Britney Spears/Paparazzi

sapperskunk

soulsinging wrote:

so you've never had too much to drink in your entire life? you've never made a stupid mistake you'd rather nobody knew about?

I've had way too much to drink plenty of times. But then, I wasn't facing public scrutiny for my actions.

And, I've never had to go as far as REHAB because it was such a problem. And I was drinking legally at 18. And I mean I was DRINKING.

I recall you mentioning before that you could care less about homeless people, yet you feel deep sympathy for extremely wealthy, privileged, famous stupid whores? Please elaborate.

So you have the same feelings for your average college slut also, right?

onelongsong

soulsinging wrote:

so we should penalize artists for being good at what they do? nobody should ever pick up a guitar unless they're ready for the possibility that it will deprive them of their humanity, dignity, and privacy?

also, for these girls, THEY WERE 16 when they got there. they were just doing what they were told. they never made a decision to be in the public eye... their parents pushed them to do it.

then stop buying the bloody tabloids. if people didn't create a market for the pictures then nobody would be taking pictures.
let's not forget the right to film anything done in public. she's a bloody picture whore when she wants the cameras on her. accept the life you choose. the pictures go along with the money and fame.
deal with it.

sapperskunk

PJPOWER wrote:

I find it hard to understand how people can complain about how celebs are acting when they are feeding the system that makes them this way. Stop swallowing that paparazzi shit and you will stop regurgitating it. How does it really effect your life if she makes a bad decision? Unless you're out in the middle of nowhere, I am willing to bet that there is someone within 1 mile of you who is being just as shitty of a parent as Britney Spears. It's stalkishly scary how the general public has become so engulfed in the portreyed lives of celebs. I'm not concerned one way or another how Britney Spears is living her life.............she is hers and I am mine (had to throw some PJ in there, lol). I do, however, find those that buy into this tabloid shit-train to be pretty pittiful.

I'm with you man, my mom buys all the fuckin celeb magazines and just absolutely loves to fill me in on the dirt every time I come to visit.

Mom: So Josh, did you hear what's happening with Brad Pitt?

Me: Oh god, please don't. I just don't have the patience right now.

PJPOWER

sapperskunk wrote:

I'm with you man, my mom buys all the fuckin celeb magazines and just absolutely loves to fill me in on the dirt every time I come to visit.

Mom: So Josh, did you hear what's happening with Brad Pitt?

Me: Oh god, please don't. I just don't have the patience right now.

lol, yeah, it's all sucker shit

NCfan

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

Good post. I agree. People can't wait to, as you say, crucify certain celebrities as soon as they are no longer cute and entertaining to them. They throw them out like yesterdays garbage, nevermind that these are still real people.

Na, I don't buy it. If you live by the camera, you can die by the camera. They knew what kind of world they were getting into...

Plenty, and I mean PLENTY - probably the majority of celebirties shun the limelight. I would say something like 5% of all celebrities constitute 95% of paparazi targets.

Look at a guy like Jack Johnson. He controls his image, how famous he is. Look at what PJ had to do back in the day. People have choices.

hippiemom

NCfan wrote:

Na, I don't buy it. If you live by the camera, you can die by the camera. They knew what kind of world they were getting into...

Plenty, and I mean PLENTY - probably the majority of celebirties shun the limelight. I would say something like 5% of all celebrities constitute 95% of paparazi targets.

Look at a guy like Jack Johnson. He controls his image, how famous he is. Look at what PJ had to do back in the day. People have choices.

I agree with people like Jack Johnson or Pearl Jam, but they were adults. Britney and Lindsay had these crazy parents who thrust them into the midst of this mess when they were just little kids. That seems to screw kids up ... the only child star I can think of who never had a public meltdown was Jodie Foster.

MCG

If you are really sick of the publicity move out of LA. Celebrities purposely getting out of the public eye is not a new concept. Pearl Jam didn't like it and made an effort to get away from it. Didn't Johnny Depp like move to France or something to get out of the public eye? That seems to work for him.

onelongsong

MCG wrote:

If you are really sick of the publicity move out of LA. Celebrities purposely getting out of the public eye is not a new concept. Pearl Jam didn't like it and made an effort to get away from it. Didn't Johnny Depp like move to France or something to get out of the public eye? That seems to work for him.

that's right. i moved to the mountains and; although 6 miles away; mel gibson is my neighbor. there's plenty of places to hide.

The Illinoisemakers

sapperskunk wrote:

I'm with you man, my mom buys all the fuckin celeb magazines and just absolutely loves to fill me in on the dirt every time I come to visit.

Mom: So Josh, did you hear what's happening with Brad Pitt?

Me: Oh god, please don't. I just don't have the patience right now.

Yeah, I'm convinced that my Mom and Sister provide the salary for one paparazzi for the year with all the tabloid magazines they buy. It really is sad.

My feeling on these celebrities. If they don't want to be in the public eye stop accepting 10 million dollars a movie and fade in with everyone else in society. Otherwise suck it up.

mammasan

soulsinging wrote:

amen. they didnt put themselves out there, they were thrust out there. did we forget so easily ed's assault on a cameraman in new orleans? if we documented every second of anyone's life, we'd catch them making dumb mistakes. these are girls in their 20s. their peers are at college, flashing girls gone wild cameras, sleeping with fratboys, creating dramatic bar scenes with their friends, and doing 21 shots for their birthday. nobody cares, it's a normal part of growing up. but lohan goes to a club, has a little too much to drink and gets into a spat with another girl and she's a whorish skank who should be exiled or something and is playing it up for cameras. bullshit. she's a young girl trying to grow up and making mistakes along the way. the only difference is when she fucks up, someone's recording and slaps it on a magazine cover. when your roomate or daughter does it, nobody is watching and nobody cares and you'e willing to say "oh you just went a little too far last night." these girls dont have that luxury, and i have the utmost sympathy for them.

