Celebrity Influence On Society

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Register to read the introduction… Celebrities are constantly being watched all the time and people judge them based on how they live their lives. Celebrities I found often experience tremendous burden that they can’t live up to this unrealistic expectation. I found that behind the scenes the media and their fans try to make celebrities live up to stardom standards and this manipulating for celebrities. Often celebrities are over glamorized, they are gifted in what they do but often this is taken to an unrealistic perspective by society. I learned that stress is often the main cause of drug and alcohol abuse. This provides an escape for celebrities from the reality of their stardom and allows them to feel like normal people. But this abuse often ends in destruction for most of them. I also learned how some celebrities changed from a good image to a negative image. Certain celebrities started their careers out as good overall individuals, but as their careers progressed their image and lifestyle took a turn for the worst. An example of this would be Whitney Houston who was a famous singer. She started her life and career out as a positive woman who was a great singer. To the public she had a great whole-some image but internally she felt that she wasn’t that. She eventually married Bobby Brown, …show more content…
An example celebrity that I learned about was Robert Downy Jr. He was an actor who got addicted to drugs early in his career, which affected his image. Most saw him, as a drug addict who couldn’t control himself. But eventually after rehabs, and falling back in drugs he made a change for the better and became sober. Now he is a big actor on a positive road in his life. I learned that other celebrities like him made similar decisions to become better individuals. So celebrities can either change for better or for worst regarding the influences of their

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