In the recent decades, many well-known celebrities have been relentlessly pursued by the media coverage. It is often argued that these famous people should forfeit their privacy’s rights. I partly agree with this viewpoint. Even though they receive high media attention, there is still a clear boundary between their public and private lives.
On the one hand, famous individuals are known for their success, achievements, and talents, so they attract high attention from the public and the media. People are naturally interested in celebrities, which promotes media coverage to observe famous people constantly in order to gain viewing figures, increase profits, and also satisfy public interests. As a result, many public figures are usually under continuous monitoring, which is like an indispensable part of their famous and public lives.
However, famous people do not have the responsibility to give up their personal life. Most importantly, public figures are still normal individuals, who have the basic and fundamental right to seek for privacy and liberty. In that sense, the action of persistent surveillance from paparazzi and journalists can be considered criminal act. Secondly, suffering from constant monitoring usually causes celebrities to experience psychological burden, such as stress, anxiety, or depression. Also, media intrusion disrupts personal events and appointments, from dating to special anniversaries of well-known individuals, which negatively affects their families, friends, and acquaintances. Thus, the invasion of personal space from media outlets not only can be categorized as illegal action, but also lead to mental strain and destroy the private life among famous celebrities.
In conclusion, famous people are inevitably under media observation and the interests of the public. Nevertheless, media organizations have to respect celebrities’ privacy and private lives as an important right of humans. Therefore, effective measures should be adopted to restrict media access to private matters of public figures.