Essay about Princess Diana and Voyeurism

Princess Diana of Wales was killed in a car accident in Paris, France in 1997. She was divorced from England’s Prince Charles and a mother to Princes William and Harry. In her life, she was known for her philanthropy and her marriage with the Prince. The accident was known around the world and many newspapers and news programs wrote articles about the late Princess’s death. The Queen of England and Princess Diana’s brother Lord Spencer spoke about the Princess in a televised speech and her eulogy at the funeral service.

“Celebrity and media culture are probably the most overbearing pop-culture conditions that we as young people have to deal with, because it forces us to judge ourselves.” Lady Gaga perfectly describes the corrupt system of celebrity culture. Fame and celebrity culture is nothing new to human nature. As humans progressed from hunting and gathering, people who have been skilled in war, sports, and art have captured people’s undivided attention. As a result, celebrity gossip is an unhealthy distraction that undermines public discourse and sidetracks people from far more important issues. Celebrities are exploited as products to society, set an unrealistic standard of beauty, and the military having to face improper discrimination and a lack of support compared to professional athletes.

After reading “Privacy” by William Prosser, I find myself questioning whether the existence of “legitimate public curiosity about the personality of celebrities” is reason enough for the press to release trivial, exaggerated information about public figures’ lives (416). While I understand that with fame comes a dedicated fan base, it does not seem logical to conclude that consequently, because these fans are fascinated by celebrities’ lives, the press should have access to stars’ less publicized information. As Prosser points out, there is “an enormous amount of petty gossip” published so that newspapers can profit off of irrelevant, sensationalized stories that appeal to the public’s unquenchable thirst to live vicariously through stories

The infamous paparazzi, known for intruding on a celebrity’s private life and giving society the sweet and juicy details on who is dating who and what one celebrity insulted the other. It’s stressful for the paparazzi, considering how dangerous it can be to get this info. But do they go too far in their tactics? And what, (if any) restrictions should be created to prevent violations in celebrities personal rights? Should the paparazzi have the ability to legally talk about a celebrity's recent break up or weight gain without their permission?

In a time of need, Allen was swarmed with pictures instead of help. Celebrities should not have to accept this invasion as a part of their careers, and many are starting to speak up about the issue. John Mayer, in a testimony at a Paparazzi Task Force Meeting in 2008, brought this

Celebrities are a huge element in today’s society that a world without them is even hard to imagine because we are so accustom to seeing them all the time and everywhere we go whether it is in television, magazines and especially in social media. They have this power that we, as a society allow them to have and they are able to influence us all in different ways sometimes without themselves even realizing the impact they have. The role they have is so huge that we are constantly wanting to know everything about them, what they wear, what they eat and what they are doing. Celebrities are a part of our culture and it is hard to ignore the fact that we look up to them, it is as if they were up on a pedestal making them so much more important

Paparazzi are harassing celebrities to make money by selling the photos. The average person part of the paparazzi makes about $250,000 a year if it all goes well. The higher end of how much money they can make is $500,000 if they receive pictures of more famous people. They only harass celebrities because it can earn them more money and celebrities normally draw more attention to the media than anyone else. They are invading the celebrities personal space and going way out of their way to get this information, which is making the celebrity frustrated. Frustration is

To touch the hearts of many, one must go above and beyond what is required of them. By placing others before one’s self, showing selfless acts of kindness with no expectations. Born on July 1, 1961 and later given the name Lady Diana Frances Spencer. She later became someone we all came to know as Princess Di. She was known for her well-publicized marriage to Prince Charles of Whales, whom she later divorced in 1996. Princess Di, whom I will call her was also a very big humanitarian and activist for many causes. Here are many of the reasons why she still remains to be the “Queen of Hearts”.

What is the issue with Celebrities beginning to be in so much trouble? Well here is the answer. Celebrities make awesome money and do what they love, but being around cameras all the time may be getting old. In today’s society Celebrities are getting bored with the cameras always being around so they may get bored and get on drugs and make bad decisions.

According to Oxford Dictionary (2014), a celebrity is a person who is famous especially in the entertainment or sports world. The fame of celebrities make public to be interested in their private lives. These public demands encourages the paparazzi, the freelance photographer, to target celebrities in order to take their photos (Nordhaus 1999, p.285). Nowadays, it clearly seems that celebrities have problems with their private lives. Their personal details flooded the cover page of daily periodicals such as Huffington Post or ‘OK!’ magazine. Celebrities always wish that they are blessed with privacy at least once in a blue moon. Unfortunately, the society enjoys those nude photos and private life details as entertainment. Although critics believe that the celebrities should lose their right to privacy because celebrities are known as public figures (Hodges 1994, p.207) and their life should be open to everyone, it is obvious that celebrities should still be entitled to privacy because human beings deserve privacy by the assurance of the law, there are also risks that celebrities’ family members will face mental depression

The downside of fame is the interference of the media in one’s life. Stories concerning celebrities are likely to attract customers, just for entertainment purposes. Celebrities’ life is publicized, criticized and mocked at. Reporting celebrities downfall seems to be particularly appealing to the public, and it seems that hardly a day passes without the news reporting a celebrity’s’ downfall. Some people are obsessed with famous people, their life styles, and have desire for more information. Media’s negative role destroys the famous people’s lives. Famous people deserve privacy and respect. This essay will discuss the unfair treatment received by famous people from the media.

In 1997, Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris, which was blamed on the paparazzi that were chasing her. Because the accident happened in France, no British charges can be laid against the photographers. However, nine were charged with manslaughter in France, but the charges were thrown out in 2002. Three photographers Jacques Langevin, Christian Martinez and Fabrice Chassery were convicted of invasion of privacy for taking pictures of Princess Diana and were each fined one euro in 2006. Of course it is obvious that the public is intensely curious to know more about celebrities, but don’t you think celebrities have the right to be private?

Celebrity journalism tends to focus on the private lives of people already in the public eye, who are in that position through choice or otherwise. There is no question that ‘celebrity sells’, but there has to be a burden of responsibility on each journalist to ensure that simply because the ‘public has an interest’ in an individual celebrity does not mean that every story is ‘in the public interest’.

Stalking remains Hollywood's recurrent celebrity nightmare.1 Never before have we been able to know as much about a star as we do about a close pal. Thanks to publications and TV shows that cater to the public appetite for celebrity news, there's little privacy for stars. We learn the minor details of their lives--from an early schooling, to first kiss, last divorce, drug problems, hopes and fears.2 Celebrities on their own property are not safe from high-powered lenses, I will discuss what celebrity stalking is, why we should have harsher laws against stalking, and what the difference is between photojournalism and the paparazzi. I will prove that stalking celebrities just because there rich or famous is

Ever since I was a little child, my mother told me stories about Princess Diana. Through this essay, I wanted to know more about the person who seemingly left a large footprint in, not only my mother’s heart, but in the people’s heart. She had always been amazed and inspired by Diana’s flawless looks, her never-ending smile, her attitude of fighting for the greater good and never giving up. What wonders me though, is what made her that special. There were and still are a lot of extraordinary princesses in this world. Still Princess Diana remains to be the most famous Princess of all time. What is it about her that makes her so unforgettable? Why do people still see