Can we change Ben Gibbard's user photo to something more current?

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Can we replace the photos of Ben Gibbard pulled from the Winnie the Pooh premiere with something more current? These are outdated, as he is no longer married to Zooey Deschanel.

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You can't replace the photos as they are supplied by the individuals, wire agencies or production companies (IMDB doesn't just go out and get them) and there is, strictly speaking, nothing wrong with the ones there - we have plenty of people with decades-worth of photographs covering a range of projects, relationships, hair cuts, etc.

If he wanted more current photos on his profile, then he is welcome to add them.
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Is there a way for him to remove those two photos altogether? We represent Ben, and after creating a pro IMDB account could not edit which photos were currently linked to his profile. Any direction on how to do so would be appreciated.

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Those are wire images (you can see the Getty Images credit on that link you provided) so can't be removed through an IMDB Pro subscription (you can only use that to remove images you've added through that subscription).

It is possible that staff will remove it, but it is problematic as it'd still be on Zooey Deschanel and it'd be weird not to link it through to Gibbard too, as he is in the picture.

You'll have to see what staff say about it, but I'd recommend your best bet is to drown it out with newer pictures - the older ones will just be seen as a piece of his history, which you can't erase (they were married after all - it is mentioned on their Wikipedia articles and, in one way, you could argue it is the kind of thing people might expect to find on such a page).
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So, if I add more photos through my IMDB Pro account I should be able to push those back? How might I contact staff and request swapping those photos out?
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So, if I add more photos through my IMDB Pro account I should be able to push those back?
Pretty much - you'll at least drown it out and place it in a wider context. You'll also be able to swap the headshot to a more recent one, although the current one isn't bad.
How might I contact staff and request swapping those photos out?
You basically have done by posting here - they are around and will pitch in if they have anything to add.

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You have to remember  that this is not Ben Gibbard's page; it is IMDb's page about Ben Gibbard. The photograph is not specifically about his relationship with Zooey; rather is is a record of his appearance at a Winnie the Pooh event where the two of them appeared together. IMDb should not remove the photo than they should remove the documentation of his Newspaper Articles because the papers are no longer on sale or that article and interview are no longer current.

As to the choice of headshot, there should be an option in the Resume section (where you uploaded the photos) to select a specific photo as his new headshot. Once you make that selection it should replace the current shot within a day or two. (It takes time for the pages to rebuild.)

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