by Mimi Madeline

Created on: March 30, 2008   Last Updated: April 01, 2008

It is nearly impossible for a celebrity to keep their life to themselves. The words celebrity and privacy are never associated for a reason; it's a rarity.

We put celebrities on this pedestal when their lives are no better than our own. I mean, sure, there's that sensational feeling of being watched by the paparazzi and stalked everywhere. There must be nothing greater than seeing your personal life aired on rag mags in Wal-Marts for the hefty price of $2.99 a pop. Does this really sound as great or glamorous as we want it to be? No one should be pathetic enough to become more in tune with Brangelina's life than their own. The paparazzi team TMZ doesn't help this problem at all; they actually add fuel to the fire.

One way to keep your privacy would be to stay "boring." Everyone wants a scandal. They want to hear about the breakdowns and mistakes of the rich and beautiful. If any celebrity leads a nearly normal lifestyle, all their peers will soon lose interest and move on to the recluses.

If Britney makes a scene doing something crazy suddenly people care. If Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are playing with their kid in the park. Well...That's not dysfunctional. Paris Hilton partying is much more interesting, right?

If Lindsay goes off to rehab yet again, do we really hold out hope that the eighth time is a charm? Can we even believe that rehab helps wrecks flush away their bad habits anymore? There has to be a point when we stop caring altogether.

What of celebrities' lifestyles do we truly envy? Their money? Their fame? Their popularity? Their winning good-looks? All of the above? Do we want to watch them fail because of this? I know I don't. Some normal news would be okay every once in a while; between E!'s Baby Bump Spottings special and Vh1's Back to Rehab show it would be perfectly fine to hear that a celebrity has not lost their mind yet.

If you were to see a rock star or actor in your neighborhood, you wouldn't scream by yourself. They're just people.

Once popularity kicks in they have to sacrifice something - usually their privacy.

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