Sex, Lies and Celebrities

Of late media has found new ways of exposing celebrities. And by exposing I really mean exposing them really bad. It started with Tiger Woods, followed by N D Tiwari and few days back it was the turn of Chelsea & English skipper John Terry. But what makes these exposures really turn around our head and make us sit and waste hours in front of TV, newspapers, etc. We always have been inspired by heroes and we always live our dreams through them. These celebrities give us the joy of living through the lives we have always dreamt of. So we follow our celebrities in their moment of joy and grief. We rejoice when they achieve something special and we celebrate in their moment of reckoning. The media put them to front page and make sure they are treated like Demi-gods. But what makes us really happy is when these Demi-gods fail. It’s human tendency that it gives us more happiness when the infallible falls. When we see these celebrities getting exposed then it gives us sigh of relief that they are also mortal human being. And media don’t fail to take advantage of this and makes sure they add all spice up reports and make a good business out of it. But should we really make such a fuss about celebrities and their personal lives? There isn’t a reason that the needs & desires of a Tiger Woods or a John Terry would be any different from that of an average person on the planet. But what makes their life different is that their life is always viewed under microscope and is in complete media limelight. So every action or statement by these celebrities makes it to the drawing room of their followers and fans. So it becomes the responsibility of a celebrity to act in such a way that he/she is idolized as a role model to millions of fans. But then as we say “To err is human and so are celebrities”. So it is the duty of us, common men, to become mature enough not to take extreme views in the event of rejoice and despair & let these celebrities have their personal space as well.