. She managed to combine the two by arranging a set-up with Us Weekly magazine to be across the street from the Oceana Hotel in Santa Monica, "playing" with her new son, and they could send a pap to take pics. Pacific Coast News photo agency got the assignment and whala, the rest is history...

What a shocker: Bachelorette DeAnna dumps Jesse

Now the only question is, who will continue to do $et-ups with Pacific Coast News? 

Shamelessly set-up photo

Think that McCain/Palin supporters Spencer and Heidi staged this photo? Wonder how much they made from it and if they will donate the money to the GOP?

How to spot a phony photo-op

Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas and the loser "pro-snowboarder" she chose as her fiance (Jesse Czincsak) have been doing staged shots with Pacific Coast News for almost a year now. They're running out of ideas though, and the couple lack that certain star quality to pull it off with campy aplomb. When you see things like washing the car at a public wash with only a bikini on, or holding up watermelons chest high at the local grocery store, you know it's photo-op desperation. When Brandon Davis did photo ops for money with then girlfriend Mischa Barton, the last set they did was kissing at the Trevi fountain in Rome, that, and playing croquet in Hawaii. 

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt collect on paparazzi pics

Not all pseudo-celebrities hate the paparazzi! Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt do staged set ups with Pacific Coast News agency, and their favorite photographer "Matt," in order to get a piece of the $$$. Who can blame them? 

Other stars who engage in set ups and the agencies they work with to come....