The media going too far for a story

[Ree]

I am really angry right now about what I see as a huge violation of privacy for Will and Kate.

I'm glad they are suing, and I hope they win.

I posted this on my facebook:

So, a husband and wife, with every expectation of privacy, are sharing an intimate moment in their own personal space, and some sleazy, pervert of a photographer feels it's acceptable to take their picture and sell them to a magazine, who then feels it's acceptable to publish them, just because the couple happens to be royalty??? That is absolutely disgusting.
Leave them the hell alone. The media is going to do the same thing to this marriage as they did to Charles and Diana.

If that was an average Joe doing the same thing with his wife, and someone started snapping pictures of the naked wife, he would be arrested.

The press hounded Diana right to her death.
They were a huge part of the problems that plagued Charles and Diana and caused the rift in the marriage to begin with.

It's not just the royal family either.

I think a large part of the failure in many a celebrity marriage is caused by the constant hounding of the press, speculating and just looking for any sign that the marriage is in trouble and then magnifying it to sell papers and magazines.

They stalk and slink around with their cameras ready, just waiting to capture that one expression that can be construed as trouble in paradise.

It really sickens me.

I never bought into the "Will and Kate" hype, but this latest incident just made me mad because it is a prime example of the press going way too far.

[Greenday]

I hate the paparazzi. They serve no purpose in society, nor do they make the world a better or more enjoyable place. If only people were allowed to stop them by any means necessary...

[Ree]

I just can't understand why there is a distinction between what they do and what some sleazy stalker does.

Why would I be arrested and prosecuted for snapping those kinds of pictures of a total stranger, yet "paparazzi" get away with it?

[Rapscallion]

If the public at large didn't buy the papers with the pictures in, they'd be off doing other things that are less objectionable. Can't see it happening, sadly.

Rapscallion

[Ree]

And that saddens me, too.

It sickens me that there is actually an audience for it, or they wouldn't have a job.

Still, these pictures really crossed the line in my opinion.

[Sarah Valentine]

Wasn't there a movie a while back that was exactly this, about a couple of assholes with cameras stalking an actor and his family?

[TheHuckster]

If this photographer had taken pictures of a "commoner" nude and sold it to a magazine, they'd have been arrested and charged with voyerism. Why should this be any different?

[Andara Bledin]

Indeed.

I was just reading about this yesterday, and I hope the photographer and the paper that published the images both get sued into oblivion.

Especially considering that France is particularly vigorous in protecting people's privacy, so that they feel comfortable coming and returning.

^-.-^

[draco664]

I hate the paparazzi. They serve no purpose in society, nor do they make the world a better or more enjoyable place. If only people were allowed to stop them by any means necessary...

Daniel Radcliffe had a pretty boring, yet extremely effective way of dealing with them.

Whenever he left the theatre he was playing at, he'd always dress in exactly the same coat and jeans. Day 1 and the photos were a hit. Day 2 onwards they were absolutely worthless. No one wanted to buy photos that could have been from the same original set.

Pissed a lot of paps off. How dare he dress the same and prevent them from making a buck?

[Gravekeeper]

It amazes me there aren't more laws specifically against these rectal parasites yet. Especially in the wake of Diana.

Even if you don't do it for morale reasons. Do you know how much money you could make as a celebrity tourist destination if you could bill your city/country a paparazzi free zone? -.-

[Rapscallion]

Especially in the wake of Diana.

To be fair, that was the Illuminati and Prince Phillip.

Rapscallion

[Lace Neil Singer]

Especially considering that France is particularly vigorous in protecting people's privacy, so that they feel comfortable coming and returning.

^-.-^

Apparently, that only counts towards French people. To my mind, this is a sick invasion of a couple's privacy, and that goes whether it's royalty or Mr and Mrs Public. I hope the people responsible get the book thrown at them.

They were a huge part of the problems that plagued Charles and Diana and caused the rift in the marriage to begin with.

I wouldn't agree with that; the main problem with the marriage was the fact that Charles didn't love Diana. A famous quote by Charles after being asked after his wedding if he was in love with his wife: "Whatever 'in love' means."

Diana was chosen by the Queen to be Charles' wife for being well bred, intelligent and not having any scandal associated with her name. Diana loved Charles but he was already in love with Camilla Parker Bowles who was already married. He continued with his relationship with Camilla even when he married Diana. It destroyed their marriage. Diana was ill prepared to be his wife and was genuinely unhappy in the relationship because Charles failed to return the love that she felt for him.

I won't deny that the media intrusion was extremely upsetting to Diana and was a direct cause of her death, tho.

[protege]

It sickens me that there is actually an audience for it, or they wouldn't have a job.

That's exactly why they do it. There's a huge market for that sort of thing. I don't know about Canada, but when the royal wedding went on...we had constant coverage of it down here. Photos and video were everywhere. They're the hot item right now, and the paparazzi will do anything to make a quick buck.

[wolfie]

Especially in the wake of Diana.

To be fair, that was the Illuminati and Prince Phillip.

Why are you trying to fob this one off on the Illuminati (who, unlikely as it sounds, were NOT involved in THIS incident)? Is it to divert blame from the Masons?

[Rapscallion]

I'm not trying to do that. Read the Daily Express (so called because it's written in a hurry) and their advisor Mohammed Fayed.

Rapscallion