Do celebrities, pop stars, football players, any public person for that matter lose their right to privacy? Is it fair to suggest that, just because they like good publicity, they should be prevented from objecting when publicity is bad? In this essay, I will focus on the question of whether celebrities should have the right to keep certain aspects of their lives private – and whether their privacy should be more respected by the media. Today we live in a celebrity culture dominated and exploited by the media. the media. In an effort to satisfy the public's interest in celebrities, it is common ground that news and entertainment media go far beyond simply providing basic information to consumers. “In this cult of celebrity, images of stars, of people “famous for being famous”, circulate and are consumed daily across the world” (Penfold, 2004: 289). It is a generally accepted fact that the right to privacy is everyone's right. . Some critics claim that celebrities revealed it as soon as they became famous. However, it is important to recognize that not all celebrities choose to be famous and that the media's overly intrusive behavior towards celebrities cannot always be justified. These people should have the right to protect certain aspects of their private lives on the basis of human rights. The media attention that celebrities receive has resulted in a complete lack of privacy regarding public and private matters. This loss is primarily due to celebrities' status as public figures, which exposes them to greater scrutiny than the average person. In recent times, our obsession with public figures has increased, especially with technological advancements. The paparazzi are caught... middle of paper ... right to know. Even though this right to know arguably doesn't exist, and if it did, that doesn't mean people have a right to know everything – especially when it comes to the private lives of public figures. Bentham's utilitarian approach to ethics questions the nature of human rights and sets a limit by proclaiming that: it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number which is the measure of good and evil ( Bentham 2001: 93). Therefore, anyone's privacy should not be invaded unless it is in the general interest of the greatest number of people. Only if this information revealed an important truth that the public should be aware of could it be considered acceptable by law. It is therefore appropriate to draw a line between informing the public and intrusive invasion of privacy for profit...