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Originally Posted by jennyjuniper
I know all you young ones are going to sigh at my next line, BUT when I was young Stars really were stars. Not just the Hollywood lot either. We had plenty of our own stars, but they were more private then. This was in the days when the media respected peoples privacy, so the stars of that age had a mystery about them which is sadly lacking nowadays. To me a celebrity is someone who is a household name (for all the right reasons) for achievement in whatever field they are known in. Definately NOT for fleecing taxpayers or sleeping with other peoples partners and then telling all.
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What era are you talking about because since the 30's the tabloids have been about and in the 50's celebs houses and phonelines were bugged by the paps.
People were also spoon fed fake stories from whoever these stars were contracted to who would set up photo shoots to make them look like they were naturally papped and the studios would also send their stars out on dates and tip off the press to gain publicity for them.
Honestly I cant think of any era since 50's + where the gossip rags did not exist.