by Krullix

Created on: September 18, 2008

It is difficult to argue yes', the private lives of public figures and celebrities should be up for public and media scrutiny, when not so long ago we that it was likely the paparazzi played a major role in causing the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Despite the paparazzi low-lifes who are associated with feeding the howling masses with the pictures and dirt on their favourite celebrities, this argument is more about those high profile individuals who court the media for their own purposes, and then don't like it when the tables turn on them.

After all, there are plenty of very talented individuals musicians, artists, dancers who are at the top of their fields, and making money, yet their private lives are kept out of the public gaze. Now either these people are very good at hiding, or the media simply aren't interested, and that could be because some of the most talented individuals on the planet don't play the Public Relations game in the same way that others do.

My belief is that it is a two way thing. Take Princess Diana for example. From the moment she set foot in the royal household, she would have known that her life from then on in would be in the public arena. Never mind that her marriage with Charles had come to an end. She was the mother of the future King of Great Britain and she would have no private life. That was the deal. Now I am not excusing the behaviour of the paparazzi scum, but Diana used the media when she wanted them. Remember the sad figure sat on a bench at the Taj Mahal, an image that drew the nation's attention to the marriage problems between her and Charles. That sad portrayal was not an accident. Remember the woman dressed in khaki filmed by television crews from all over the world highlighting the plight of landmine victims. Diana used the media for this worthy campaign, but unfortunately, you cannot use the media when it suits you and then expect them to go away.

Moving away from Diana, who of course was perhaps the most famous woman in the world, and on to other celebrities. A recent example of the media invading the privacy of individuals is the court case involving Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. In the same way that the couple needed the media when they talked about animal rights issues, and enjoyed the camera attention when they got engaged, then they should expect interest from the media when their marriage falls by the wayside. Likewise, couples who receive a nice little cash injection from the likes of Hello for

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