Vita A. Tijerina
Mia Tijerina
ELA
November 2, 2011
Celebrity Behavior: Good gone Bad
Why are people more interested in celebrities bad behavior than good behavior? It is
interesting that celebrities bad behavior gets more attention than news about politics and news
about what is going on with our country and government. Celebrities bad behavior is covered
more in news stories than positive behavior because it is more exciting, people make money out
of it, and good behavior is expected.
First, bad behavior is exciting because people like seeing famous people mess up and
make mistakes. When Lindsay Lohan breaks the law, all the attention is on her, but when she
helps a charity, no one seems to care about it. According to Mania Beyond Entertainment, " A
women claimed Lohan had stolen her clothing from her home while she was away ",even a little
action like this made all the attention go to Lohan (2007). Even though Lohan tried to clear her
name, people still bothered her on her actions.
Secondly, the people who actually put up the bad behavior in magazines or news stories,
they are the ones who are making money out of it. When famous people make mistakes, and
TMZ puts it up for people to see, they are the ones making money for all the attention it gets. In
2011 TMZ stated, "Drew Barimore caused a stir with her neighbors last night when her loud
Halloween party forced them to call the cops and complain." This article made TMZ lots of
money.
Finally, people tend to expect good behavior from famous people, so that is why
whenever they behave bad, it interest people a lot. Because people tend to expect good behavior
from famous people, whenever they behave bad, everybody wants to know about it. T.I is a very
famous and well-known artist so when "Rapper T.I was arrested in September 2010 during a
traffic stop in Los Angeles and was charged with felony drug possession" (OTRC 2010).
Because he was well--known, this spread rapidly around .
The reasons that celebrities bad behavior is covered more is because it's exciting, it
makes people money and because good behavior is expected. It is exciting because people like
watching famous people mess up and make mistakes. The people who actually put up the bad
behavior for people to see, they are the ones making money. Because good behavior is expected,
when celebrities misbehave it interests people a lot.
Works Cited
"Lindsay Lohan cleared of Theft Charges." Mania Beyond Entertainment. May 2007. Web. 19 May 2007.
"Drew Barimore-Cops Called Over Loud Halloween Party." TMZ. May 2011. Web. 30 October 2011.
"Celebrities Who've Been to Jail." OTRC. July 2010. Web. 22 July 2010.
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