In case you didn't know, at many award shows and events, celebrities have the opportunity to visit a "gifting" suite. At these gifting suites, celebrities can get free shit, usually in exchange for a picture with a product.
Because I'm obsessed with this genre of celebrity photo, here are some of my favorite pictures of celebs posing with shit so they can get it for free, specifically from the early 2000s:
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BBMak and some Axe deo.
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Beyoncé holding a hard drive.
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LeBron James with a Cellboost, which apparently is something people needed to boost their cellphone service.
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Queen Latifah feeling her oats with a Roomba.
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"Love Is a Battlefield" singer Pat Benatar cannot believe her eyes while holding a large Roomba.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. with a rubber band ball.
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Serena Williams and one of those shitty off-brand MP3 players.
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Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson with an MP3 and a CD player.
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Lindsay Lohan with either another MP3 player or a computer webcam.
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Hilary Duff with a bedazzled CD player.
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Nick and Jess toasting each other with their free brick phones.
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Paul Rudd showing off his new free phone.
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Ryan Seacrest showing off his free bluetooth kit.
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Ed Asner with some large, white mittens.
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Randy Jackson and the latest model of flip phone.
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Josh Groban double-fisting two tins of popcorn.
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Tony Hawk and a large leather bag.
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Frankie Muniz and a Hello Kitty toaster.
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Alyson Hannigan and some Listerine strips.
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Queen Latifah and a single wedge heel.
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Rick Fox and a Bratz doll.
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Frankie with a geriatric sandal.
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Mila Kunis and those scalp scratchers they sell at the mall.
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Frankie and the mall scalp scratcher.
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Allison Janney and a high-heeled sandal.
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Kelly Osbourne and a line of dolls.
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Brittany Murphy and a sandal.
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Kathy Najimy and a really ugly belt.
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Seth Green and his first TiVo.
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Cedric the Entertainer and some Neutrogena products.
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Moby and some of those little ball mints that burst in your mouth.
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Nick Cannon and some Listerine strips.
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Paula Abdul and a lip phone.
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Tom Selleck and a bag.
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The kid from Spy Kids and a basket of watches.
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John Leguizamo and an ugly fedora.
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Queen of soul Stacie Orrico and some furry boots.
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Carson Kressley and a digital camera.
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Jason Mraz and a digital camera.
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Dolly and some panties.
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Jessica Alba and a mini guitar.
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Alfre Woodard and a tiny guitar.
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Ryan and a chunky leather bracelet.
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Michelle Branch and a row of thongs.
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Enrique Iglesias and a fuzzy grandma scarf.
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Ice Cube and an MP3 player.
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Tim McGraw and some biscuits.
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Coolio with some cold medicine.
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Rob Lowe in a jean jacket.
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And last but not least, Dolly with a teeth whitening kit.