Celebrities are everywhere. Everyday there are more and more celebrities, and more and more photographers that follow them, snapping pictures to sell to various tabloids and tv shows.
It's no wonder that they're all messed up.
I think most of us can agree that Britney Spears' condition hasn't been helped by her flock of paparazzi and their ever-flashing cameras.
And althought Heath Ledger's death wasn't a suicide, it's possible that his lifestyle helped lead to his premature death.
A new celebrity checks into rehab everyday.
The rich and famous are paid to show up at clubs to drink and party-hard all for the sake of publicity.
Am I the only one who sees how messed up all of this is?
Why do we care?
Personally, I don't see why we should care how all of these people live their lives. We don't even have the right to care. Everyone should have the right to privacy, and should be left alone when they're not working on their latest movie or album.
A picture of Brad Pitt pumping gas doesn't thrill me. And it shouldn't thrill anyone. I doubt that anyone wants to see a picture of you or me pumping gas.
But Brad Pitt?? Oh. My. Gosh.
It's ridiculous, petty and shallow.
Can anyone explain all of this? What's so fascinating?
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I agree! It is pretty sad to think about how overwhelming our society's obsession is with celebrities. They are simply people like all of us yet our country treats them as if they are completely different creatures. As for Britney, I personally feel very bad for her. It just shows how far people will go to get the latest news on her. After all she has been through people still do not have the decency to just give up and give her a breather for a while.
I can guess that the only reason the world really cares is for the money. The media makes so much money off of these stories that they will run them as much as possible. Its like seeing a hot air balloon in the middle of times square every day. You can't not notice it. It's going to be seen and talked about. Since this celebrity gossip is put out in multiple magazines and on tv shows we are bound to see it. And the fact is that these celebrities are real people just like us. They have real feelings and problems like many of us do. Have you ever noticed how most of what we hear is only negative? We enjoy hearing about the pain of others. As sickening as it is, we enjoy seeing that someone is worse off then us. It makes us feel superior.
People are just curious by nature. If it wasn't for that fact then the celebrities would not be able to get paid enough money for their jobs or through endorsements. Good publicity or bad. Personally, I think sometimes people realize that their life isn't that bad compared to people making big bucks (like you said, look at Brittney).
I think it was a couple of weeks ago, almost everytime I turned on the news...there was always something new about Britney Spears. I was thinking to myself...No one cares about every little detail in her life, Why do people do that?
Famous people are still people just like you and I, they have a life, that sometimes should be private. Once again...I just don't understand it.
-Amanda-