The origin of the paparazzi dates back to the late 1950s. A group of photographers took to the streets of Rome and began taking photos of cinema stars and celebs. Magazines and newspapers began to seek out these private, not staged, photos of celebrities. People and magazines paid good money for these photos and so the paparazzi grew and grew. The question however is, Should paparazzi be legal?
Over the years many celebrities have raged on paparazzi and asked it to be banned. Many believe it is an invasion of privacy. While others argue that it would go against the 1st amendment , freedom of press. While taking a few pictures may seem harmless, some instances have gone too far. One example is Linsey Lohan in 2005. She was going to make a u turn when a man rammed into her vehicle just to try and get a picture of her. The photographer was later arrested. Another incident was in 2019, A paparazzi member was running after a car that was believed to be driving around Justin bieber. The man was so focused on getting a photo that he ran into the road and was hit by a SUV and died. Another problem that has arised with paparazzi is celebrities' children being targeted. Blake lively came out and spoke about her children being stalked by the paparazzi. Many of celeberties children have been severely targeted, stalked, and had there picutres sold. While it is perfectly legal to photograph anyone, California enforced a law that made it a misdemeanor to photograph celebrities' kids in 2013.
Overall, I believe paparazzi should be banned, I feel that at certain events they should be able to take Photos but other than that they should respect celebs' privacy. It is ridiculous that celebrities cannot have a moment of privacy in public. I also think its disguidting how papaprazzi aims to get innopropriate pictures of celebs.
Do you think that paparazzi should be banned?
Should it be legal to take pictures of celebrities' children?
Would you rage on the paparazzi for following you?
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I agree.
I actually agree with you I think that people should be able to get pictures of celebrities during important events like the Grammys or the Oscars or any other type of event featuring celebrities. When it comes to celebrities' personal lives I think it doesn't matter unless they want it to be known but that should involve TV shows not stalkers showing up to their house and taking random photos of them. When it comes to celebrities' children and their personal lives I think it is up to that celebrity parent to decide whether or not their children will be filmed or captured in a photo. At least until that child is of age to where they can decide whether or not they want to be filmed. I think that if I was a celebrity at some type of small event and I had a bunch of people trying to get in my face with a camera to get a picture of me for their own personal gain. Then yes! I would be very upset because I would want to live my own life outside of being on television. All I'm saying is you can take a picture of a celebrity at a formal red carpet event or award show, but once you go as far as finding out where they live to get inappropriate pictures of them so that you can create a fake story about them for money. That in my opinion is unfair because they are simply trying to have a life outside of the spotlight for a second and you ruined it for him for your own personal gain. creating that fake story about a celebrity who was just trying to live their life hurts them more than you could ever know.
Wowza you wrote alot. I like your ideas.
I think that the paparazzi should be banned to a certain extent. Some can be nice but others invade the celebrities privacy and can be rude. I wouldn't want to have photos taken of me wherever I go and people following me everywhere. I also think when it comes to children they should have boundaries and respect them.
I agree. I think it should be banned.
I think that it would be a good idea to ban paparazzi. It seems that they are overwhelming and have no respect for the celebrities and their children. I would not want people to be following me constantly while out in public. Celebrities can't go out in public without paparazzi and social media following every footstep.
I agree. Id like to see it banned.
I think that paparazzi should be banned unless they are on a red carpet. On regular days, I do not think it is ok to follow famous people, their family, and their children around. I think it is an invasion of privacy. It doesn't matter how famous someone is, everybody deserves to feel safe and have a sense of privacy.
I agree. I feel the red carpet should be a exception.
I don't think that the paparazzi should be completely eliminated, but they should have more restrictions on what they can and can't do. I think that there should be a contract between a celebrity or family to allow the paparazzi to take pictures of them in public. Maybe a contract like where and when they can and can't photograph them.
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