Celebrity gossip magazines are a facinating trend. People all over the world can't get enough of celebrities failed marriages, difficult break ups, pregnancies, and weight issues. The people that are supporting these obsessions with celebrities are the paparazzi. Privacy is no longer an option for the stars of Hollywood, paparazzi will do whatever it takes to get the picture that will sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some cross the line of personal space while others will break the law with high speed car chases or trespassing on private property.
The following article http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9709/01/diana.paparazzi/index.html was written back in 1997 after the death of Princess Diana. Debates on whether the death of the Princess was due to being chased by photographers is still up in the air, but ten years later the issue of paparazzi has not improved. Sylvester Stalone has said the paparazzi are "stalkers, legalized stalkers."
There are two types of photographers, those who are hired by a publication to take specific pictures for real news material, and those who take their own pictures and auction them off for the highest price. The uncontrolled photographers are the most dangerous. But as long as people keep buying the US Weekly's and Okay Magazine's, the business of inappropriate photography will continue to strive.
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