It's a daunting task, gathering up the courage to approach a celebrity and ask for a photo. After all, they spend all day long smiling for photographers on the red carpet and the rest of the time, ducking the paparazzi.

But Tom Murro is one celebrity enthusiast who obviously has a knack for getting the money shot. You remember him, don't you? He's the guy to whom Daniel Craig offered his watch when the two met just outside of the Broadway theater where Daniel stars in A Steady Rain.

Well, we found Tom quite charming and as it turns out, his collection of celebrity photos is quite impressive, including several candid photos of President Barack Obama, all of which he assures us are the real deal. As Tom tells it, "Yes the photo is real... we met him on Martha's Vineyard one on one all thanks to Spike Lee vouching for us with the Secret Service, the president was cool and gracious, I almost passed out! What an honor. My wife was was so mad that she didn't make the trip with us...oh well maybe next time."

Check out the gallery, as well as a complete list of Tom's entertaining descriptions of his celebrity encounters by clicking the "continue reading" link!

Gallery Info: President Barack Obama, Spike Lee, Governor Patrick of Massachusetts, Phil Simms of Neiman Marcus, Joan Rivers, Christy Carlson Romano, Bill Pullman, Daniel Craig, Dustin Hoffman, Hugh Jackman, James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Meg Ryan, Stanley Tucci, Carly Simon and Yogi Berra pose with amateur celebrity photographer Tom Murro.

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Actor Hugh Jackman and his mother picked up his daughter Eva up from school. On the way they met a women who was selling Obama Condoms; Hugh didn't buy any.

Was it because he was with his mother?

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Apparently, there were so many outstanding men who came to the attention of the staff at GQ magazine, that they decided to give out 5 separate Man of the Year awards, spread out over the same number of cover issues.

President Barack Obama nabbed himself the Leader of the Year distinction, while a grizzled Clint Eastwood peers menacingly into the camera daring GQ to give him the Badass of the Year award and get the hell off his lawn!

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis--known more commonly as "The Hangover Guys"--share the prize of Funnymen of the Year while baby-faced Chris Pine earned himself Breakout of the Year. Tom Brady snatched up the Comeback of the Year Award and since I don't really follow sports, I'll have to take their word for it.

Gallery Info: President Barack Obama, Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Chris Pine and Tom Brady grace GQ's 2009 Man of the Year covers for their December issue.

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Tokers, smokers, and jokers are celebrating one more SMALL step toward marijuana legalization.

Currently, in fourteen states, medicinal marijuana is legal to both sell and purchase. The Nobel Prize Prezident Barack Obama himself is behind these freshly issued guidelines telling prosecutors to can-it with the arresting of those who are legally distributing the good herb.

For all the conservative darlings, the 3-page memo adds that prosecutors should continue to go after marijuana distributing cases that involve violence, selling to minors, and all that really bad stuff. So don't worry, Hell isn't about to break lose, and for those of you who live in states with no tolerance laws, no need to roll a joint in celebration just yet. Or on second thought, why not? Spark one up, you're an American.

Gallery Info: Various photos of President Barack Obama

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Or he might threaten to "forcefully sodomize" a colleague of yours.

When John Mayer ran into Vulture from New York Magazine, he came off a bit cranky, to say the least. Mayer bristled at the interviewer's questions about his opinon on President Barack Obama's recent acceptance of a Nobel Peace Prize.

When asked his overall opinion on the matter, John replied, "Do you think I'm smart enough to be able to articulate to you why our president receiving the Nobel Peace Prize is a bit early for things? What's your overall opinion?" The singer added, "If you don't know who else should have gotten it instead of Obama, I love you, you're beautiful, but shut your fucking mouth."

Eventually, talk shifted to John's music, most specifically his upcoming album, set to be released in November. The interchange wrapped with Mayer declaring, "I'm going to forcefully sodomize your editor."

Oh my, he's such a sweet talker, that one.

Gallery Info: John Mayer walking through SoHo in September 2009.

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Lady Gaga performed Saturday night at the Human Rights Campaign's 13th Annual National Dinner. The singer performed John Lennon's "Imagine" for the gay rights group after an address by President Barack Obama.

President Obama joked to the crowd "It's a privilege to open tonight for Lady Gaga. I've made it." Lady Gaga acknowledged Obama's acknowledgment and stood up to applause.

Earlier today, Ga addressed the crowds in a speech at the march's rally on Sunday (see the video of Lady Gaga at the march after the jump). The rally was carried live on C-Span and cable channel Logo went dark in honor of the march.

Gallery Info: Lady Gaga at the Annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner and National Equality March

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Ooooowee, Oprah!  Your private jet is more interesting than your show!  And the new Melrose Place!

RadarOnline.com reported today that Corrine Gehrls, a flight attendant, has sued Oprah Winfrey's company, Harpo, Inc. because of her wrongful termination.  This was due to false accusations that she and a married pilot joined the Mile High Club whilst O peacefully dreamed about solid-gold hamburgers.  What?  I can't be the only one who dreams about solid-gold hamburgers, people.

Anyway, the story gets even more interesting as the suit also names fellow flight attendants Myron Gooch and Kirby Bumpus (who happens to be Gayle King's daughter!), who falsely reported said inappropriate behavior to the all-mighty O.  Apparently, Gehrls and Chief Pilot Terry Pansing were having a dispute with Gooch about work schedules.  Gooch then conspired with Bumpus to get the two fired.  J'accuse!

Pansing and Gooch took polygraph tests to prove their innocence to Lord Oprah, but she was unswayed by the evidence and refused to reinstate them.

Gehrls is asking for $300,000 in damages.

Admittedly, Oprah makes 300 large just by wiping the morning crust out of her eyes, but Corrine better run to the hills nonetheless.  No one puts Oprah in a corner!  By the way, is anyone else wondering why Gayle King's daughter is a flight attendant on Air Oprah?

Here's Oprah a few weeks ago, leaving her hotel in Copenhagen while there lobbying to get the 2016 Olympics to Chicago with her best buddy, Barack Obama.  I'll bet they comforted themselves after that disappointment with golden burgers.

Gallery info: Oprah Winfrey leaves her hotel in Copenhagen

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It was with great surprise that President Barack Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize. In fact, he told reporters at the White House Rose Garden, "Well, this is not how I expected to wake up this morning." President Obama added, "I am both surprised and deeply humbled by the decision of the Nobel Committee."

As one of just three Presidents presented with the award (the other two are Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson), Obama accepted the prize by saying, "I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations to confront the challenges of the 21st century."

He added, "Let me be clear, I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations." Yes, we're all winners here.

Gallery Info: President Barack Obama and world leaders arrive for talks at the G8 Summit.

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Despite the campaigning efforts of Oprah Winfrey, Michelle and Barack Obama on behalf of Chicago, the U.S. city was bumped out of contention for hosting the 2016 Olympic Games in the first round of voting.

Tokyo was eliminated in the same round, leaving Madrid and Rio de Janeiro vying for the spot, which ultimately went to the Brazilian hot spot.

The disappointment was palpable when CNN anchor, Tony Harris, reported live from Chicago that the Windy City had lost its bid. Personally, I think Brazilian butt implants are at the root of this.

Gallery Info: Oprah Winfrey attends formal dinner in Denmark.

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President Barack Obama and his family arrive in Rome for the G8 Summit

Who else was snapped by the paparazzi in the last 24 hours? Eva Mendes, Caleb Followill, Alyson Hannigan, Alexis Denisof, George Lopez, Usher, Heidi Klum, Benji Madden, The Dream, Christina Milian, Ludacris, Katie Price and Shauna Sand.

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