I’m pretty sure many people know the saying, “fame comes at a price.”
For fame, you must trade one of the most important things that any normal human being needs… privacy.
And I don’t only mean privacy in the form of alone time at home or anywhere else like at the park, but also time with your friends and even when you go out to have dinner with your mom that you haven’t seen for a long time. Sadly, once you’re famous, the chance to have or do any of that is very slim or you may never have it at all. You’ll be having the paparazzi swarming around you like moths to a flame, and these moths are very hard to get rid of. I get it, it’s part of their job and they get paid to do it.
But hey, in the end, you’ll be filthy, stinkin’ rich, right? Sure, you’ll have to deal with some people trying to get a photo of you everywhere you go, but it shouldn’t be that bad.
Wrong.
Since I was a kid, I always thought that being a celebrity would be pretty sweet. For me, I loved acting and if I get paid thousands of dollars to act out a character on TV, that would be the most awesome thing ever. That dream’s now dead though.
Looking at all these celebrities in the world, I always wondered why they act the way they do like doing drugs or other things that kill themselves on the inside. However, I never really thought about it further to answer my own question since I’m not really interested in celebrities and such. Until today.
Today, out of boredom, I watched a few paparazzi videos and I realized it’s not JUST people taking your photo, but some of these people will try to rile you up by asking you uncomfortable questions or just saying mean things. Of course, these people may just be normal people who don’t like you for their own reasons. But, they will try to get you to react in the worse way possible. And once you do, they love it. The paparazzi also love it. It’s like a scandal ‘cuz it’ll garner interest on whatever magazine or website they work for.
Can you imagine yourself having to deal with this?
I have to admit, it’s really bad to lash out at them even if you get pissed and some might say they deserve it for fame since the paparazzi do make them famous… but there’s a limit y’know? Props to Jessica for having the patience of a saint. But I do wonder, what if she was controversial or even had haters who’d spew out really mean things at her face? How would she react? There’s another pap video about Justin Bieber lashing out at one of them but he had a reason to. Sadly, it’s often always one side of the story because that reason gets edited out. Here’s the video.
Now watch this FOX video and find the difference.
The dude crying assault, I mean seriously, he’s really big sized so I don’t think JB could push him THAT hard. It’s not like he punched him in the stomach lol.
Seriously though, should something be done about this? I can see why some child stars go downhill now (Suri Cruise being called the B-word by the paps, fo’ real). But it’s still very debatable. The paparazzi do make them famous. And it is the celebrity’s fault for reacting that way.
On another note, it’s really sad to see Miley Cyrus the way she is now. I feel like her current behaviour may have been caused by the media and the paparazzi. I have never been a fan of her, but it’s sad seeing her like this. Can’t imagine what her dad might be thinking… He might be feeling guilty for bringing her into his world.