Some people feel that paparazzi should not follow celebrities and invade their privacy by taking pictures of them everywhere, while others believe this is just the price of fame. Discuss both sides and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Majority
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The majority
of people believe that celebrities deserve their personal space and their private
life
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should be respected.
On the other hand
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, some
people especially
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people, especially
media houses and journalists argue that celebrities'
life
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is a showpiece and
source
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a source
of entertainment. I personally believe that celebrities cannot control the
spotlight but
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spotlight, but
their personal
life
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should be respected and distinguished from their professional one. We can see the rising influence of press and social media these days who constantly keep providing
information
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about famous personalities including ones from movies, daily soaps or music and art industries. Media people and photographers are always snooping around the houses, gyms or vacation spots where these celebrities keep travelling. Journalists are always on the hunt for juicy content from celebrities and clicking them anywhere and everywhere they spot them.
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, paparazzi don't even spare these celebrities on their private vacation trips or trying to snap their airport looks and publishing the
information
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without those people's consent.
This
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not only disrespects the privacy of the
celebrities but
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celebrities, but
at times provide misleading or
irrelavant
having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
irrelevant
relevant
information
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to the audience.
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, some critics are of the opinion that celebrities chose
this
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lifestyle where they cannot ignore the photographers and the limelight where they are constantly thrown under. Fame always comes with a price and
life
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of these entertainment figures are public property and constantly need to be updated. To add, even the most intimate
information
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like breakups, divorces or
second
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marriages are no longer personal but becomes
public platform
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a public platform
where anyone can pass their own judgement or opinion about these affairs. No matter how much these industry figures try to keep the
information
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confidential, it
whistleblows
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whistle blows
and circulates around the public very easily. 
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,
this
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essay talks about how celebrities'
life
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no longer remains their private affair and becomes a part of
entertainment industry
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the entertainment industry
. It
also
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underlines why
papparazi
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paparazzi
should respect the boundaries of privacy of these people. I,
hence
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opine that just like regular people, these celebrities deserve to have their own personal space and should be only exposed to photographs or content which does not violate with their privacy.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • invasion of privacy
  • personal space
  • media scrutiny
  • mental health
  • public figures
  • relentless pursuit
  • legal implications
  • ethical considerations
  • tabloid journalism
  • financial gain
  • public interest
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