The Iggy
Azalea and paparazzi encounter was very complicated because both what Iggy and
the paparazzi said were valid points. Unfortunately taking photographs of
celebrities is a job, and a lot of people need to make a living somehow to
provide for themselves and perhaps even families. Although it's an invasion of
privacy as celebrities do not give paparazzi permission to take photos of them,
I believe that it's part of being famous. A lot of people would disagree with
me but being a celebrity means being in the public eye and media. Thus saying,
to be in the public eye, there are paparazzi keeping the media informed. They're
one of the main reasons why there are so many magazines and posters. However, I
do believe that there's a limit to following celebrities around. The video of
Iggy Azalea is a great example of how situations like these can be avoided. The
video begins with Iggy Azalea's friend yelling at the paparazzi and talking
about how she "doesn't want to be followed." Iggy then pushes her
shopping cart into the paparazzi, resulting to her friend spitting on him. In
my opinion, Iggy and the paparazzi are both to blame. If Iggy and the paparazzi
were to compromise and agree to take a few photos and leave them alone this
whole problem wouldn't even occur.
Another example of a paparazzi vs. celebrity
encounter is Miley Cyrus and her mom four years ago. Miley and her mom left a
restaurant after having lunch and were questioned by a paparazzi about Saturday
Night Live the TV show. When Miley's mom, Tish, was about to enter the car she
was pushed by another paparazzi so he could get a better photo of them
together. That was when Miley got mad and she started to yell at the man saying
how wrong it was to do something like that and to never touch her mother again.
In a situation like this I'm on Miley's side as it was so unnecessary to do
that and Tish could have gotten injured. I think that paparazzi should be able
to take pictures and ask questions to celebrities, to a certain extent. When
celebrities could potentially be in danger then there's a problem. If both
celebrities and paparazzi came to an agreement to take a couple of photos and
ask a few questions then leave them alone, it would stop a lot of commotion and
problems between the two. In conclusion, I think that paparazzi and celebrities
should set some sort of rules to follow so neither are abused.
It is true that both the paparazzi and Iggy are at fault, but both have a point as well. The paparazzi are just doing their jobs while Iggy feels like her privacy is being invaded. However, this doesn't give her the right to yell at the paparazzi and spit on them. The situation could have been avoided if they had come up with some sort of compromise.
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