Yes when we are young we do stupid shit and I'm sure having a camera in your face 24/7 is not fair, but that is the life they choose. They wanted to be famous and adored by millions of fans. Unfortunetly it's part of the territory. Britney is probably gaining more attention simply because she has two small children and she is out partying and flashing her poon while getting out of her ride. You don't like the attention then stop doing things that will draw it. Look at young stars like Christina Agulerra (sp?), Ashton Kutcher, etc... Yes when ever they attend an event the cameras are there but for the most part you don't hear about them much because they aren't out there parading around for the camera. I hope Britney gets help for her problem and I do feel very sorry for thher two kids.

mammasan

NCfan wrote:

Na, I don't buy it. If you live by the camera, you can die by the camera. They knew what kind of world they were getting into...

Plenty, and I mean PLENTY - probably the majority of celebirties shun the limelight. I would say something like 5% of all celebrities constitute 95% of paparazi targets.

Look at a guy like Jack Johnson. He controls his image, how famous he is. Look at what PJ had to do back in the day. People have choices.

I totally agree. There are so many famous celebrities just as young as Britney, Lindsey, Paris yet you rarely hear about them because they don't want their lives played out on the pages of some tabloid.

pearljamharmony

I skimmed through this topic and took in about 75% of what was said but if I sound redundant I apologize. But do you wonder why she is stalked by all these paparazzi? Because her and her family whored her out at such a young age for cash starting with the Mickey Mouse Club which she used to transition herself into a pop princess which bled into everyones favorite former washed up pop princess current ecstasy and cocaine user. If she didn'twant all the attention her parents shouldnt have jon benet ramsied her and she shouldn't have put out all of those crappy records towards the end of the of the 90s begining of the 00s. Britney is going through her washed up child star stage at 25 and my prediction is she either ods or hangs herself within the next 6 months. Either or will make for some lovely television ala Anna Nicole Smith.

BTW Britney is just some hick from the south who stumbled upon fame and notirity, she gets stars of david tatooed on her for absolutely no reason, and deserves and personal hell for the profession that she has choosen.

angelica

Yikes. Ever hear of empathy, people?

Rats of Multa

macgyver06 wrote:

have you ever met her? lol... your last sentence is proof that you haven't thought about how it would be to be having a bad day..and you want to go get a drink..but you can't leave your house

um, i'm not so sure about your claim here. i think the reality of the situation is that britney spears most likely failed to think about the effects of earning billions of dollars for advertising crap and promoting sleaze to the world.

but yeah, there is certainly an ethical line of journalism, and paparazzi folks are clearly passed that line.

awareness is the only tact against empowered-stupidity.

hippiemom

pearljamharmony wrote:

If she didn'twant all the attention her parents shouldnt have jon benet ramsied her and she shouldn't have put out all of those crappy records towards the end of the of the 90s begining of the 00s.

She was a little kid doing what her parents told her to do! I'm sure she enjoyed all the glamour and attention, but she was a CHILD. To say "if she didn't want all the attention ..." sheesh! How old was she when she was a mousketeer? About 12? What did YOU want when YOU were twelve, and aren't you glad you didn't get it?

Honestly ... I could never stand the sound of her voice, I don't like the image she projects, I don't like anything about her, I don't even think she's all that attractive, but that's not the point. The point is she's doing the only thing she was ever taught to do. Sure, I wish she'd knock it off, but I'm not going to personally attack her ... the girl needs help, and I hope she gets it.

Just be grateful your own parents weren't money-grubbing publicity hounds, who knows what would have become of you.

soulsinging

onelongsong wrote:

that's right. i moved to the mountains and; although 6 miles away; mel gibson is my neighbor. there's plenty of places to hide.

not to toot your own horn though, right?

*beepbeep*

soulsinging

pearljamharmony wrote:

I skimmed through this topic and took in about 75% of what was said but if I sound redundant I apologize. But do you wonder why she is stalked by all these paparazzi? Because her and her family whored her out at such a young age for cash starting with the Mickey Mouse Club which she used to transition herself into a pop princess which bled into everyones favorite former washed up pop princess current ecstasy and cocaine user. If she didn'twant all the attention her parents shouldnt have jon benet ramsied her and she shouldn't have put out all of those crappy records towards the end of the of the 90s begining of the 00s. Britney is going through her washed up child star stage at 25 and my prediction is she either ods or hangs herself within the next 6 months. Either or will make for some lovely television ala Anna Nicole Smith.

BTW Britney is just some hick from the south who stumbled upon fame and notirity, she gets stars of david tatooed on her for absolutely no reason, and deserves and personal hell for the profession that she has choosen.

wow, you are one sick person.

sourdough

I actually feel bad for her. Not because I like or respect her, but because she really needs some help. Although she has coveted the spotlight and media attention at times, she was young when it all began and she is too stupid to figure a way out. I don't think she has any control over her life at all and if she was smart she'd leave LA and hide somewhere out of the spotlight. However she is not smart nor does she seem to have any decent support network or a clue.

fanch75

I met Chip Z'Nuff last night and he was fuckin cool as shit.

fanch75

pearljamharmony wrote:

BTW Britney is just some hick from the south who stumbled upon fame and notirity, she gets stars of david tatooed on her for absolutely no reason, and deserves and personal hell for the profession that she has choosen.

Wow. I'm not sure how to respond to this.