Celebrity: Talk About It

People know more about Paris Hilton, than they do President Bush. Celebrities are always in the news for a variety of different reasons. They might be getting drunk, and making a fool out of themselves (Mel Gibson), or getting a divorce (Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro), or almost dropping their baby in the street (Britney Spears). Whatever they are doing, we are all tuned to watch, and listen to the celebrity gossip.
Most of the time the only celebrity gossip that appears on television concerns something bad that has happened, or some mistake a celebrity has made. The public likes to watch figures in the spotlight fall on their face, because it brings them back down to earth with the rest of us. Also it seems that we like to give air time to celebrities so they can complain about the way the government is being run. We can setup a large forum to let celebrities speak about how the war in Iraq is wrong, but we can not take five minutes to tell the soldiers that are fighting there how much we appreciate them for what they are doing. I would like to help change the view about celebrities and write about some celebrity gossip of a different flavor.
Celebrity gossip is the way people learn more about their favorite celebs. Reading websites about the them gives people some information, but usually it has to do with their professional lives, which leaves people feeling the celebrities are a little two-dimensional.
Celebrity gossip usually consists of tidbits of information about peoples' personal lives, such as who they're dating, who they're not speaking to, and why they look like they've gained or lost ten pounds. Many people also like to see candid photos of people living their lives. Many photos are accompanied by an explanation of what they're doing, and it gives people a chance to see what they look like without make-up, designer evening wear, and the magic of Photoshop. So why do people find gossip so enticing when they don't know the celebrities personally?