Celebrities' scandals in the press

   There are many different opinions about this problem. Some people suggest that reporting of celebrities' scandals is not a good idea and they can do without this sort of information. They claim that it's a rubbish and it can have corruptive influence on teenagers who blindly look up to pop stars. At the same time, others say that is only the personal choice of everyone: to read or not to read about gossip, because it would be hypocritical to claim that anyone is never interested in some private facts of celebrities' lifestyle.

   In my opinion, it is true to say that many celebrities are famous not only for their achievements but for their defiant behaviour. Moreover, many people strive for success by all means and encourage the press print information about them and even sell their stories to journalists. Although I could do without tabloids, I doubt whether the press and stars could do without each other. However, many papers are out of control, invade people's privacy, provoke and pursue stars in order to earn big money. They also spread a lot of immoral and lying information which might ruin their reputation. As a result, many celebrities go in law with tabloids.

   Personally, I believe that sometimes it's useful to know about celebrities' and politicians' private life. They are the same people as we and they do ordinary things too and make mistakes as well. Perhaps, the most important point is that the fame is not only a pleasure but has its negative sides. If somebody is at the height of his fame he should remember that he's a role model for some people so he can't hide his activities. On the other hand, admirers shouldn't judge their idols: as far as I know, some of them can seriously interfere with celebrities and even threaten them.

         All things considered, I feel that scandals shouldn't be banned, otherwise the censorship could become a rule for press. Papers' freedom should be restricted somehow, although I guess it's a long way for a democratic society to find the borders of permissible.