Celebrity News And Gossip

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What's Happening With Your Favorite Celebrities?

What is it about celebrities that make us curious about what is going on in their lives? Whatever it is, it seems that most everyone wants to hear about the latest gossip and news about their favorite celebrities. We even like to hear things about those celebrities we don't like!

Who is dating who, who is getting married or divorced, who is going to jail, and even who's having a birthday, are the types of questions we like to ask and the topics we enjoy reading about.

Celebrities truly are in the spotlight and even more so these days with bloggers writing about them every day.

The Magic Appeal Of Celebrity Gossip

Celebrities, we love to love them, we love to hate them and we love to hear all of the latest gossip about them! We cry with them, we laugh with them and we laugh at them! There's a world wide fascination with the ups and downs of celebrity life! But, why do we care so much about what our favorite or un-favorite stars do, or don't do?

Just like movies and television shows are entertaining, the every day lives of Hollywood's stars are also entertaining. Being famous seems to make even the most mundane activities entertaining! Since we don't see them as ordinary people, when they do ordinary things it's interesting!

We idealize celebrities, place them on a pedestal and assume that with all their fortune and fame, they have the perfect lives. With jets, countless cars, unlimited budgets, designer clothes and exotic vacations, celebrities get to live the kind of life that most people can only dream of!

Addresses of the Rich & Famous:

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Addresses of the Rich & Famous: How to Reach the World's Movers and Shakers

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The definitive how-to guide for corresponding with TV and movie stars, politicians, business executives and many others. Perfect for fans, researchers, teachers or anyone else who would like to reach a mover & shaker!

Celebrity Glamour

Celebrities seem to live in a parallel universe from the one that normal people live in. Few people live in a world with such glamour, money and fame that these "larger than life" stars have. They seem to have it all and everyone seems to be interested in what they're doing with it!

With their seemingly idealistic, fairy tale lives, we tend to place them on a pedestal. But, when celebrity gossip hits the front page, it turns celebrities into ordinary people. The idea that their perfect lives aren't so perfect after all makes them more real and not the gods and goddesses many people believe them to be.

Like we get entranced with their movies, we get caught up in their lives as a way to escape from the reality of our own for awhile. With month long marriages and even some that just lasted hours or days, they seem to make our lives not so complicated and unhappy!

Brad Pitt

We All Love Celebrity Gossip

Often, we seem to relate to celebrities. Not because our lives are so much like theirs, but because we've seen them so often that we feel as though we know them. They've been in our living rooms, we've watched them as they started a struggling career and made it to stardom. We've watched them succeed and we've watched them fail.

Of course, one of the main reasons that everyone loves to read about what is going on in celebrities lives is that it gives them something to talk about! Gossip is and always will be a favorite pastime! We love the juicy little tidbits of their latest, wildest exploits and their eccentric lifestyles!

They seem to have it all, yet they all go through rough times just like the rest of us. In a sad way, their lives reinforce the fact that money can't buy you love and happiness. It reassures us that even though we may not have everything we want, our lives are often happier than the rich and famous!

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The Cult of Celebrity:

What Our Fascination with the Stars Reveals About Us

America's fast-growing religion is-let's face it-celebrity worship. From gossip magazines to entertainment TV, from blogs to ads featuring famous faces, the stars are our new gods and goddesses. But why are we so quick to put them on pedestals? Why are we even more spellbound when they topple back down to earth?

The Cult of Celebrity: What Our Fascination with the Stars Reveals About Us

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The Cult of Celebrity is the first book to explore this phenomenon comprehensively and yet in eminently readable terms. In a compulsive read, Cooper Lawrence maps out the psychology behind the behavior of the stars-and that of the millions out there who follow their every move. She points both to the benefits and dangers not only to society but also to us personally; to our spending habits, health, social awareness, attitude toward personal failure and toward relationships, and above all, our self-image. And she offers practical tips on keeping our interest under control. Drawing on the latest research as well as interviews with fans and entertainment industry insiders, as well as celebrities themselves, The Cult of Celebrity is as accessible and sassy as it is thought-provoking.

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Who Is Your Favorite Celebrity?

Vote for your favorite celebrity! If your favorite is not on the list feel free to add them.

Anne Hathaway

4 points

Johnny Depp

2 points

Keira Knightley

2 points

Orlando Bloom

2 points

Brad Pitt

1 point

Angelina Jolie

0 points

Miley Cyrus

0 points

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  • JaguarJulie Oct 5, 2010 @ 3:41 am | delete
    I "like" to hear celebrity news when it is such stories as Mrs. Gates philanthropic efforts. That is inspiring. What I do not like hearing is the incessant gossip of Mel Gibson for one or Lindsay Lohan. That is not inspiring.
  • Sami4u Oct 5, 2010 @ 4:04 am | delete
    Hi,

    I have heard this comment before from a friend of mine. We were talking about this very same thing just the other day. Celebrity gossip can be good gossip. Thanks for your comments. :)
  • kab Sep 10, 2010 @ 8:19 pm | delete
    You seem like a big hollywood fan. There are a some celeb related Quizzes at SquidQuiz, like Quiz: Celebrity Married Couples, Quiz: Do You Know Your Baldwin Brothers?.
  • Sami4u Sep 10, 2010 @ 8:29 pm | delete
    Hi,

    I love all things Hollywood and celebrity related.

    Thanks for the Quizzes I'll start on them right now. :)
  • May 31, 2009 @ 7:14 am | delete
    I love a good gossip! 5 Stars.
  • OldGrampa Feb 14, 2009 @ 10:32 am | delete
    My wife and I both really like Anne Hathaway, we just watched the most recent Princess Diaries movie a few nights ago.
  • CoCo08 Feb 14, 2009 @ 12:10 am | delete
    Even if they won't admit it, almost everyone loves good gossip! It gives you something to talk about besides what's going on in your life! Sometimes people just expect the rich life to be a certain way and when it's not it's fascinating! I for one am always amazed at what they waste money on.
  • Janet Feb 12, 2009 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    I love to read about celebrities in the news. I visited your blog and was really amazed at the article about Anne Hathaway!

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