Topic : 03/11 Dr. Phil Now: Targeting the Paparazzi

In Ohio if you follow that close to an ambu;ance you are fined or arrrested  or in some cases both!!!!

This fines and court cost would cover the $25,000.00 cost of the transport of Britany

Where were the police Why did they Allow this? Escorting her was not an issue they should have arrested and handed out tickets!!!!

There are Laws in Place they need to be Enforced!!!!!!!!!

I have MIXED FEELINGS about this topic.

The celebs sure do want the cameras around, but expect them around only when THEY want them around???? The celebs don't get to USE the photographers when they want and then say 'no' the rest of the time, do they??? Doesn't sound very fair. There has to be a two-way street.

Personally, I can't figure out why the STUPID AMERICAN PUBLIC cares so much about Hollywood "STARS" anyway. Most didn't graduate from high school. Most jump from bed-to-bed, boyfriend/girlfriend to boyfriend/girlfriend and husband/wife the way others change clothes. The vast majority of them can't or won't stay married! Many use drugs and drink excessively. Many think fame is more important than God and family. They have nannies raising their children and then wonder why their kids end up in treatment facilities!

I turn off the TV shows that highlight celebs. I would rather watch shows on average Americans who give back by helping others in their communities. Most celebs donate almost NOTHING to charity yet advocate high taxes and socialism (as they live in their penthouses and their kids attend private schools).

Personally, I could care less what the paparazi are doing. I think both the celebs and the paparzzi DESERVE eachother, with the exception of the few REAL QUALITY "stars" like Billy Crystal (married over 2 decades, a great and involved father, etc) and a VERY few others.

Let's stop valuing overpaid sports stars, music stars and Hollywood stars. The true heros are NOT them. Do you think Jesus would care less about them as "stars?" He would hate all this greed and materialism and all the value we place on superficial "stuff." How our world is going down the tubes fast....

Thank you for your cogent response. I'm in my 50's but I always kinda liked Gene Simmons...until now. His barbaric remark shows tragic insensitivity to the reality of animal abuse. Surely he can think of another a better way to say that his kids are off-limits to the paparazzi.

I hope Gene Simmons has the integrity to step forward and denounce his comment. I say this knowing that it will call attention to what he said - so be it so long as he espouses kindness to animals.

A breath of fresh air!  Finally someone else who questions the public's obsession with celebrities!  I could never never understand how people could be so ridiculously obsessed with the lives of people who they don't know and who have no bearing on their lives whatsoever.  Who cares if Jennifer Aniston got dumped by Brad Pitt or who in Hollywood is pregnant? Most of these people are arrogant and very self-centered and not the kind of people one would pick for a friend.  You are absolutely right... the REAL heros of the world are not these "stars" -they are those who are unselfish and help others and give of themselves.   I can only think that those who obsess on the lives of these people must not have much going on in their own lives.

And the whining about the paparazzi?  These people (and their big egos) wanted to be in the spotlight to begin with.  Now that they have their fame and fortune, they want to be SELECTIVELY in the spotlight.  I guess you can't have it both ways......

The problem with this idea is that there's ALWAYS one more question, one more picture, etc.

No one gives up their right to privacy because of their career. Some things the world just doesn't need to be involved in. It's like saying that the person who does your family photos can follow you around and take pictures any time they feel like it is okay because you gave them permission to do it once.

You suggest that they tell whomever should ask about their personal lives just because they ask. Do you? Would you tell a perfect stranger, "Yes, my marriage is on the rocks and I'm talking to a divorce attorney." simply because they ask? No, most people would tell that person to go do something with themselves as it's NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS. Same goes for the public figures. Sometimes things are just none of anyone's business.