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Celebrities have a right to privacy. Do you agree or disagree?
What´s your take on this issue?
(someone’s attitude or opinion about a situation)
How much privacy can, and
should, celebrities who make their living in the public eye expect?
Celebrities need to
realise that to a certain extent they
are public property.
For years, the tabloid press has made its
reputation on "exclusives" involving celebrities' private lives. The
relationship between celebrities and the media is such that one cannot exist without the other.
If you want privacy, you can obtain it by keeping a delicate balance between the needs of
promoting what you have to professionally and how you conduct your life.
If you use the media, you can't complain too much when the media uses
you.
Politicians are so hypocritical / ˌhɪpəkrɪtɪkəl/ They preach about
'family values' while they all seem to be having affairs. If a politician is lecturing
about family values while they're having affairs, then they deserve to be shown
up.
The public play a
huge part in the privacy debate, thanks
to the rise in gossip columns and magazines whose readership depends on an
appetite for celebrity scandals.
The incessant /ɪnˈsesənt/ need of the public to know what every celebrity is
doing is phenomenal. (incessant=constant)
(Phenomenal= very
great/impressive)
Certain celebrities
are so desperate for publicity.
Higher profile stars will probably think twice
about doing exclusive interviews and be more aware of what they do.
The press must be free, but they must be responsible.
Everyone
has a right to privacy and the paparazzi should
not be allowed to interfere in
their lives. They should be arrested and fined for invading the privacy of others and the magazines who buy the
pictures should be sued as well. Why should actors be treated like this? Just
because they earn more money or because of what? I think it is unfair because
the paparazzi are killing the actors and pushing them too far.
Any
celebrity knows perfectly well that when they are famous, the press is going to
try and dig out all the secrets from their private life, but I do think that
some things should be private because we are all human!
I think
that it seems a bit unfair that the press is too hard on the celebs. Some
celebs just want to sing, or act, not be a red-carpet
walking person. They're just doing something that they really love as an
activity and are so good that they are famous for it.
Even
though they should have a right to their privacy, the reality is that once you
put yourself in the spotlight you
must expect a certain amount of attention in your personal life. It's the price
you pay for having such a high profile occupation/lifestyle.
Whether by
aiming for high positions or for moments in the spotlight,
celebrities of all kinds strive to be stars, to be heard and recognized.
However, this doesn't mean that the intrusion of every detail of their private
lives becomes justifiable. Those actors, celebrities and politicians are humans
too. They do need
their own privacy and they have the right to it, just like any other person.
Members of
the paparazzi should be arrested for stalking. I believe that celebrities
should have a right to privacy. Honestly, if I followed some random person
around and took pictures of them, I would be put on trial faster than I could
say, "but the paparazzi do it". Doing it to famous people should not
be allowed.
French law
states that taking a picture of you while you are in your home/car ...
(anywhere private) without your consent is forbidden, but allows any shot taken
in a public area (with restrictions concerning publication). If the shot is
taken at home, paparazzi may be fined. If the shot is taken outside and
published, the publisher may be sued for reparations.
