Celebrities and privacy

Greece
September 18, 2012 3:34am CST
Do you think that people in the public eye such as celebrities, royalty,sportsmen etc. are entitled to a private life? Would you buy a newspaper exploiting them for financial gain against their wishes?
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
18 Sep 12
Everyone is entitled with privacy. It's sad when the public are trying to exploit the celebrity or any famous personality for the sake of money. Those celebrities/famous personalities are also human- they need some privacy and they wants some peace of mind as well.
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@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
18 Sep 12
it happens in kate middletown.. she is princess of UK.. i think she deserve getting her privacy even she is royal family sometimes many people misunderstand about the privacy for the famous people
• Romania
18 Sep 12
I agree in case of royalties a little decency wouldn't hurt.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
19 Sep 12
I do very much feel they have a right to privacy and no I do not buy any gossip magazines. I find they are just outrageous and they don't care what they print as long as they can make a dollar.
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
24 Sep 12
As much as everyone is entitled to their own privacy, I think that being exploited for other people's gain is part and parcel of the life of a celebrity. Although I wouldn't buy a paper that exploit other people, I can't say that others wouldn't do the same. There would always be other people who would be interested with the life of celebrities. And sadly, there'd be others who'd think of ways to exploit them.
• Philippines
18 Sep 12
Too much is always a bad thing. But, the problem with being a celebrity, especially if you opted to become one, then, it's more than likely that you won't have a private life. I am against exploitation of one's privacy because of being tied up to a celebrity in such a way that he or she had no choice, like for instance, kids of celebrities who are already considered as celebrities in their own rights. It's not fair to them. Unless they venture into the world of fame and fortune, then they should be fully ready and aware of the consequences and down sides of being popular.
@soraya452 (127)
18 Sep 12
Yes they are entitled to a private life, but sadly many don't get it most of the time as they are seen as public property in a way and therefore everything about them has to be shared with the world. I no I wouldnt buy a newspaper that did that.
@sylvia13 (1850)
• Nelson Bay, Australia
18 Sep 12
If someone sun bakes without a top on, then that is like an invitation for photographers to take a picture of her, especially if she is a celebrity! I had to laugh when I saw the picture of Kate giggling because a woman from the Solomon Islands had greeted her with a bare chest! If she can giggle at her, then I guess taking a picture was also the photographer's first reaction when he saw her.
@riyauro (6421)
• India
18 Sep 12
yeah when people surround them and are crazy about them when they in public they are followed, then yes they are entitled to private life and yes news papers are exploiting there privacy for their gain. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.
@gadrian (66)
• Romania
18 Sep 12
I'm not sure if there should be a line between the private and the public lives of the categories of people you mentioned. Why? Because they want (or need) the attention of the public, but at the same time they want their private lives. On the other hand, the fans will always hunger for more information on their idols. That's why there's a very fine balance in these cases, and sometimes it gets broken. Personally, I don't buy tabloids, but many do, so, where's demand, there's supply. On the other hand, there's another category you didn't expressly mentioned: politicians/public officials. Do they have the right to a private life? After all, they handle our money (simply said) and they should be above all suspicion.