They bring their problems on themselves, Nicole Richie is a prime example. Did someone force her to drink and take drugs and it is so sad when it makes front page news.
2006-12-12 03:03:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
because we are bored in our own lives, and it makes us feel better when the rich and famous get into trouble like us. it is even better when they get arrested! take that!
2006-12-12 03:04:58 · answer #1 · answered by Reagan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're given this false, surreal idea that celebrities in Hollywood, due to their fame and fortune, are in essence perfect and without problems - or if they do have problems, they just have to snap their fingers and everything is solved.
So when we see a tabloid exclaiming the news of a celebrity being a religious nutso, an anorexic, a drug addict, a drunk, having gained sixty pounds, it makes us feel like yes, they are people too. And since they have so much money and power, it's easy to feel justified in slamming them.
I'm not saying it's right, but that tends to be the reason, I've noticed.
2006-12-12 11:08:14 · answer #2 · answered by dawn chaser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I keep asking myself the same question. Most of the "celebrities" whose faces we see regularly in the tabloids, and whose wacky antics we hear about on the news, appear ready to do just about anything to stay in the forefront of public attention, even when it means behaving in ways that would land most of us in jail. Even when some of them do get arrested for something, it's no big deal. They know they aren't going to get fired from their excessively paid line of work. There's an old showbiz saying, that there's no such thing as BAD publicity, and even a movie star from a past era (can't think who she was now) was reputed to have once told somebody "My dear, if there's one thing worse than being talked about, it's NOT being talked about.
Unfortuntely, as long as the general public remains so drop-jawed,starryeyed fascinated by these "cartoon characters" they are going to go right on with their nutty shinnanigans.
2006-12-12 11:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by sharmel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that we're obsessed with celebrities because we love gossip and some one to talk about. It's always been this way. We may have a leader (elected or not) or some other public figure to look up to, but also to talk about behind their backs.
2006-12-12 11:35:52 · answer #4 · answered by sarmotithunder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People love to see a train wreck. People love to build someone up just to set them up for failure. The media knows we love to see celebrities OD, get arrested, etc...That's why they "print it". Plus, America is filled with mindless drones who follow pop culture. We live in a society of idiots who are superficial and don't pay attention to real problems in the world.
2006-12-12 11:08:18 · answer #5 · answered by GABE_1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are the only ones brave enough to actually go in public and be somethin, and show off what we have, were to shy to do that, so we stay at home playin video games(stupid) and watchin tv!
2006-12-12 11:09:38 · answer #6 · answered by cutT 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
im not why do i care about someone i will never meet and makes more money than i make in a life time of working.
2006-12-12 11:07:23 · answer #7 · answered by parrotsarenoisy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are always in our face, on tv, radio, film, if i heard or saw you every day i would be obsessed to.
Peace
2006-12-12 14:00:31 · answer #8 · answered by dcthugbaby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they have no lives!
2006-12-12 11:56:47 · answer #9 · answered by cats 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
***** gossipy bitches... yeah i think ppl need toget a life and not worry about others...
2006-12-12 11:06:37 · answer #10 · answered by wendy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